House alum Hugh Laurie is teaming up once again with HBO and Veep creator Armando Iannucci for Avenue 5, a new sci-fi comedy from the network that is set in the future and mostly in space.Laurie will portray the lead role of Ryan Clark, the charming and in-control American captain of the Avenue 5. Iannucci created the series and […]
Armando Iannucci adds Peter Capaldi to his David Copperfield movie
Yet another big name has joined the cast of Armando Iannucci’s upcoming adaptation of Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, with former Doctor Who leading man Peter Capaldi officially on board.Iannucci announced on his Twitter feed that Capaldi will play the kindly Mr Micawber, who is best known for his optimism and sense of hopeful expectation.SEE […]
Tilda Swinton and Hugh Laurie join Armando Iannucci’s adaptation of David Copperfield
Armando Iannucci is leaving the world of political satire for a while in order to take on Charles Dickens’s 1850 novel David Copperfield, and he will be joined by Tilda Swinton and Hugh Laurie. Variety reports that the two stars have signed on to join Dev Patel and Ben Whishaw for The Personal History of […]
5 Actors for Young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Matt Spencer-Skeen suggests five actors for the role of young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them…With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them out next week news and rumours have been ratcheting up around the sequel, with Johnny Depp rumoured to be playing Gellert Grindelwald and David Yates confirming Dumbledore’s return in […]
Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie join Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in Holmes and Watson
THR is reporting that Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie have signed on to the cast of Holmes and Watson, the latest collaboration between Talladega Nights and Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.Details of Fiennes and Laurie’s characters are being kept under wraps, but the site reports that the duo “will slip on […]
Hugh Laurie joins Veep
Golden Globe winning and Emmy nominated actor Hugh Laurie has joined the cast of Veep. Laurie made it big on US television playing Dr Gregory House in House and is now making a return to television after taking a break with two blues albums. Laurie was spotted on the set of Veep which is currently […]
Second Opinion – Tomorrowland (2015)
Tomorrowland, 2015.Directed by Brad Bird. Starring George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Thomas Robinson, Raffey Cassidy and Hugh Laurie.SYNOPSIS:Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.The world’s ending, it’s […]
Movie Review – Tomorrowland (2015)
Tomorrowland, 2015. Directed by Brad Bird. Starring George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Thomas Robinson, Raffey Cassidy and Hugh Laurie. SYNOPSIS: A former boy-genius and an optimistic teenager join forces to find the mysterious Tomorrowland. During a 1960s New York Fair for inventors, young boy genius Frank Walker shows off his work-in-progress jetpack. It doesn’t quite function properly yet, […]
Movie Review – Tomorrowland (2015)
Tomorrowland, 2015. Directed by Brad Bird Starring George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy, Keegan-Michael Key, Tim McGraw and Kathryn Hahn. SYNOPSIS: A former boy-genius and an optimistic teenager join forces to find the mysterious Tomorrowland. Brad Bird, like many of us at heart, is a big kid, who loves nothing more than to […]
Hugh Laurie joins George Clooney’s Catch-22
Deadline is reporting that Hugh Laurie (House, The Night Manager) has signed on to star alongside George Clooney and Christopher Abbott in Clooney’s upcoming TV adaptation of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 for streaming service Hulu.Catch-22 stars Abbott as U.S. Air Force bombadier Yossarian, “who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying […]
