The Hollywood Reporter has broke the news that Samuel L. Jackson is set to join the cast of The Blob, the new remake of the 1958 sci-fi classic which featured Steve McQueen. Simon West (Con Air) is directing the new version, which would see Jackson play a bio-chemistry professor who tries desperately to stop the […]
Morena Baccarin promoted to series regular for Gotham season 2
This won’t come as much of a surprise given her level of involvement in the latter half of the first season, but Morena Baccarin has officially been promoted to a series regular for the second season of Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham, which is set to get underway in the fall. SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner […]
Sharlto Copley joins Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire
Ben Wheatley’s hotly anticipated upcoming movie High Rise based on the acclaimed novel by J.G. Ballard and starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller and Luke Evans won’t be hitting the big screen until later this year but already the English director is gathering a stellar cast for his next project Free Fire. Sharlto Copley […]
Cult teen horror The Craft eyed for remake
News is spreading that cult teen horror film The Craft is set to get the remake treatment by Sony. Horror director Leigh Janiak is set to direct the new version of the film as well as co-write with her Honeymoon co-writer Phil Graziadei. The remake would also see original producer Douglas Wick on board alongside […]
Rachel Weisz to star in new thriller Snatchback
More casting news from Cannes, this time concerning Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) who is set to star in new thriller Snatchback. The film, which is set in the world of illegal child recoveries, is to be directed by Pete Travis (Dredd) and will see Weisz play a mother whose daughter is abducted, […]
Alex Garland provides an update on 28 Months Later
Back in January, Alex Garland suggested that “serious discussions” had taken place between himself, director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew Macdonald about 28 Months Later, a follow-up to the 2002 horror 28 Days Later and its subsequent sequel 28 Weeks Later. Well, Garland has now provided an update to The Playlist, stating that he’s come […]
Reese Witherspoon to star in sci-fi drama Pale Blue Dot
Variety is reporting that Reese Witherspoon (Wild) has lined-up her next project in Pale Blue Dot, a new sci-fi drama from Fox Searchlight. Based on a script by writers Brian C Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi, Pale Blue Dot tells the story of a female astronaut whose life begins to unravel after she returns to Earth […]
Harry Shearer leaves The Simpsons
Last week it was announced that The Simpsons has been renewed by Fox for a twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth season, but the animated series will be missing one of its most prominent voice actors, with Harry Shearer revealing that he’s left the long-running animated sitcom. Shearer, who voices a host of characters including the likes of […]
Laura Dern set to star in McDonald’s drama The Founder
The Hollywood Reporter has exclusive news this evening with word of that Oscar nominee Laura Dern (Wild) is in talks to join The Founder, the new drama which tells the story of the rise of McDonald’s and its vast food empire. Fellow Oscar nominee Michael Keaton (Birdman) stars in the film as Ray Kroc, the […]
Seth Rogen reveals that filming is underway on Preacher
Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to reveal that filming is underway on Preacher, AMC’s adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon… Preacher is set to star Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as Rev. Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher who finds himself bonded to a supernatural creature called Genesis and […]
