Although Taken 3 was Liam Neeson’s final outing as retired CIA agent Bryan Mills, according to Deadline, NBC has given a straight-to-series order to a Taken prequel drama, which will focus on a younger version of Mills. The site states that much of the series will be about how the character developed his “very particular […]
Jenna Coleman is officially leaving Doctor Who
Jenna Coleman is officially leaving Doctor Who after more than three years playing companion Clara Oswald, the BBC has announced.SEE ALSO: Watch the prologue for Doctor Who series 9SEE ALSO: Promo images from Doctor Who series 9 episode 1 – The Magician’s ApprenticeTabloid rumours of Coleman’s departure from the show have arisen on a seemingly […]
Kate Mara pokes fun at Fantastic Four’s poor box office
Having already admitted that she hasn’t seen Josh Trank’s maligned adaptation of Fantastic Four, Kate Mara has now started to poke fun at the comic book movie.In an interview with Entertainment Tonight to promote her latest film The Martian, Mara joked about the poor box office takings of Fantastic Four by sarcastically saying the movie, “was the […]
Guillermo del Toro on Pacific Rim 2: “it’s not gone”
Despite the rumours abound that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures were planning a Shared Kaiju Universe with King Kong, Godzilla and Pacific Rim, fans of the monster v robots film were disappointed when it was announced Pacific Rim 2 was on indefinite hold. One person still holding out hope, however, is director Guillermo del Toro.“We are […]
Ice Cube is Scrooge in contemporary Dickens tale Humbug
Rapper Ice Cube has been cast as Scrooge in Universal Christmas movie Humbug, according to Deadline Hollywood.SEE ALSO: Universal releases first trailer for Ice Cube and Kevin Hart’s Ride Along 2Humbug is a contemporary retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, in which a miserly old man is taught to be a better person by […]
Greg Berlanti reportedly directing Booster Gold/Blue Beetle film for Warner Bros.
If you thought the DC Extended Universe was going to be nothing but dark and brooding for the foreseeable future, think again, because a new report suggests that a Booster Gold/Blue Beetle film is in the works!The report – which remains unconfirmed by Warner Bros. – comes from The Tracking Board, who insist that Greg Berlanti, who’s […]
Glenn Close close to joining cast of comedy Bastards
Glenn Close (Guardians of the Galaxy) is in final talks to join the cast of the upcoming comedy Bastards, Deadline reports.Close will join Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2), Ed Helms (Vacation), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) in the comedy, which sees cinematographer Lawrence Sher (Garden State) making his directorial debut.Bastards […]
Judd Apatow onboard to direct & produce Pete Holmes HBO pilot Crashing
Writer-director-producer Judd Apatow has just given his blessing to another budding comedian. The 40-Year-Old Virgin director will produce and direct the pilot for up-and-coming comedian Pete Holmes’ new hopeful show, Crashing.According to Deadline, Crashing is a single-camera semi-autobiographical comedy written by and starring Holmes. The pilot, which has been green-lit by HBO, follows a wholesome […]
Elizabeth Reaser joins the cast of Ouija 2
Actress Elizabeth Reaser (The Good Wife, True Detective) has joined the cast of the upcoming horror sequel Ouija 2, reports Deadline.The first film, released in 2014, grossed over $102.5 million worldwide from a small $5 million budget and was another big hit for producer Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Pictures (The Purge, Paranormal Activity). Mike […]
Wes Ball returning to direct The Maze Runner: The Death Cure
On the eve of the U.S. release of the second instalment, The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials director Wes Ball has confirmed that he’ll be returning to complete the trilogy with 2016’s concluding chapter The Maze Runner: The Death Cure.“Ultimately our goal is to create an awesome three-movie trilogy,” Ball tells Variety. […]
