Manly Movie is reporting that British action star Scott Adkins is set for the lead role in the upcoming sequel to John Woo’s Hollywood debut Hard Target. The site posted the following image of Adkins in Thailand alonsgide stunt coordinator Master Seng of the Seng Stunt Team. Hard Target 2 is being directed by Roel […]
Rihanna joins Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Rihanna is heading back to the big screen once again, with Luc Besson revealing via Instagram that the signer has signed on for “a big part” in the filmmaker’s upcoming sci-fi adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Based on the comic book by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mezieres, Valerian is set in […]
Production underway on Ben Affleck’s Live By Night
Before he returns to the role of Batman for the two-part Justice League, Ben Affleck has announced that he’s started production on his latest directorial effort Live By Night, releasing the first set photo from the film via Instagram… Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night sees Affleck starring alongside Elle Fanning, […]
Nintendo announces first smartphone game Miitomo
Having dominated the handheld gaming market for so long prior to the rise of smartphones, Nintendo has now officially announced its very first mobile game, entitled Miitomo. Produced in partnership with DeNA, Miitomo will be “free to start”, with additional add-ons available at a price. Here’s the official description of the game from Nintendo’s press […]
Matthew McConaughey passes on villain role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Following on from yesterday’s news that Pom Klementieff (Oldboy) is set for a “key role” in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Variety is reporting that Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar) has passed on the part of the main villain for the superhero sequel. The search for the role continues, and is expected to be filled in […]
David S. Goyer defends Superman’s killing of General Zod in Man of Steel
During an interview with the Nerdist Podcast (via IndieWire), screenwriter David S. Goyer has been speaking about the controversial climax to the showdown between Superman and General Zod in 2013’s Man of Steel, which saw Kal-El putting an end to Zod’s rampage by snapping his neck. The decision to have Superman kill his foe has […]
Power Rangers reboot rumoured to be titled Saban’s Power Rangers; character names revealed?
We’ve been hearing drips and drabs from the Power Rangers reboot casting (see here, here, here and here), and some new details have come out from Collider about the title for the movie as well as the character names for our heroes. The site is claiming that Saban are going to brand Power Rangers the same […]
Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny to star in Lizzie Borden movie
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny are in negotiations to star in an as-yet-untitled thriller based around the case of Lizzy Borden, a Massachusetts woman who was tried and acquitted for the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother. Sevigny is set to portray Borden, while Stewart is in […]
Michelle Rodriguez to star in gender-reassignment thriller Tomboy, a Revenger’s Tale
Variety is reporting that Michelle Rodriguez has signed on to appear in Tomboy, a Revenger’s Tale, the upcoming gender-reassignment thriller from writer-director Walter Hill. The film will see the Fast & Furious star as a male assassin who falls into the hands of rogue surgeon (played by Sigourney Weaver), who turns him into a woman. […]
Starz renews Ash vs. Evil Dead for second season
Ahead of its premiere this Halloween, TV Line is reporting that Starz has renewed Ash vs. Evil Dead for a second season. “One season isn’t enough to satisfy the fans’ two decade-long appetite for more Ash,” states Starz managing director Carmi Zlotnik. “The early fan and press support, along with the international broadcaster demand for more […]
