Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and Emmanuelle Seigner (Venus in Fur) have signed on to appear in Roman Polanski’s new film Based on a True Story, which Polanski is co-writing with Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper). Based on Delphine de Vigan’s 2015 novel, Based on a True Story follows a writer (Seigner) whose […]
Mean Girls director Mark Waters to helm Disney’s Magic Camp
According to The Tracking Board, director Mark Waters (Mean Girls) has signed on to direct Disney’s long-gestating live-action family comedy Magic Camp, which has Steve Martin attached to star. The site reports that Magic Camp “follows a rigid and cautious banker who returns to the summer camp he attended as a boy: a camp for […]
Vin Diesel reportedly wants to bring Paul Walker’s character Brian O’Conner back to the Fast & Furious franchise
When Fast & Furious returns for its eighth instalment next year, one notable absence from the ensemble will be Paul Walker, who sadly passed away during production on Fast & Furious 7 back in 2013. However, according to Walker’s brothers Cody and Caleb – who stepped in to help complete production on on Furious 7 […]
Cailee Spaeny set for female lead in Pacific Rim 2
Variety is reporting that actress and singer Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000) has nabbed the female lead in Pacific Rim 2, joining a cast that includes John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad). The follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi blockbuster is being directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil). Plot […]
Will Ferrell drops out of indie comedy Captain Dad days before production starts
Deadline is reporting that Will Ferrell has dropped out of writer-director Sebastian Silva’s indie comedy Captain Dad, mere days before production was due to begin. The project, which had been due to start production on September 26th, “chronicles an increasingly disastrous family vacation sailboat trip through the Caribbean” and has both Michael Cera and Catherine […]
High Noon set for modern remake at Relativity Studios
Relativity Studios is developing a modern remake of the Oscar-winning 1952 western High Noon, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the film will be set in the present day and takes place along the cartel-controlled U.S. / Mexico border. The remake will mark Relativity’s first project since the company emerged from bankruptcy earlier this year, […]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Fargo season 3 alongside Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon
Variety is reporting that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 10 Cloverfield Lane) has signed on to appear in the third season of FX’s acclaimed drama Fargo, joining the previously announced Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon. According to the site, Winstead will play “Nikki Swango, a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a […]
Chloe Grace Moretz drops out of The Little Mermaid and all upcoming projects
Universal and Working Title have already had to replace their director on the planned live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, with Rebecca Thomas (Electrick Children) taking over from Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), and now they will need to find a new star. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Chloe Grace Moretz has revealed that […]
Tom Cruise closes deal for Mission: Impossible 6 as pre-production resumes
Last month it was announced that Paramount had halted pre-production on M:I 6 Mission Impossible, the sixth instalment of the blockbuster spy franchise, owing to contractual disputes with producer and leading man Tom Cruise. However, it looks like the issues have now been ironed out, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Cruise is now […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War and The Defenders, Ghost Rider first look, Stan Lee: The Movie, Wolverine 3 villain, Harley Quinn movie and Man of Steel 2 confirmed, John Lithgow as The Joker
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ghost Rider, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Stan Lee: The Movie, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Justice […]
