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Supergirl star Melissa Benoist joins Patriot’s Day

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Deadline is reporting that Boston Marathon bombing film Patriot’s Day has added Melissa Benoist to its ranks as production continues in Boston.Benoist, who plays Supergirl in the hit television series, is set to portray Katherine Russell, the wife of one of the bombers Tamerlan Tsaraev. She joins the impressive ensemble for the film, which includes Mark […]

Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier to helm Hold The Dark

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Acclaimed director Jeremy Saulnier, the filmmaker behind last year’s thriller Blue Ruin, is set to helm Hold The Dark, adapting the novel by William Giraldi.Saulnier has become one of Hollywood’s hottest indie directors after the success of Blue Ruin and his debut Murder Party, as well as his latest film Green Room, which stars Patrick […]

Bryan Cranston and Mila Kunis set to hit the Jackpot

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In news from the Cannes Film Festival, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) and Mila Kunis (Bad Moms) are set to join the cast of Jackpot.Directed by Will Gluck (Annie, Easy A), Jackpot is a remake of a 2011 Norwegian film based on a story by acclaimed author Jo Nesbo, the man behind Headhunters. The book […]

Exclusive interview with I Saw the Light director Marc Abraham: “Hiddleston looked just like Hank Williams”

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With the eagerly anticipated release this week of I Saw The Light, the biopic of legendary country musician Hank Williams, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down with its director Marc Abraham to talk about the film and all things Tom Hiddleston. I Saw The Light marks the sophomore directorial effort from Abraham, who is […]

Idris Elba joins Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game opposite Jessica Chastain

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Variety is reporting that Idris Elba (The Jungle Book, Bastille Day) is to take the male lead in Molly’s Game, the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The Newsroom). Jessica Chastain (The Martian, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) is also on board the film, with the actress set to play Molly Bloom, “a […]

Ridley Scott and Drew Goddard re-teaming for Wraiths of the Broken Land

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Deadline is reporting this evening that The Martian team of director Ridley Scott and writer Drew Goddard are re-teaming for Wraiths of the Broken Land. 20th Century Fox, who were also behind The Martian, have reportedly closed a deal for Scott and Goddard to reunite for the film, which is based on the novel by author S. […]

Bill Murray to star in John McNaughton’s The King of Counterfeit

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Deadline is reporting that Bill Murray (Rock The Kasbah, The Jungle Book) is set to lead the cast for The King of Counterfeit, which is being directed by John McNaughton (Wild Things) and will also star Linda Cardellini (Daddy’s Home) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games). The film’s plot is centered around “two ambitious young counterfeiters and […]

Cate Blanchett in talks for female-led Ocean’s Eleven reboot

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The Playlist is reporting that Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (Carol) may be about to join Warner Bros. Pictures’ all-female reboot of Ocean’s Eleven.Blanchett, who has recently signed on to play the villain in Thor: Ragnarok, is in talks to join the cast of the film, which already has fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (The Blind […]