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Kate Hudson joining Mark Wahlberg for Deepwater Horizon

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Variety is reporting that Kate Hudson (Almost Famous) is set to join the cast of Deepwater Horizon, opposite Mark Wahlberg (The Departed). Hudson is to play the wife of Wahlberg’s character, and tells the story of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion which killed 11 men and injured others who worked on the rig. Peter Berg […]

Natalie Portman to star as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in On the Basis of Sex

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Fresh from the news that Oscar winner Natalie Portman was set to take the lead in Alex Garland’s Annihilation, Deadline is reporting Portman is aklso set to play Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in new film On the Basis of Sex. Based on a script by writer Daniel Stiepleman which made the Hollywood Black […]

The Following and State of Affairs among US shows cancelled

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With this TV season’s finales upon us comes the usual renewals and cancellations, and there has seen some big casualities of the 2014/2015 season over in the States. Perhaps biggest of all is the news that Kevin Bacon-starrer The Following has found itself on the chopping board due to the decline of viewership, and the […]

Josh Hartnett, Ashton Kutcher and Courtney Love join James Franco’s The Long Home

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TheWrap has revealed that both Ashton Kutcher (Two & A Half Men) and Josh Hartnett (30 Days of Night) have joined James Franco’s The Long Home, while Deadline reports that Courtney Love is also set to join the cast. The film has already secured the services of Analeigh Tipton (Crazy Stupid Love), Josh Hutcherson (The […]

Jennifer Aniston to re-team with Sean Anders for Mean Moms

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Deadline is reporting the news that Jennifer Aniston is set to re-team with her Horrible Bosses 2 director and We’re The Millers writer Sean Anders for new comedy entitled Mean Moms. Set to go before the cameras this summer, the film is based on the advice books from writer Rosaline Wiseman who wrote Queen Bees […]

The Magnificent Seven remake adds Jason Momoa and Byung-hun Lee

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa is in final negotiations to join the cast of Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven remake as on of the film’s “heavies”. If Momoa’s deal is completed, he will join the already a stellar cast that includes Denzel Washington (The Equalizer), Chris Pratt (Jurassic […]

The Omen TV show moves from Lifetime to A&E

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Deadline is reporting that the new TV show based on the classic horror film The Omen, entitled Damien, is set to change from Lifetime to A&E. The straight-to-series drama is set to be a direct follow-up to the original The Omen, which was directed by Richard Donner (Superman) and starred Gregory Peck. The show had […]

J.K. Simmons and Emile Hirsch to star in comedy The Runaround

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Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) is to co-star with Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild) in The Runaround, a new comedy from director Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By) and written by Seth W. Owen (Morgan). The film will see Simmons star as a workaholic father who has to team up with her daughter’s ex-boyfriend […]

Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and Lea Seydoux among cast for Xavier Dolan’s Only the End of the World

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With his latest film, Mommy, another critical darling, Xavier Dolan has his sights set on his next project, with the cast announced for his new film Only the End of the World (Juste La Fin Du Monde). Seville Pictures has announced the stunning cast list for the film, which includes Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (Two […]