Well, it looks like Johnny Storm might not be adopted after all… According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reg E. Cathey (The Wire, House of Cards) has joined the cast of The Fantastic Four, signing on to play Dr. Storm, the scientist father of Johnny (Michael B. Jordan; Fruitvale Station) and Sue (Kate Mara; American Horror […]
Liam Neeson cast as The Monster in A Monster Calls
Liam Neeson has signed on to play the titular monster in director Juan Antonio Bayona’s (The Impossible) A Monster Calls. Adapted from the award winning children’s fantasy novel by Patrick Ness, the film centres on a young boy who attempts to deal with his mother’s illness and bullying within school by escaping into a fantasy […]
Bryan Singer teases Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm for X-Men: Apocalypse
In an interview with SciFi Now, X-Men: Day of Future Past director Bryan Singer revealed a few tidbits as to what the 2016 sequel X-Men: Apocalypse will entail. He revealed, “my next goal is how did the X-Men come together? That story hasn’t been told yet, so Days of Future Past is the inbetweenquel. It’s […]
Seth Gilliam joins The Walking Dead for season 5
Another star of The Wire has joined the cast of the immensely popular AMC series The Walking Dead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Seth Gilliam is to join season 5 as a series regular. Gilliam will play “Michael”, billed as being “friendly with a puckish demeanour who also has a haunted side.” Interestingly, there’s talk […]
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay producing new Flintstones movie
Warner Bros. is bringing The Flintstones back to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are executive producing a feature-length animated movie through their Gary Sanchez Productions company, with Chris Henchy (The Campaign) penning the script. As it happens, this isn’t the only Flintstones movie in the works […]
Josh Boone casts Nat Wolff in his adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand
Well, after going through several directors (including David Yates, Ben Affleck and Scott Cooper), it finally looks like Warner Bros. and CBS Films’ adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand is starting to show signs of moving forward under Josh Boone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Boone has cast Nat Wolff and that he’s writing an […]
Joe Carnahan talks Nemesis adaptation and his aborted Daredevil reboot
If you’re a fan of Mark Millar and his Millarworld comic books, then the next few years could be good to you, with numerous titles in various stages of development for the big screen treatment, including The Secret Service, Starlight, MPH and Kindergarten Heroes and American Jesus. On top of that, there’s also an adaptation […]
Leigh Whannell to direct Insidious: Chapter 3
With director James Wan abandoning the horror genre for pastures new with Fast & Furious 7, Focus Features and Blumhouse Productions have turned to Wan’s pal and regular collaborator Leigh Whannell to helm the third instalment in the Insidious franchise, appropriately entitled Insidious: Chapter 3. Whannell will be making his directorial debut on the film, […]
Ed Brubaker to script Nicolas Winding Refn’s Maniac Cop remake
It looks like the planned remake of the 80s exploitation classic Maniac Cop has taken a step closer to becoming a reality, with Screen Daily revealed that acclaimed comic book writer Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) has signed on to pen the script. The new version of Maniac Cop is being spearheaded by […]
Bates Motel Season 2 – Episode 10 Review
Alice Rush reviews the season 2 finale of Bates Motel… The finale of season 2 of Bates Motel has me very torn. On one hand I’m frustrated at the lack of drama and tension that seems to have characterised most of this season. For a thriller style show there seems to be a deficiency of […]
