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Cecily Strong to join Jessica Chastain in Plus One

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Saturday Night Live star Cecily Strong is in talks to join Jessica Chastain (The Huntsman: Winter’s War, The Martian) in the upcoming comedy Plus One. Patrick Brice (The Overnight) is directing the film which follows “a single woman (Chastain) who realizes she has limited choices in girlfriends who can join her on the singles scene because […]

Amazon secures streaming rights to Mr. Robot

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Amazon Prime has continued its expansion into the world of television by acquiring the streaming rights to acclaimed USA hacker drama Mr. Robot. SEE ALSO: Amazon announces six new pilots, coming this fall The subscription service will start airing the show all 10 episodes on October 16th in the UK and Germany and in the Spring […]

Adam DeVine to co-write and star in When We First Met, Alexandra Daddario to co-star

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Deadline is reporting that Adam DeVine (Pitch Perfect 2, The Intern) is set to star and co-write the upcoming romantic comedy When We First Met. DeVine, who also feature’s in this summer’s Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates with Zac Efron, is a writer on television series Workaholics but When We First Met would be […]

Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano linked to Bong Joon-ho’s Okja

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The Wrap is reporting that Oscar Nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Southpaw) is among a list of actors that are set to join acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho’s new film. Details on are scarce at the moment, but the new film is called Okja, a “multilingual monster movie” that will feature “a Korean female lead and a host […]

Jake Gyllenhaal and Benedict Cumberbatch to star in The Current War

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal (Everest) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) are in talks to co-star in the long-gestating project The Current War. The script for the film has been doing the rounds for some time now, with the likes of Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen and Timur Bekmambetov linked to […]

Ed Harris and Scott Eastwood join The Last Full Measure, Laurence Fishburne and Morgan Freeman also in talks

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Deadline is reporting that Ed Harris (The Rock) and Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad) have been cast in The Last Full Measure, the new film from director Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts). In addition to the casting of Eastwood and Harris, Laurence Fishburne (Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Morgan Freeman (Now You See Me 2) are also […]

Oscar Isaac confirmed for A Foreigner, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon to direct

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Variety is reporting that Oscar Isaac (X-Men: Apocalypse, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has now officially signed on to star in A Foreigner, a new thriller from Paramount Pictures. Isaac had previously been linked to the role in the latter part of last year but now his involvement is confirmed after he was able to fit the […]

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman could finally be on its way

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Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures is reportedly closing on a deal that could finally see Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating project The Irishman go before the cameras. A deal is close for the film with Paramount, who are in control of the project, set to finalise details to sell the international rights to Fabrica de Cine before […]