While doing the promotional tour for the release of his new film, the boxing drama Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal spoke to NPR’s Fresh Air show about his experiences working with the late Heath Ledger. Gyllenhaal worked with the late Australian actor in 2005 on Oscar Winning film Brokeback Mountain, where the two starred as lovers who […]
Ridley Scott set to direct The Cartel, Leonardo DiCaprio linked to lead
20th Century Fox and director Ridley Scott (Exodus: Gods and Kings) are set to continue their long association with an adaptation of acclaimed novel The Cartel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The novel, written by Don Winslow, offers “a fictional take on the notorious Sinaloa drug boss whose daring July 18 escape from a Mexican […]
Key & Peele will end after this current season
Comedy Central’s popular sketch comedy series Key & Peele will officially be ending after this current season. The show, which began its run in 2012, is now in its fifth season. The final episode of the series will air sometime in September. Keegan-Michael Key, co-creator and star of the show, confirmed the news while speaking to […]
Oliver! set for remake, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell director attached
The Daily Mail is reporting that producer Cameron Mackintosh, along with Working Title and Sony Pictures, are set to produce a new version of Lionel Bart’s musical Oliver! Toby Haynes, who directed British television drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, is set to helm the new film, which will start shooting next year in and […]
Lady Sif will play a “pivotal” role in Thor: Ragnarok
Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif has played an important supporting role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in 2011’s Thor, 2013’s Thor: The Dark World and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but it appears that her character may have an even bigger role in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Alexander stated, “Marvel, […]
Don Cheadle’s Miles Ahead to close New York Film Festival
The organisers of this year’s New York Film Festival have this week announced that Miles Ahead will be the closing film of the festival, now in its 53rd year. Miles Ahead is the biopic of legendary musician Miles Davis and marks the directorial debut of actor Don Cheadle (Boogie Nights), who also co-wrote the film […]
Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, starring and directed by Don Cheadle, bought by Sony Classics
Deadline has revealed that Miles Ahead, the upcoming biopic of legendary musician Miles Davis, has been picked up by Sony Classics, who will distribute the film worldwide. The biopic stars Don Cheadle in the title role, and also marks the Boogie Nights actorls directorial debut. It tells the story “of a few lost days in […]
Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer have written a script together
The New York Times has spoken to Jennifer Lawrence about her final appearance as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, during whcih the Oscar winner has revealed that she has been working with Trainwreck star Amy Schumer on a script. Lawrence, who has been seen “out and about” with Schumer recently, […]
Win five main range releases with Big Finish
To celebrate 200 releases in their main range, Big Finish has decided to reach out to the fans of this incredible back catalogue and they want to know, definitively, which stories you the listeners believe are the very best. From the completed entries, Big Finish will be picking five lucky winners who will win five […]
Online piracy could soon carry 10 year jail sentence
The UK government has put plans in place to try to stop online piracy by increasing the time any person could spend in prison, with the minimum sentence potentially rising to up to 10 years. BBC News reporst this morning that the plans would see the jail term rise to 10 years from the current […]
