NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton was a surprise inclusion at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, achieving a nomination for its cast in a field otherwise dominated by awards season favourites such as Spotlight, Room and Trumbo. SEE ALSO: Spotlight championed as Best Picture by Boston and Los Angeles Film Critics Netflix-distributed drama Beasts of No […]
Jamie Foxx in negotiations to join Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver
Deadline is exclusively reporting that Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained) is in talks to join the cast of Edgar Wright’s new film Baby Driver. Foxx is set to play a crime boss, who “coerces a young, talented getaway driver to work for him”. Ansel Elgort (The Fault In Our Stars) and Lily James (Cinderella) have already […]
Michael Fassbender in talks for Jo Nesbo adaptation The Snowman
According to Variety, Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past) is in talks to star in The Snowman, an adaptation of author Jo Nesbo’s bestselling crime novel, which is set to be directed by Thomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). The seventh entry in Nesbo’s Harry Hole series, the plot sees the Norwegian detective investigating […]
Matt Damon gives an update on Bourne 5
As production continues on the fifth instalment of the Bourne franchise, Matt Damon has been giving Variety an update on the sequel, which will reunite him with The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass. “We’re, like, probably about halfway through,” states Damon. “We started in September but they’re going dark for most […]
Matt Damon teases Bourne 5 plot
While it’s a known fact that Matt Damon is returning to play Jason Bourne, the role that solidified his status as a movie star many years ago, for the upcoming fifth installment in the Bourne series, plot details on the film have been scarce. However, during an interview with the New York Daily News to […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story gets the LEGO Star Wars treatment with new poster
With the sets now on sale, LEGO has unveiled a new Solo: A Star Wars Story poster to promote its range of LEGO Star Wars tie-in products for next month’s Anthology movie; take a look at the poster below, and check out the official promotional images and descriptions for each of the sets here… A […]
Richard E. Grant joins Game of Thrones season 6
According to Watchers on the Wall, British actor Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I, Doctor Who) has signed on to appear in the upcoming sixth season of HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. At this point, there’s no word on who he could be playing, although several new roles remain unfilled, including Randyll Tarly […]
Halloween Returns director Marcus Dunstan explains the significance of the film’s title
Marcus Dunstan, director of franchise reboot Halloween Returns, has revealed the meaning of the horror film’s title in an interview with Youtuber The Myers Fan. SEE ALSO: Halloween “recalibration” coming from Saw writers Dunstan, who will also write the film with his Saw collaborator Patrick Melton, elaborated on the lack of punctuation in the title […]
Trainspotting 2 could be Danny Boyle’s next movie, says “all the four main actors want to come back and do it”
With his new film Steve Jobs screening over the weekend at the Telluride Film Festival, director Danny Boyle has revealed to Deadline that the long-gestating sequel to Trainspotting is closer than ever. Speaking to the site, Boyle said: “All the four main actors want to come back and do it…. Now it is only a […]
War Room takes top spot on weak weekend at US box office
After three weeks atop the US box office chart, Universal’s massive success Straight Outta Compton has been replaced on its fourth week of release by Sony’s War Room. War Room, the faith-based film, dropped just 18% on its second week of release, grossing around $9.3 million over the three-day weekend to take top spot. Compton had […]
