In tragic news, comedian Charlie Murphy has passed away at the age of 57 after a battle with leukaemia. While brother to famed comedian Eddie Murphy, it would be a mistake to simply refer to him as “Eddie Murphy’s brother”. Comedian, actor, and writer… Charlie Murphy was a man of many talents, who was perhaps […]
Cable gets cast in Deadpool 2, Del Toro directing a Star Wars movie, Hela in Avengers: Infinity War and more – Daily News Roundup
BROLIN 4 CABLE After weeks and weeks and weeks of speculation, it has finally been revealed who will play Cable in the upcoming Deadpool 2, which sees Ryan Reynolds reprise his role as the Merc With a Mouth. Was it Pierce Brosnan? Was it Michael Shannon? Was it Brad Pitt? Was it that guy from […]
Netflix picks up Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories
Netflix has added to its upcoming slate of movies by snapping up the rights to The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), the new film from director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, Mistress America), which stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten and Emma Thompson. “Noah Baumbach is an important voice in […]
The Great Beauty’s Toni Servillo to play Silvio Berlusconi for Paolo Sorrentino
The Great Beauty star Toni Servillo is set to reunite with director Paolo Sorrentino on the filmmaker’s new project Loro, where he will take on the role of Italian media mogul and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. According to Variety, the Italian-language film will explore Berlusconi and his inner circle, and Sorrentino is putting the finishing […]
Penchant Entertainment adapting Hostage to the Devil
Penchant Entertainment has snapped up the rights to Father Malachi Martin’s bestselling book Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans, with a view to adapting the source material across various feature and TV projects. “Since its publication, Hostage to the Devil has been the canonical book on possession and exorcism […]
Hulu has renewed The Path for season 3
The Path has been picked up for a third season by online streaming service Hulu. The series revolves around a creepy cult headed by Hugh Dancy, and how Aaron Paul as a reluctant believer copes with his family being so intricately tied up in what’s goes on there. Season two of the show debuted back […]
Shane Black’s The Predator script said to have a “wicked sense of humour”
Shane Black’s screenplay for his upcoming take on The Predator franchise is said to have “a wicked sense of humour”, according to one of the film’s stars. Predator seems to be one of those series, like Terminator or Alien, that we will always go back to — either with original directors feeling the urge to continue what […]
Big Little Lies author working on second season
The author of Big Little Lies has expressed her openness to a second season of the HBO limited series. The show, adapted from the novel of the same name, has an all star cast including the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley. Big Little Lies has been well received by critics and […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s Hela could play huge role in Avengers: Infinity War
The villain for this year’s Thor: Ragnarok – Cate Blanchett’s Hela – could be up for a big role in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War. Fans got their first look at the latest Thor movie this week with the release of a trailer that seems to have gone down a storm. And Hela herself looks […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to star in The Man in the Rockefeller Suit
A report from THR has revealed that Benedict Cumberbatch has a new project on the horizon, with Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme entering talks with Fox Searchlight to star in The Man in the Rockefeller Suit. There is currently no director attached, but a script has been written by David Bar Katz based on the book by Mark Seal. The […]
