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Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace Donald Trump on Celebrity Apprentice

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From Mr. Universe to Terminator to Governor to Celebrity Apprentice – NBC has announced that action superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger is to become the new “boss” on their hugely successful reality show. Set to utter his True Lies line of “You’re Fired!” a few more times, the Terminator Genisys will replace former “boss” Donald Trump next […]

Rachel McAdams confirms she is joining Marvel’s Doctor Strange

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Marvel’s Doctor Strange has swelled its cast further with the official news that Rachel McAdams has now signed on to co-star in Phase Three film, reports The Wrap. Rumours of McAdams’ involvement have been circulating for a few months now, but speaking to The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider at the Toronto Film Festival, McAdams confirmed that […]

Jessica Chastain to star in John Madden-directed Miss Sloane

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Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year) is set to star in political thriller Miss Sloane for Europacorp and FilmNation, Deadline reports. John Madden (Shakespeare In Love) is directing the film, which will see Chastain playing “a powerful lobbyist who sacrifices her career on Federal Hill in order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing […]

Zoe Saldana to star in graphic novel adaptation I Kill Giants

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Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek star Zoe Saldana has joined the cast of I Kill Giants, an adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name by Joe Kelly. Chris Columbus (Harry Potter) is producing the film with Anders Walter making his feature-length directorial debut. Saldana is set to play school psychologist […]

Nicole Kidman joins cast for second season of Top of the Lake

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Nicole Kidman (Before I Go To Sleep) has been announced as part of the cast for the second season for acclaimed television drama Top of the Lake, according to The Daily Mail. Critically acclaimed on its debut in 2012, Top of the Lake is a crime-mystery show co-created by Oscar winning writer/director Jane Champion (The […]

Isla Fisher joins cast of director Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals

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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 […]

Hank Azaria joins the cast of HBO’s Wizard of Lies alongside Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer

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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 […]

Zack Snyder keen on seeing a George Miller-directed DC movie

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After addressing the all the rumours doing the rounds on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and reports that the studio wants to make the film more Batman-centric, director Zack Snyder has now spoken of his excitement about the prospect of George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) taking on a DC film. Miller is no […]

Two more join Kate Beckinsale for Underworld 5

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With production on Underworld: Next Generation set for next month, casting is well underway for the fifth installment in the successful action/horror franchise Underworld, and now we have word on two new additions to the project. Firstly, British newcomer Clementine Nicholson will play Lena, a Nordic Coven warrior and daughter of Vidar. She will be […]