Rabbit Bandini Productions and Rubicon Entertainment are teaming up to produce an adaptation of the Stephen King short story Drunken Fireworks, with Deadline reporting that James Franco (11.22.63) has signed on to star, and may also possibly direct. Drunken Fireworks is featured in King’s short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams and “is set […]
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says black actor was offered role but “it didn’t work out”
During an interview in the latest issue of Doctor Who magazine, showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the BBC has previously offered the role of the Doctor to a black actor, and while that particular casting never came together, he believes it should happen in the future. “I certainly don’t think there’s ever been a […]
Shane Black defends Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3, but feels bad for fans who were disappointed
The big Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3 certainly upset a number of fans who were excited to see Tony Stark’s nemesis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rather than a drunken British actor pretending to be Tony Stark’s nemesis. Speaking to IGN, director Shane Black has defended the creative decision, stating that he has no regrets […]
Aidan Turner now reportedly favourite for next James Bond
With Daniel Craig now seemingly all but confirmed as exiting the James Bond franchise, speculation is running wild as to his successor in the role of 007. It’s recently been reported that Tom Hiddleston is in “advanced talks” with Eon Productions about portraying the super spy in Bond 25 (which could potentially reunite him with […]
Gillian Anderson joins Starz’s American Gods
With production on Starz’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods now well underway, Deadline is reporting that The X-Files veteran Gillian Anderson has signed on to play Media, the mouthpiece of the New Gods. Media is described as “the New Gods’ public face and sales representative, by taking the form of various iconic celebrities. She […]
The Week in Star Wars – Everything you need to know about the Rogue One reshoots, Han Solo movie update and more
It’s been a big week for Star Wars this week – and not all of its good. We’ve got the latest on those Rogue One reshoots, an update on the Han Solo spin-off movie and more… Blimey, we know what we’re kicking things off with this week don’t we? It was reported by Page Six […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #84 – Technician Ted
If our gaming life was our C.V. it would look rather interesting over the past few days space fighter extraordinaire, trash man, defender of the human-race and now today a technician in a chip factory as our life brings us to Number #84 Technician Ted. In our second Hewson Consultants game within the Your Sinclair […]
Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis to reunite for 1950s fashion drama
According to Variety, Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson are in talks to reunite for a new feature film which will take place in 1950s New York and revolve around the world of fashion. Although no deal is yet in place, Day-Lewis is said to have been loosely attached to the project for some time, […]
Alyson Hannigan and Megan Hilty join The First Wives Club TV reboot
Deadline is reporting that Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) and Megan Hilty (Smash) have signed on for the leads in The First Wives Club, a small screen reboot of the 1996 feature film, which is being produced by Paramount Television for TV Land. Written by Rebecca Addelman (New Girl) and executive produced by […]
How Would Fictional Characters Vote In The EU Referendum?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at a poll that combines politics and film characters… Tom Hiddleston recently said that the only two topics of conversation in Britain were how will the EU referendum vote go and who will be the next James Bond? One of these is obviously the important issue of who the next […]
