During an interview with IGN to promote the release of his new film Victor Frankenstein, James McAvoy has detailed what would surely have been a rather horrendous scene from X-Men: First Class. “There was actually a scene in X-Men: First Class where we come up against somebody so dumb that I can’t mind bend him,” […]
Mark Hamill keeping a big Star Wars: The Force Awakens secret
If you were hoping that Mark Hamill would offer any clues as to Luke Skywalker’s whereabouts in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and his role in the hotly-anticipated blockbuster, then I’m afraid you’re out of luck. Hamill has revealed to PC Gamer that he’s under a strict non-disclosure agreement, but he’s used to keeping Star […]
The Lord of the Rings screenwriter Philippa Boyens to adapt The Merlin Saga
Deadline is reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has tapped Philippa Boyens to pen an adaptation of T.A Barron’s book series The Merlin Saga, which is being produced by Gil Netter (Life of Pi). Oscar-winner Boyens is a regular collaborator with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, having co-written The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit […]
Brendan Gleeson joins Ben Affleck’s Live By Night
Deadline is reporting that Brendan Gleeson (Suffragette) has signed on to appear in Live By Night, the currently in production Prohibition-era drama from director Ben Affleck. SEE ALSO: First set photo from Live By Night Based on the book by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night sees Affleck starring as Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of […]
Sony sets The Theory of Everything screenwriter for Freddie Mercury biopic
Sony’s long-gestating biopic of the legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury has found itself a new screenwriter, with The Tracking Board reporting that Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything) has signed on to revive the project and take over scripting duties from Peter Morgan (The Queen). Sacha Baron Cohan had long been attached to the role […]
Jennifer Aniston joins Robert De Niro in The Comedian
Deadline has revealed that Jennifer Aniston has signed on to star alongside Robert De Niro in his passion project The Comedian, which is being directed by Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray). The film will see De Niro as “a toxic insult comic on the order of a Don Rickles”, with Aniston set to […]
Julianne Moore reteaming with Todd Haynes for Wonderstruck
Julianne Moore is set to reunite with Todd Haynes for a fourth time, teaming up with the Carol director for an adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s novel Wonderstruck. Here’s the official synopsis for the book: Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious […]
Bill Hader set for David Foster Wallace-inspired comedy Empress of Serenity
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl scribe Jesse Andrews (of both the novel and the screenplay) has just announced his next project, of which he will both write and direct. With Bill Hader now locked in as the lead, Empress of Serenity, which is inspired by David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll […]
Rumuor: Warner Bros. narrows director search on Justice League Dark
Over the past few days we’ve heard several casting rumours for Warner Bros.’ supernatural DC ensemble Justice League Dark, with Ben Mendelsohn tipped for the villain Anton Arcane and Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman and Monica Bellucci said to be up for the roles of Constantine, Etrigan the Demon, Swamp Thing and Madame Xanadu. […]
Marvel’s Joe Quesada dismisses rumours that Iron Fist has been scrapped
Last month, a rumour emerged over at Bleeding Cool suggesting that Marvel is going to pull Iron Fist from its Netflix slate, with a subsequent report claiming it would be replaced by a Punisher series. Well, according to Joe Quesada, that’s simply not the case, with Marvel’s CCO brushing aside the rumour when asked by IGN about the […]
