Less than a week since his passing and Brett Ratner’s Hugh Hefner biopic is picking up steam, announcing yesterday the casting of Jared Leto as the Playboy creator. “Jared is an old friend,” Ratner told The Hollywood Reporter. “When he heard I got the rights to Hef’s story, he told me, ‘I want to play him. I want to understand him.’ And I really believe Jared can do it. He’s one of the great actors of today.” Read more here.
Ahead of its UK release next month, StudioCanal and Heyday Films have debuted a new trailer for Paul King’s upcoming sequel Paddington 2. Watch it here.
Although the intent of Transformers spin-off Bumblebee – according to producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura anyway – was to feature less of the original Robots in Disguise and focus solely on the yellow VW in the 1980s. Well, in an interview with CineMovie on YouTube, Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen has confirmed himself for the spin-off film – seemingly confirming an Optimus Prime appearance. Read more here.
SIMMONS EXCITED FOR AFFLECK’S BATMAN
There has been a giant question mark over the future of Ben Affleck as Batman in the DCEU, but J.K. Simmons has expressed his interest in working together in more films. “I worked with Ben a couple of years ago on The Accountant and I met him years before that. So yes, I’m excited to work with him and hope to work with him on the other side of the camera at some point, as well. He’s obviously a talented filmmaker in addition to being the movie star that he is and the good actor that he is, which I think will continue to develop as we see Batman and Commissioner Gordon not be spring chickens and we get into some interesting stories about these weathered kinds of guys.” Read more here.
Entertainment Weekly are reporting that Judy Greer has been cast as the daughter of Jamie Lee Curtis in the upcoming Halloween reboot/sequel. This will be the third child Laurie Strode has had across the franchise, but the first two will be ignored as this new film will serve as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s Halloween and Halloween II. Read more here.
Yesterday we got a look at Empire’s regular and subscriber covers for November’s big DC blockbuster Justice League. Check them out here.
Liam Hoofe looks at the best and worst episodes of Rick and Morty season three. Check that out here.
Originally published October 4, 2017. Updated April 18, 2018.
