With a little less than a year now to the world wide release of the eighth title in the Fast and Furious franchise, interviews and press have begun to reveal more information about the first entry in the series since the death of star Paul Walker. This week’s comments, made to Entertainment Weekly, focus mostly […]
Kenneth Choi joins Spider-Man: Homecoming as the school principal
The People v. O.J. Simpson star Kenneth Choi has signed on to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming, with Deadline reporting that he’s set to play the principal of Midtown High School. Choi has already appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having portrayed the Howling Commando Jim Morita in Captain America: The First Avenger. This puts him […]
Pierce Brosnan returning to the small screen for The Son
Having first rose to fame in the 80s as the star of Remington Steele, Pierce Brosnan is returning to the small screen after a thirty year absence, with Deadline reporting that the former 007 is set to star in AMC’s upcoming drama The Son, which is described as “a multi-generational epic tale of the story […]
Mark Millar teaming with Greg Capullo for Reborn
Deadline is reporting that Mark Millar is teaming up with Batman artist Greg Capullo for a new Millarworld series entitled Reborn, which will run for six issues and follows “Bonnie Black, an 80-year-old woman who is afraid to die, but then when she passes she’s shocked to find there is a world beyond our own.” […]
Apollo 13 creative team reuniting for sci-fi adaptation Seveneves
Deadline is reporting that Skydance Productions has tapped the Apollo 13 team of director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and writer Bill Broyles for an adaptation of Neal Stephenson’s bestselling sci-fi novel Seveneves. Published in 2015, Seveneves “centers on a catastrophic event that renders Earth a ticking time bomb, and nations band together to devise […]
Godzilla vs. Kong confirmed for 2020
Last month it was reported that a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla was in the works at Legendary Pictures, and now Legendary and Universal have officially announced that they are bringing their Godzilla and King Kong (which kicks off in 2017 with Kong: Skull Island) franchises together for an epic showdown in Godzilla vs. Kong […]
Luther creator Neil Cross to pen Escape from New York remake
It looks like 20th Century Fox’s remake of the John Carpenter cult classic Escape from New York has found itself a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Neil Cross (Luther, Mama) has signed on to pen the script. The new version of Escape from New York is set to be executive produced by Carpenter, […]
Angelina Jolie could be boarding Murder on the Orient Express
Variety is reporting that Angelina Jolie (By The Sea) is in talks to join the cast of Murder on the Orient Express, a remake of the 1974 classic based on Agatha Christie’s novel. Thor and Cinderella director Kenneth Branagh is helming the film as well as starring in the lead role of Hercule Poirot. Simon Kinberg […]
Nick Cassavetes to write and direct Road House starring Ronda Rousey
Last month it was announced that UFC star Ronda Rousey will star in the lead role in the upcoming remake of the 1989 cult classic Road House, and now the film has secured a writer and director. According to Variety, Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, Alpha Dog) has signed on to helm the film, as well […]
Wayne Bastrup joins Tom Hanks in Clint Eastwood’s Sully
Wayne Bastrup has joined Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart in the Clint Eastwood directed ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ movie Sully, which is currently filming in New York and is based on the true events that took place in 2009 on US Airways Flight 1549. Bastrup, who appeared in this year’s Terminator Genisys, will play Brian […]
