Deniz Gamze Erguven, director of the Academy Award-nominated Mustang, has signed on to direct Anne Hathaway in an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s book The Lifeboat, The Tracking Board is reporting. Erguven replaces Joe Wright (Atonement), who was originally attached to direct. The Lifeboat “follows Grace Winter (Hathaway), a young woman who recounts the tale of […]
Bobby Cannavale joins Mr. Robot for season 3
Emmy Award-winning actor Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire, Ant-Man) has signed on to the third season of USA Network’s acclaimed drama Mr. Robot, while BD Wong (Jurassic World, Gotham) has also been upped to a series regular. “Season 3 of Mr Robot will engage viewers in a whole new way, with (director and executive producer) Sam […]
Drew Goddard to direct Bad Times at the El Royale
Deadline is reporting that Drew Goddard has sold his spec script Bad Times at the El Royale to 20th Century Fox, and will direct and produce the movie. Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps. Goddard’s sole feature directorial effort to date was on 2012’s The Cabin in the Woods, while his screenwriter credits […]
Kit Harington and Isaac Hempstead Wright talk Game of Thrones season 7
HBO kicked off the promotion for the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones this week with the release of the first poster and teaser trailer, and two of the shows’s stars – Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark) have been chatting about what we can expect from the penultimate season […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star joins The CW’s Black Lightning DC pilot
Deadline is reporting that Christine Adams has signed on for a role in The CW’s upcoming DC pilot Black Lightning, where she’ll play Lynn Stewart, the ex-wife of former superhero Jefferson Pierce. Adams, whose credits include Batman Begins and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., joins a cast that includes Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce and Nafessa Williams […]
Fox didn’t realise that X-Men: Apocalypse and Logan both planned to use Caliban
Although 20th Century Fox attempted to fix much of the continuity issues in the X-Men franchise with X-Men: Days of Future Past, the last two instalments – X-Men: Apocalypse and Logan – threw another spanner in the works by featuring two different versions of the character of Caliban. Fans have wondered if this was supposed […]
John Cena returning for Daddy’s Home 2
THR is reporting that WWE star John Cena is returning for the upcoming sequel Daddy’s Home 2, and will enjoy a more prominent role in the movie following his cameo at the end of the 2015 comedy. Daddy’s Home 2 is set to hit cinemas on November 10th this year, and will reunite stars Will […]
New Star Wars: Darth Vader series will pick up from the end of Revenge of the Sith
IGN is reporting that Marvel is set to launch a brand new Star Wars: Darth Vader ongoing comic book series from writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli, which will pick up from the end of Revenge of the Sith and explore Vader’s ‘Year One’ as the apprentice of Emperor Palpatine. “The book begins one […]
Stephen King is impressed by the new It adaptation
A few weeks ago Stephen King shared his thoughts on the upcoming Gerald’s Game movie, calling it “horrifying, hypnotic and terrific”, and it seems the legendary author is also equally impressed by New Line Cinema’s big screen take on It. Producer Seth Grahame-Smith took to Instagram to share a message from King, stating that: “Steve asked […]
What the hell is going on with The Dark Tower movie?
Samuel Brace is starting to get a little concerned about The Dark Tower… The Dark Tower adaptation currently set for release this summer seems to be in big trouble. We are months from release and there’s no trailer, the film has recently been delayed, and now reshoots are taking place. None of this looks good […]
