Kat Kourbeti interviews Krysty Wilson-Cairns, writer of Penny Dreadful #1… BEWARE: There is a spoiler for the ending of Penny Dreadful #1 towards the end of the interview! Kat Kourbeti: How did this comic adaptation come to be? Krysty Wilson-Cairns: I believed Titan had approached Showtime about a Penny Dreadful comic, and when we in the Penny […]
Kevin Feige confirms that Natalie Portman won’t appear in Thor: Ragnarok
Back in April it was announced that Tessa Thompson (Creed) had joined the cast of Thor: Ragnarok, with reports suggesting that Natalie Portman would not be returning as Dr. Jane Foster for the God of Thunder’s third solo outing. Well, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has now confirmed Portman’s absence to Empire, stating that: “[There are] many […]
Dakota Johnson joins David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
How To Be Single and Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson star is set join the cast of the new film from acclaimed director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows). Under the Silver Lake is reportedly a “modern noir crime thriller set in Los Angeles” and is written and directed by Mitchell, who shot to fame […]
James Gray set to direct sci-fi epic Ad Astra
Director James Gray is set to head in the realm of sci-fi with his new film, with word that the acclaimed director is set to direct Ad Astra. Billed as a “sci-fi epic”, Ad Astra is set up by MadRiver Pictures and a deal for the film is set to be completed at the Cannes. […]
Don Johnson and Deborah Kara Unger join Nicolas Cage in Vengeance: A Love Story
In news coming out of Cannes, Don Johnson (Django Unchained) and Deborah Kara Unger (The Game) have signed on to star alongside Nicolas Cage in the upcoming thriller Vengeance: A Love Story. Also featuring in the cast are Anna Hutchison (The Cabin in the Woods) and Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave). Back in March, it […]
Jennifer Lawrence in talks to join Sandra Bullock for Ocean’s 11 reboot
With the release of her new film X-Men: Apocalypse only a few days away, The Tracking Board is reporting that Jennifer Lawrence has lined up a new project, with the Oscar winner in talks to join the all-female reboot of Ocean’s 11. Gary Ross, who directed Lawrence in the first Hunger Games film, is attached to direct the reboot […]
Michael Douglas and Halle Berry join Adrian Lyne’s Silence
Adrian Lyne, director of such hits as Fatal Attraction and 9 1/2 Weeks, is returning behind the camera for the first time in fourteen years to helm Silence. Lyne, whose last effort was 2002’s Unfaithful, is reuniting with his Fatal Activation star Michael Douglas for the new film, while Halle Berry (X-Men: Days of Future Past, […]
FX orders pilot script for Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC
Kurt Sutter’s long-rumoured Sons of Anarchy spinoff is moving forward into development, with Variety reporting that FX Networks has ordered a pilot script for Mayans MC, which Sutter has created with Elgin Hames (Little Birds). “I wanted to find a strong, unique Latino voice,” said Sutter on working with James. “I didn’t think a white […]
Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book both hit $800 million at the global box office
It’s a double celebration for Disney today, as both Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book have crossed the $800 million mark at the worldwide box office. Civil War has already overtaken Deadpool ($762 million) and is expected to add around $70 million domestically this weekend, so when you throw in the international numbers, there’s […]
Michael B. Jordan joins Marvel’s Black Panther, possibly as the villain
Yesterday news hit that Lupita Nyong’o was in talks to join Marvel’s Black Panther, and now we have another piece of exciting casting, as Creed star Michael B. Jordan has joined the upcoming superhero film as well. It’s not yet clear who Jordan will be playing, but THR‘s sources say that it could be the film’s villain. Considering we’ve […]
