Over the past couple of months we’ve heard from Wesley Snipes on several occasions suggesting that he’s held talks with Marvel Studios about a potential return as Blade [see here and here]. Well, if a new rumour from Bleeding Cool is to be believed, it seems Marvel is in development on a new Blade movie, […]
J.J. Abrams talks Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader Snoke and the First Order from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Yesterday Empire Magazine unleashed a brand new image of Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, the new villain from December’s hugely anticipated blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and now we have some comments from director J.J. Abrams, who briefly details Kylo Ren’s allegiance to Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) and the inspiration for the First Order. […]
Lea Seydoux offered female lead in Gambit opposite Channing Tatum
Deadline is reporting that Blue Is the Warmest Colour star Lea Seydoux has been offered the lead female role in upcoming 20th Century Fox comic book adaptation Gambit. Seydoux, who also stars in the new James Bond film Spectre , is said to have beaten out Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and Mad […]
FrightFest announces launch titles for FrightFest Presents
Icon Film Distribution and FrightFest, the UK’s leading horror fantasy film festival, have announced the first films which will be released under the curated banner ‘FrightFest Presents’. The seven titles – Aaaaaaaah!, The Sand, Afterdeath, Landmine Goes Click, Emelie, The Lesson and Estranged – will all have their UK theatrical premieres at the FrightFest five […]
Jeremy Renner reveals which side Hawkeye is on in Captain America: Civil War
During an appearance at Wizard World in Chicago this past weekend, Jeremy Renner has revealed which side Hawkeye will be taking when Captain America: Civil War kicks off next year. Taking part in a Q&A, Renner was asked how he felt about Hawkeye siding with Captain America in the Phase Three-launching threequel, responding that: “I […]
Gabriel Chavarria lands lead role in War of the Planet of the Apes
A new report from Deadline has confirmed that A Better Life actor Gabriel Chavarria is in talks to play one of two human leads in 2017’s War of the Planet of the Apes. The young actor, who made his feature film debut in 2007’s Freedom Writers, is a series regular on Hulu’s series East Los High. He […]
Rumour: Marisa Tomei’s Aunt May to appear in Captain America: Civil War
We heard back in July that Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler) is set to take on the role of Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) Aunt May in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot, but a rumour from Heroic Hollywood (sorry!) is suggesting we won’t have to wait until 2017 to get our first look at Aunt Tomei. According […]
Paul Thomas Anderson to debut Jonny Greenwood documentary Junun at NYFF
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is the subject of the new forthcoming documentary helmed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The documentary entitled Junun, which follows the alternative rock guitarist on a trip to northwest India’s Rajasthan, will debut at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) beginning in late September. The focus of Junun is the making of Greenwood’s […]
Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl to star in The Zookeeper’s Wife
The Wrap has revealed that Daniel Bruhl (Rush) and Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) are to co-star in The Zookeeper’s Wife, for which Focus Features has acquired the US distribution rights. The film is based on Diane Ackerman’s novel of the same name, and is being directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider). It tells the “true story […]
Henry Cavill on whether Lois Lane or Wonder Woman is a better fit for Superman
Lois Lane could find some competition for Clark Kent’s affections in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the form of Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, and Heny Cavill has offered a rather diplomatic response when asked by Cosmopolitan whether the intrepid Daily Planet reporter or the Amazon Princess is a better fit […]