The casting news from Cannes just keeps on coming, with Content media announcing that Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, Riddick) is set to lead the supernatural horror film Don’t Knock Twice. Described as “in the vein of Candyman meets The Ring“, Don’t Knock Twice is based on a psychologically tarrying urban legend and will see Sackhoff […]
UPDATE: Simon Pegg reveals that Daniel Craig is playing a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Way back in September it was reported that 007 Daniel Craig had shot a secret cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it looks like Simon Pegg has let slip the Bond star’s role while deflecting questions about his own rumoured appearance in the hotly-anticipated Disney sequel. During the London premiere of his new […]
Pitch Perfect writer Kay Cannon to make directorial debut with The Pact
Variety has reported that Pitch Perfect screenwriter Kay Cannon is set to step behind the camera for the first time on sex comedy The Pact. SEE ALSO: Elizabeth Banks will return to direct Pitch Perfect 3 Cannon, who has worked as a writer on New Girl and was Emmy-nominated for 30 Rock, has penned the […]
Kate Beckinsale to star in Underworld 5
The Hollywood Reporter has broke the news that Kate Beckinsale is to don the leather and corset once more to star in the fifth film in the Underworld franchise. Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment are the makers behind the series, with the fifth film seeing the return of Beckinsale as Selene, the vampire death dealer caught […]
Jim Carrey set for indie thriller True Crimes
Not content with revisting his old comedies like last year’s Dumb & Dumber To, Jim Carrey is taking a rather darker approach to the later years of his career, with news of his next project surfacing from Cannes, reports TheWrap. Carrey is set to star in a new thriller called True Crimes, to be directed […]
Chris Pine and Elizabeth Olsen set to headline Wild River
In more casting news coming out of Cannes, it seems that thriller Wild River has found its two leads amongst The Avengers and Star Trek. Screen Daily is reporting that Chris Pine (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Elizabeth Olsen (Avengers: Age of Ultron) have been tapped to headline the new film, which mark the directorial […]
Dave Bautista to star in martial arts epic Warrior’s Gate
Former WWE and MMA star Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) has signed on to appear in the martial arts epic Warrior’s Gate, which is currently shooting in China. Directed by Matthias Hoene (Cockneys vs Zombies) and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen (Taken), Warrior’s Gate follows a teenager who is magically transported to China […]
Noomi Rapace to play opera singer Maria Callas in new biopic
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Prometheus) has signed on to play the influential opera singer Maria Callas in a new romantic biopic entitled Callas, which is set to be directed by Niko Caro (Whale Rider, North Country) and will revolve around the passionate relationship she had with Aristotle Onassis over almost two […]
Natalie Portman to play Jackie Kennedy
Natalie Portman has certainly been stacking up the projects lately. Following on from the news this month that the Oscar-winner has joined Annihilation and On the Basis of Sex, it’s now being reported that she’s set to take on the role of Jackie Kennedy. Portman will star in Jackie, a drama that follows the First […]
Asa Butterfield reportedly cast as Spider-Man
If reports are to be believed, it looks like Marvel and Sony may have settled on their new Spider-Man, with Umberto Gonzalez (a.k.a. former Latino-Review writer ElMayimbe) claiming that Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender’s Game) has been cast as the wall-crawler for his Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot and an official announcement will be made once the […]
