The Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg is set to headline the YA adaptation Darkest Minds, which is based upon Alexandra Bracken’s book trilogy and is being directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 3).Darkest Minds takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a pandemic has killed most of American’s children, with some of the […]
Emerald City’s Adria Arjona joins Pacific Rim 2
Adria Arjona (True Detective) has become the latest casting addition for Pacific Rim 2, joining the previously announced John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000), Levi Meaden (Aftermath) and Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown). Arjona will soon be seen in the lead role of Dorothy Gale in NBC’s Wizard of […]
Boom! Studios announces Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Giants
Boom! Studios has announced that it will follow up Archaia’s Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches and Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons with a new four-issue series, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Giants from writer and artist Conor Nolan. Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Giants is a collection of mythic tales of when giants roamed the Earth, inspired […]
Nicole Kidman in talks to join Wonder Woman
With filming on Wonder Woman slated to get underway this month, The Wrap is reporting that Oscar winner Nicole Kidman is in talks with Warner Bros. about joining the Amazon Princess’ 2017 solo movie.According to the site, Kidman’s role is yet to be confirmed, although speculation suggests she could be playing Hippolyta, Queen of the […]
Michael Stuhlbarg in talks for Marvel’s Doctor Strange
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Boardwalk Empire star Michael Stuhlbarg is in negotiations with Marvel Studios about an unspecified role in next year’s Phase Three franchise launcher Doctor Strange.Production on the movie is slated to get underway later this month, with Scott Derrickson (Sinister) directing a cast that so far includes Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 won’t connect to Avengers: Infinity War; Thanos and Infinity Stones will not feature
With the movie’s release coming in the build up to Avengers: Infinity War, it was assumed that James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. would tie into the movie somewhat. There, of course, was always the theory that the final moments of the film would see The Guardians head to Earth and join the battle […]
Maximus enlists the help of Ronan in clip from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – ‘Crystal Blue Persuasion’
Disney XD has debuted a clip from this Sunday’s episode of Guardians of the Galaxy, ‘Crystal Blue Persuasion’, which sees the Inhuman Maximus enlisting the help of Ronan the Accuser to rule Attilan. Check it out here…SEE ALSO: Jonathan Frakes to play Star Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy animated seriesBIG HEROES! BIG VILLAINS! […]
Winners of the Hollywood Film Awards 2015 announced
Last night the Beverly Hilton Hotel played host to the 19th annual Hollywood Film Awards, which bills itself as “The Official Launch of the Awards Season” (read: a trial run for more important and prestigious award ceremonies). Here’s a full list of the winners from the night:Hollywood Career Achievement Award Robert De Niro, presented by David […]
William Hill slashes odds on Sam Riley to play James Bond after “substantially higher” than average bet
British bookmaker William Hill has dramatically lowered the odds of Sam Riley (Maleficent) being cast as the new James Bond following an unusually large bet, according to a report in the Daily Mirror.SEE ALSO: Spectre shatters box office records with $80.4 million from six markets, including biggest ever UK debutThe punter is said to have […]
Bella Thorne horror movie Keep Watching snapped up by Screen Gems, with franchise hopes
Distributor Screen Gems has snapped up the American rights to home invasion horror movie Keep Watching, starring Bella Thorne (The DUFF) and Ioan Gruffudd (San Andreas).SEE ALSO: Bella Thorne joins horror-comedy The BabysitterSEE ALSO: Screen Gems bringing The Last of Us to the screenThe deal for the $5 film, which was originally called Home Invasion, […]
