Add another point of diversity to the Star Wars universe, because Forest Whitaker has just booked a trip to that infamously whitewashed galaxy far, far away. According to Variety, the Academy Award winner has boarded Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. Unfortunately, there are no details on Whitaker’s role, so it’s impossible to tell at this stage if he’ll […]
Sir Christopher Lee has sadly passed away at 93
The legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee has sadly passed away at the age of 93. Lee is reported to have passed on at 8:30am on Sunday morning at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. He had been under medical attention for respiratory problems and heart failure over the past couple of months. The news […]
Boondock Saints prequel TV series in development
Just over 15 years ago a relatively small movie about two religious Irish catholic brothers in South Boston who turn into vigilantes and help rid the streets of all it’s mafia crime bosses made stars of young actors Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Sean Patrick Flanery (Dexter). Boondock Saints didn’t do great box-office figures […]
James Gunn has completed the first draft of Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Writer and Director James Gunn has revealed that the first draft for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 has now been completed. Taking to his social media, Gunn said: “Phew. After 48 days straight without a day off, the the first draft of #GotG2 is done. I’m sorry to all my friends and family who I […]
Uwe Boll says “go f*ck yourself”, quits Hollywood
Uwe Boll just went on a tirade against crowdfunding sources and Hollywood. His rage stems from not having one of his projects funded, which prompted him to condemn everyone for not supporting him but giving their money to films like Avengers: Age of Ultron. Yes, the man that butchers every video game adaptation he touches […]
Selena Gomez, Vincent D’Onofrio, Robert Duvall, Ed Harris, Bryan Cranston and Danny McBride to star in James Franco’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s In Dubious Battle
James Franco is set to direct an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s realist-style novel In Dubious Battle, which tells the story of the struggle between labor and capital in 1930s America, portraying is as close to all out warfare. The project has been scriped by Matt Rager (As I Lay Dying) and will see Franco joined […]
Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo to reunite on the small screen
Not content with reprising the roles of Clark and Ellen Griswold in the upcoming Vacation sequel / reboot, it seems we could be seeing Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo reuniting on the small screen too. Among the pilot pickups for ABC is Chev & Bev, a half-hour single camera comedy which will see Chase and […]
The first villain to feature in Supergirl will be The Lumberjack
TV Line has got the scoop on who the first villain to face off against Kara Zor-El in the upcoming CBS TV series Supergirl will be, with the site reporting that the pilot episode will feature the little-known DC supervillain The Lumberjack. Interestingly, the character description for The Lumberjack reads that he’s a “big, burly […]
John Noble joins Elementary as Sherlock Holmes’ father
John Noble, who gave an incredible performance as an eccentric but damaged genius on five seasons of Fringe, will now play the father of another enigmatic intellectual, on CBS’ Elementary. According to THR, Noble has joined the series’ upcoming fourth season as the wealthy and estranged father on Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller). He’ll make his debut […]
CBS orders a pilot for Limitless TV adaptation
Following on from the news that it has placed a pilot order for Rush Hour, CBS looks to be bringing another movie to the small screen, having picked up the pilot for an adaptation of the Bradley Cooper-headined thriller Limitless. The pilot is being written by Craig Sweeny (Elementary, Medium), who is set to executive […]
