Well this should come as a surprise to literally no one, but Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed that some of the most hated characters in the Star Wars Saga will not be present for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “Jar Jar is definitely not in the movie. Ewoks are not in the movie.” Kennedy joked when […]
Michael Jackson wanted to play Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Well, that was a headline I never thought I would write. While it does sound like something you would read in a trashy tabloid, this is a story that has come from the mouth of Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In an interview with […]
Hotel Transylvania 2 reaches $150 million worldwide
Having shot the to the number one spot in the US box office last week, Hotel Transylvania 2 reached another milestone this weekend. The movie added an impressive $33 million to its total over the weekend, facing stiff competition from The Martian and Sicario. Hotel Transylvania 2 now sits at $90 million domestically after just two […]
The cast for Woody Allen’s 2016 film revealed
Over the course of his long career, Woody Allen has always managed to line up stellar casts for each of his films. Having said that, the cast for Allen’s still untitled 2016 film was recently revealed in a press release, and it’s no exception. The cast includes Kristen Stewart (On the Road), Blake Lively (Age of […]
Ali Larter will reprise her role as Claire Redfield for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Ali Larter (Heroes) will be coming back to the role of Claire Redfield, a character she played in Resident Evil: Extinction and Resident Evil: Afterlife, in next year’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. If the title didn’t give it away, The Final Chapter is the sixth and final installment in the Resident Evil film franchise. Milla Jovovich, […]
Carla Gugino to replace Christina Hendricks in Cameron Crowe’s Showtime pilot Roadies
After Mad Men star Christina Hendricks left Cameron Crowe’s Roadies, a comedy pilot set for Showtime, the producers have been on the look out for a new actress for the role and now The Hollywood Reporter has said that a leading lady has been found. The lucky lady is Carla Gugino (San Andreas), takes over […]
Straight Outta Compton’s F. Gary Gray wants to direct Black Panther
There had been some rumours floating around that Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray could be next in line to helm Black Panther now that Ava DuVernary has stepped aside. In an interview to promote the N.W.A biopic, Grey was asked about these rumours, which he dismissed, but noted that it would be something […]
Max Landis talks American Ultra flop and “death” of original movies
After a big promotional push over recent weeks, American Ultra flopped at the US box office this past the weekend, grossing just $5.5 million, and the film’s lack of business has alarmed writer Max Landis, who has taken to Twitter to express his views and argue whether original films are “dead”. SEE ALSO: Read our […]
Masterminds “postponed indefinitely” by Relativity in wake of bankruptcy
News from Variety concerning Relativity Media, who filed for bankruptcy last week, and their upcoming comedy Masterminds, which was due for release this summer only to be bumped back to October. Now, it seems that in the wake of the financial woes, the film won’t be released at all. Last week, the company headed by […]
Fantastic Four tracking for $40-$50 million opening weekend
Reviews are now out for Fantastic Four (and they’re not kind), but the movie is still tracking well for its opening weekend. Deadline are reporting that the Josh Trank directed movie is tracking better than Marvel’s Ant-Man and should take the number one spot from Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation with somewhere between $40-$50 million. […]
