Well this won’t come as a surprise, but James Gunn has announced that he’s reuniting with Michael Rooker for his newest project, horror-thriller The Belko Experiment. “Rooker plays Bud Melks, the head of maintenance in the Belko building. He’s not a racist thug like Merle in The Walking Dead, and he doesn’t have a flying […]
Simon Cowell producing graphic novel adaptation The Fifth Beatle
In the latest news coming out of Cannes, it is being reported that IM Global and Simon Cowell’s Cyco Entertainment are teaming up for an adaptation of Vivek J. Tiwary’s The Fifth Beatle, which is based upon the life of The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. Tiwary will write the script, and produce alongside Cowell and […]
Mike Newell to direct Robert De Niro in The Comedian
It looks like Robert De Niro’s long-gestating drama The Comedian is finally moving forward, with Deadline reporting that Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco) signing on to direct. The film will see De Niro playing an accomplished insult comic, and has been penned by Art Linson (What Just Happened?), with stand-up material […]
The Dark Knight vs the Man of Steel in sneak peek of Batman/Superman #21
DC Comics has given us a sneak peek at its post-Convergence universe with a preview of Batman/Superman #21, which sees Gotham’s new Dark Knight squaring off against a de-powered Man of Steel. Check it out… A powerless Man of Steel… in Gotham? Where has Batman gone and who is the GCPD’s newest recruit? Will Superman […]
Reese Witherspoon to play live-action Tinker Bell for Disney
Recently, Disney has made a big push for live-action adaptations of its most beloved characters; we’ve already seen films for the likes of Maleficent, Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella, and will soon get The Jungle Book, Alice: Through the Looking Glass, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, Winnie the Pooh, Pinocchio and even Dumbo. And now, we can officially add Tinker Bell to that list as […]
Lou Ferrigno to dish out ‘Instant Death’
Bodybuilding legend, and star of the hit 70’s TV show The Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno is to star in Instant Death, the latest film from Raging Pictures. The gritty, revenge thriller will be directed by Ara Paiaya, whose previous film Skin Traffik (known in the UK as A Hitman In London) is currently being released […]
John C. McGinley joins James Gunn’s latest project The Belko Experiment
Following on from the casting of John Gallagher Jr. (The Newsroom, Short Term 12), James Gunn has taken to Facebook to announce that John C. McGinley (Office Space, Scrubs) has signed on for a role in his latest project The Belko Experiment. “John will play Wendell Dukes, one of the top execs at Belko, and […]
Michael Kaplan on designing the costumes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
This December, costume designer Michael Kaplan is set to add b to an impressive CV that includes the likes of Blade Runner, Se7en, Fight Club, Star Trek and Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and during an in depth interview with Vanity Fair, the BAFTA Award winner has spoken about his work on December’s hugely-anticipated Star […]
George A. Romero’s Empire of the Dead heading to the small screen
It looks like another zombie series is heading to the small screen, and this time it’s from the mind of George A. Romero, granddaddy of the genre. Demarest Films has snapped up the rights to Romero’s Empire of the Dead, a Marvel Comics series which serves as a loose continuation of his Night of the […]
Greg Grunberg will return for Heroes Reborn
NBC’s special event series Heroes Reborn has gained yet another returning cast member from the original series, this time in the form of Greg Grunberg, who played mind-reading detective Matt Parkman. According to EW, Grunberg will not be a regular on the 13-episode miniseries, but will instead show up “in a guest star arc.” Grunberg joins other […]
