Justin Timberlake has joined the cast of animated musical comedy Trolls, a new film from DreamWorks Animation based on the famous dolls. Timberlake joins the film as Branch, a troll who is hiding “his surprising true colours”. Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect 2) is also part of the cast as Princess Poppy, who journeys with Branch outside […]
Woody Harrelson to play the villain in War of the Planet of the Apes
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Oscar Nominee Woody Harrelson (True Detective) is set to play the villain in the new Planet of the Apes film. Details on the third film in the rebooted series are being kept under wraps for now, but word is that Harrelson will play the big bad known as the […]
Cabin in the Woods lawsuit dismissed over “unprotectable” premise
A $10m copyright lawsuit filed against the creative team behind Joss Whedon (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Drew Goddard’s (The Martian) self-referential 2012 horror film The Cabin in the Woods has been dismissed by a US court. Entertainment Weekly reports that District Judge Otis D. Wright II granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss on Friday […]
UPDATE: Mark Hamill almost died during the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It seems as though stepping back into a galaxy far, far away was dangerous for its returning stars. We heard that Harrison Ford was injured during filming, and now we’ve had word today that Mark Hamill almost met a worse fate. SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here SEE ALSO: Royal Mail […]
Rumour: Possible villain details and release date for Man of Steel 2
There’s been a lot of talk about Man of Steel 2 following the rumour that Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller could be in line to take the director’s chair. With all of this going on, it should come as no surprise that El Mayimbe has a few scoops (read: guesses) about the plot […]
Warner Bros. planning King Kong vs. Godzilla vs. Pacific Rim?
Following the news that Kong: Skull Island was moving from Universal to Warner Bros. with the studio planning a remake of 1962′ King Kong vs. Godzilla, a new rumour has surfaced that they’re planning on bringing Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim into the mix as well. Bloody Disgusting are claiming that Warner Bros. are planning […]
Marvel announces Cosmic Mix Vol. 1 for Guardians of the Galaxy animated series
With Disney XD’s Guardians of the Galaxy set to premiere later this month, Marvel has announced the upcoming release of Cosmic Mix Vol. 1, the soundtrack to the new animated series. SEE ALSO: Watch the Guardians of the Galaxy origin shorts for Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora Here’s the tracklisting: 1. […]
Rumour: George Miller offered Justice League Dark
On top of the news that Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller was offered the chance to direct Man of Steel 2 (though the rumour there is that project is on permanent hold), a new rumour has surfaced today that Miller could direct another movie in the DC Cinematic Universe. According to Heroic Hollywood […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace Donald Trump on Celebrity Apprentice
From Mr. Universe to Terminator to Governor to Celebrity Apprentice – NBC has announced that action superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger is to become the new “boss” on their hugely successful reality show. Set to utter his True Lies line of “You’re Fired!” a few more times, the Terminator Genisys will replace former “boss” Donald Trump next […]
RZA to direct prison thriller Breakout
Deadline is reporting that RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists) has signed on to direct the prison thriller Breakout, which is based on a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call). The film tells the story of “a young photographer who is falsely arrested in Bangladesh for drug trafficking. His prominent father turns to two […]
