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Nicolas Cage says he turned down Aragorn role in The Lord of the Rings

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Currently promoting his new film Pay the Ghost [read our review here], Nicolas Cage has been speaking to Newsweek about his desire to work with such directors as Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino in the future, as well as some of the roles he was offered over the years that for one reason or another he […]

Belle star Gugu Mbatha-Raw amongst shortlist for Robin Hood: Origins

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Deadline has revealed that four actresses are reportedly in the running to join Lionsgate’s upcoming Robin Hood film, Robin Hood: Origins. Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) has already been cast in the lead as the famous thief from Nottingham, and the filmmakers have set about finding their leading lady and have shortlisted British actress Gugu […]

SPOILERS: Gotham showrunner talks The Joker

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Warning: Spoilers from Monday’s episode of Gotham follow… So it seems that a few “jokers” were left in the pack in Monday’s episode of Gotham, which saw Jerome killed off. Many had suspected that the character was a younger incarnation of the Clown Prince of Crime, but in somewhat of a shock scenario, Jerome (played […]

Dakota Johnson joins David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake

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How To Be Single and Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson star is set join the cast of the new film from acclaimed director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows). Under the Silver Lake is reportedly a “modern noir crime thriller set in Los Angeles” and is written and directed by Mitchell, who shot to fame […]

Morten Tyldum to direct Agatha Christie adaptation And Then There Were None

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Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the classic Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None, and has set Morten Tyldum to helm the adaptation. Tyldum, who was Oscar nominated for his work on The Imitation Game, is to work alongside Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps production company on the […]

Entourage’s Adrien Grenier to join Bruce Willis for Marauders

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Deadline is reporting that Entourage star Adrien Grenier has found his next project in the form of action thriller Marauders, alongside action legend Bruce Willis. Willis leads the cast of the film, which is being directed by Steven C. Miller (Silent Night), and features Christopher Meloni (Sin City 2), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) […]

Duracell’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens commercial features a Battle for Christmas Morning

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No need for the Duracell bunny in your batteries this Christmas, as all of the world’s toys will be powered by The Force thanks to a new TV advert for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In the advert, a young boy changes his batteries to Duracell and soon enough his lightsaber is ready for action […]

Aaron Taylor-Johnson could take lead in Doug Liman’s The Wall

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Variety is reporting that Godzilla and Avengers: Age of Ultron star Aaron Taylor-Johnson is being lined up to take the lead role in upcoming Amazon thriller The Wall. The Wall, which will be the first original film created by Amazon Studios, is being directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) from a script by Dwain Worell […]

Colin Farrell to reteam with The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos

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Variety is reporting news from Cannes that Colin Farrell is set to reteam with director Yorgos Lanthimos for The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Farrell and Lanthimos had previously collaborated together on last year’s The Lobster and the two will reunite on the new film, which is set to go into production this summer. Ed Guiney and […]