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Jennifer Lawrence to team with Adam McKay for medical drama

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Deadline is reporting that Academy Award winners Adam McKay (The Big Short) and Jennifer Lawrence (Joy) are to team up on an upcoming medical drama. McKay is behind the film and will write and direct with Lawrence taking on the lead role of Elizabeth Holmes, the 32-year-old founder of medical company Theranos, a start-up blood […]

Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins’ new thriller Misconduct grosses just £97 at UK box office

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After it received a chilly reception from critics last week, the new thriller Misconduct has had one of the worst openings ever at the UK box office, grossing less than £100. Yes, £100. The film, directed by Shintaro Shimosawa, stars Academy Award winners Al Pacino (Heat) and Anthony Hopkins (Thor: The Dark World) and was […]

Mackenzie Davis joins the cast of Blade Runner 2

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The Martian and Halt and Catch Fire star Mackenzie Davis is the latest name to join the ranks of the sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Production on the anticipated film is set to start in July, with Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) directing and original director Ridley Scott producing. Blade Runner co-writer Hampton Fancher has […]

Ben Hardy, Andie MacDowell and Alex Russell join Granite Mountain

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Deadline is reporting that X-Men: Apocalypse and EastEnders star Ben Hardy is set to join the cast of the upcoming firefighter drama Granite Mountain (formerly titled No Exit). The film is based on the real-life of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, “an elite group of 20 firefighters who courageously battled one of the deadliest wildfires in history […]

Britt Robertson set to headline new Netflix comedy series Girlboss

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Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride, Tomorrowland) is the latest Hollywood star to head to Netflix, with the actress set to headline a new comedy series. The new show, titled Girlboss, is based on the best-selling autobiography #Girlboss, written by Sophia Amoruso – founder of Nasty Gal. Netflix have commissioned for a 13 half-hour episode series. Robertson will lead the show […]

Eddie Murphy heading to Netflix for soul singer mockumentary, Brett Ratner directing

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Netflix is continuing its run of working with some of Hollywood’s biggest talent with news from Deadline that Eddie Murphy is set to join their ranks for a new film. The on-demand service is preparing Soul Soul Soul: The Murray Murray Story, a fake documentary about a fictional soul singer in the 1960’s which will act as his […]

Splash remake is on the way, says producer Brian Grazer

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In an interview with CNBC, producer Brian Grazer (Inferno, A Beautiful Mind) has said that one his earliest films Splash is getting the remake treatment.Released in 1984, Splash was Grazer and producing partner Ron Howard’s first significant hit, with Howard also directing. Tom Hanks (A Hologram for the King) and Darryl Hannah (Kill Bill) starred in the […]

Jeff Goldblum talks The Grandmaster role in Thor: Ragnarok

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With the release of the long-awaited sequel Independence Day: Resurgence now only a few weeks away, star Jeff Goldblum has been doing the rounds promoting the film. But attention has also switched the news that the actor has joined the third Thor film, Thor: Ragnarok, and Empire spoke to him about his role in the film.“He’s a […]

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 […]