James Franco has signed on to star in the lead role of Jake Epping in Hulu and Warner Bros. Television’s upcoming original series 11/22/63, which is based upon the Stephen King novel of the same name. Described as “part thriller, part love story”, 11/22/63 sees high-school English teacher Epping travelling back in time to prevent […]
Dave Bautista rumoured to play The Kurgan in Highlander reboot
If Latino-Review is to be believed, Summit Entertainment may have found its villain for the long-gestating Highlander reboot, with the site reporting that Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) will play The Kurgan, a role portrayed by Clancy Brown in the 1986 original. Currently steering the Highlander reboot is first time filmmaker Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, while […]
Samuel L. Jackson has two films left on his Marvel deal
Following his post-credits appearance in Iron Man in 2008, it was confirmed that Samuel L. Jackson had signed a whopping nine-film deal with Marvel Studios to star as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now the actor has spoken to IGN about the current status of contract during a promotional interview for Kingsman: […]
Eddie Murphy calls Beverly Hills Cop 3 “garbage”, no development on Beverly Hills Cop 4 or TV show spin-off
Eddie Murphy reckons he is best known for his role as Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop series, but doesn’t have the fondest of opinions on the third instalment. “The third Beverly Hills Cop was garbage,” Murphy told Playboy Magazine. Beverly Hills Cop movie, which opened in 1984, grossed $234 million domestically while its […]
Grimm Up North to screen Friday the 13th and Prom Night double bill
As some of you may have noticed, tomorrow is Friday the 13th – which makes it the ideal day to go back and re-watch the classic horror franchise. To celebrate, Grimm Up North, the chaps and gals behind Grimmfest are showing a double bill of the original Friday the 13th as well as slasher favourite […]
Eric Bana joins Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur
Coinciding with the release of the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Variety is reporting that the British filmmaker has cast Eric Bana (Hulk, Deliver Us from Evil) in his next offering, Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur.Bana is set to play Uther Pendragon, the father of the future king Arthur, […]
More footage from the cancelled Justice League video game
Last month some footage surfaced online from a cancelled Justice League video game from developers Double Helix, showing Batman taking on Superman and Bizarro going up against Bane [check it out here]. Well, a new video has now popped up, which is packed with footage from the aborted Xbox 360 project that showcases the likes […]
Robbie Amell talks the future of Caitlin Snow in The Flash – bad news for SnowBarry shippers!
Warning – spoilers for upcoming episodes of The Flash…So Arrow has its legion of Olicity shippers, but it seems The Flash is about to get their own version after episode “Crazy For You”, which saw Barry Allen and Caitlin Snow grow a littler closer than we’ve previously seen.Well, we’ve got some bad news for all you […]
New Zealand horror comedy Housebound is getting remade, thanks to Peter Jackson
“You can’t punch ectoplasm…”The brilliantly funny and twisted New Zealand horror comedy Housebound has found a huge fan in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson, so much so that he’s brought the film to the attention of New Line Cinemas who intend to remake it.Even though the film isn’t even a […]
The Hunger Games: The Exhibition kicks off in New York in July
Following on from the first synopsis for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and the news that Lionsgate is actively exploring “prequel and sequel possibilities” for the Jennifer Lawrence-headlined franchise, the studio has announced that The Hunger Games: The Exhibition will launch at Discover Times Square in New York City on July 1st, running […]
