Get Out star Bradley Whitford has joined the cast of Hulu’s acclaimed drama series The Handmaid’s Tale for its second season, Deadline has revealed. Whitford is set to take on the role of Commander Joseph Lawrence, ““the architect of Gilead’s economy, who is gruff and intimidating, with a disheveled mad genius vibe. His sly humor […]
Freddie Prinze Jr. and David Fynn join comedy pilot I Mom So Hard
According to Deadline, CBS has tapped Freddie Prinze Jr. (Star Wars Rebels) and David Fynn (Undateable) to star opposite Kristin Hensley (Dads in Parks) and Jen Smedley (Literally So Busy) in the multi-camera comedy pilot I Mom So Hard. The potential series sees Hensley and Smedley as two moms who show how their friendship gets […]
Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp set for WWII drama Waiting For Anya alongside Anjelica Huston
Deadline is reporting that young Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp and Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) have joined the cast of Goldfinch Studios’ Michael Morpurgo adaptation Waiting For Anya. Directed by Ben Cookson (Almost Married) from a script by Morpurgo and Toby Torlesse, the film will see Schnapp portraying a young shepherd called Jo, […]
Sam Claflin to hunt Jamie Dornan in IRA thriller Borderland
IMR International has announced that Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) have signed on to star in the action thriller Borderland. Directed by Brian Kirk (Luther, Game of Thrones) by a script by Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies), the film takes place in the 1970s and sees Dornan […]
Promo images for Star Wars Rebels season 4 – ‘Jedi Night’
Yesterday we got a clip from Monday’s episode of Star Wars Rebels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn interrogating Hera [watch it here], and now we have a batch of images from ‘Jedi Night’ which you can check out below. You may notice there are no images from ‘DUME’, the second of the two episodes to air […]
Guy Pearce joins Netflix’s supernatural teen drama series The Innocents, watch a teaser here
Streaming service Netflix has announced that Guy Pearce will appear in its upcoming British supernatural teen drama series The Innocents, where he’ll appear alongside Sorcha Groundsell (Clique, Iona, Sleeping Lions) and Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens, The Weekend Movie). Check out the series’ synopsis and announcement teaser below… When teenagers Harry and June run away […]
James Norton and Vanessa Kirby set for politically-charged drama Gareth Jones
According to Variety, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) has recruited McMafia star James Norton and The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby for the politically-charged drama Gareth Jones. Based on real events, the film takes place in the early 1930s and will see Norton as a Welsh journalist who visits Moscow hoping to interview Joseph Stalin. There […]
Promo images for Series 18 of LEGO’s Collectible Minifigures
Thanks to NinjaBrick, we’ve got a batch of promotional images for LEGO’s Collectible Minifigures Series 18, which appears to have a fancy dress-type theme. Check them out here, and let us know which of the minifigs you’re most looking forward to picking up… SEE ALSO: Rumoured list of LEGO Harry Potter Collectible Minifigures SEE ALSO: […]
J.J. Abrams and Mattel team up for The Beastlies
Toy giant Mattel is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions are teaming up to produce The Beastlies, a “multi platform” project based around the creations of Los Angeles-based sculptor Leslie Levings, which Mattel and Bad Robot hope to be the first of several family-friendly world creation original properties. “The Beastlies is a passion project we […]
UPDATE: Marvel’s Black Panther enjoys bumper first day at the box office, on track for biggest pre-summer opening of all time
UPDATE: With Friday’s final numbers now in, it is being reported that Black Panther could finish up with the sixth best opening of all time, with an estimated $187.6 million over three days and $216 million over the four-day holiday weekend – the latter of which would put it ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron’s […]
