Variety is reporting that Norwegian director Andre Ovredal (Troll Hunter) has signed on to helm the sci-fi thriller Emergence, which is being produced by StarStream and XYZ Films. Written by Rowan O’Neill and Jonathan auf der Heide from a story by O’Neill and Chris Kunzmann, the story “follows a mining crew working on a distant moon […]
Tom Cruise joins Doug Liman’s sci-fi Luna Park
Tom Cruise is looking reunite with Edge of Tomorrow helmer Doug Liman on Luna Park, the director’s long-gestating sci-fi passion project which tells the story of a group of renegade employees who take a trip to the moon in order to steal an energy source. The project has been in development hell for some time, […]
Patrick Dempsey joins Bridget Jones’s Baby
The third instalment of the Bridget Jones series has found its first new addition, with Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) signing on to appear in the Working Title sequel Bridget Jones’s Baby. The film, which is expected to go into production later this year under Bridget Jones’s Diary helmer Sharon Maguire, will see Renee Zellweger returning […]
Isla Fisher joins cast of director Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals
Deadline is reporting that actress Isla Fisher (The Great Gatsby) has joined the cast of Nocturnal Animals, the sophormore film from acclaimed director Tom Ford (A Single Man). Fisher joins an already stellar line-up in the film, which is led by Jake Gyllenhaal (Southpaw) and Amy Adams (American Hustle), who are joined by Michael Shannon […]
Warner Bros. set to remake King Kong vs. Godzilla
With all of its casting news floating around (read here, here and here), it looks as though Kong: Skull Island‘s sequel could be grabbing all the headlines. Deadline are reporting that Legendary Pictures’ Thomas Tull is moving Kong: Skull Island away from Universal’s distribution to Warner Bros. as they have had a very fruitful working relationship in the past. […]
Hank Azaria joins the cast of HBO’s Wizard of Lies alongside Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer
Emmy Award-winning actor Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) has joined the cast of HBO’s upcoming drama Wizard of Lies, based on the story of money fraudster Bernie Madoff. Directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man), the film stars Robert De Niro in the lead title role as Madoff, the disgraced financer behind a Ponzi scheme […]
Gideon Emery and Autumn Withers join Stelio Savante in Avalanche
Gideon Emery (Teen Wolf, Daredevil) and Autumn Withers (Any Day) have joined Stelio Savante (Eisenstein In Guanajuato, The Making Of The Mob: New York) in Todd L. Green’s Avalanche. Avalanche tells the story of a librarian (Savante), his wife (Withers) and her lover (Emery) who after becoming trapped in a house together must navigate the […]
Comic Book Review – Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire #1
Robert W Monk review Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire #1… Atomic Robo disappeared two years ago when Tesladyne was invaded by Majestic 12 and transformed into ULTRA, a task force leveraging the U.S. surveillance and military industries against scientific pursuits deemed to be hazardous. Now, the few remaining Action Scientists finally have a […]
Rocket Raccoon and Groot reunite for new Marvel ongoing series
Guardians of the Galaxy duo Rocket Raccoon and Groot are set to reunite later this year for a new ongoing series from writer Skottie Young and artist Filipe Andrade. “The first time around, I started [Rocket Raccoon] out with a four-issue story arc; I enjoyed doing that but also felt antsy to tell more stories,” […]
Rumour: Rebecca Ferguson wanted for Captain Marvel role
Get your pinch of salt ready, as Heroic Hollywood is reporting/guessing that Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation star Rebecca Ferguson tops Marvel’s hit list for the studio’s first female-led superhero movie, Captain Marvel. Ferguson was recently in contention for another comic book role, but pulled out of the running for the female lead in Gambit […]
