It looks like director Michael Noer (Northwest) has secured its two leads for the upcoming Papillon remake, with Deadline reporting that Mr. Robot star Rami Malek is in talks to join Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) in the cast of the film. Described as a “contemporary retelling” of Franklin J. Schaffner’s Oscar-nominated 1973 film, Papillon […]
Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips bringing Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS to HBO
Deadline is reporting that Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips are set to bring Joby Warrick’s Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS to the small screen, with The Hangover duo executive producing a limited series for HBO alongside writer Gregg Hurwitz (Orphan X) and director Tim Van Patten (Game of Thrones). Black […]
China release looking unlikely for Suicide Squad
With Suicide Squad reportedly needing to make a whopping $750 – $800 million in order to break even for Warner Bros., it looks like it will have to try and so so without the world’s second-biggest movie market, as THR is reporting that the DC supervillain team-up is unlikely to receive approval for a release in China. […]
Joel Edgerton to join Jennifer Lawrence in spy thriller Red Sparrow
Joel Edgerton has entered talks with 20th Century Fox to join Jennifer Lawrence in the upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow, which is being directed by Lawrence’s Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence. Red Sparrow will take place in modern-day Russia, with Lawrence playing Dominika Egorova, a state intelligence officer coerced into becoming a ‘Sparrow’, a trained […]
Rebel Wilson to star in remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
MGM is developing a remake of the 1988 Steve Martin / Michael Caine comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with Variety reporting that Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect, Grimsby) is attached to star. The site reports that the remake will present a modern day take on the material and follows “two female scam artists, one low rent and […]
Suicide Squad gets a LEGO makeover
Suicide Squad opens in cinemas around the world today, and to celebrate the YouTube channel ForrestFire101 has given a LEGO makeover to the first TV spot for the DC supervillain ensemble; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Suicide Squad here It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world’s […]
Kevin Smith shares his thoughts on Suicide Squad
He may not have been much of a fan of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but filmmaker Kevin Smith has taken to Facebook to share his admiration for the next instalment of the DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad, describing the film as “I look up to @suicidesquadmovie maker#DavidAyer. His #endofwatch, shot with a mixture […]
UPDATE: Katie McGrath to play Lena Luthor in Supergirl
Lex Luthor’s little sister is coming to National City, with TV Line reporting that Katie McGrath (Merlin, Jurassic World) has secured the role of Lena Luthor in Supergirl season two. The character description for the recurring characters reads: “Beautiful, powerful, and enigmatic, Lena arrives in National City on the heels of brother Lex’s incarceration hoping […]
Eli Roth drops teaser for mystery sci-fi horror Mission: Fear
After exiting the big screen adaptation of Meg, Eli Roth has added a couple of new projects to his slate these past couple of months in the Death Wish remake and Aleister Arcane adaptation. However, it seems the director may have something else up his sleeve, with the Hostel filmmaker sharing a teaser of Twitter for […]
Tony Gilroy reportedly “supervising” the edit of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Despite Lucasfilm and Gareth Edwards putting on a brave face at Star Wars Celebration, it seems there may be more drama behind-the-scenes of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with The Hollywood Reporter claiming that Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy) has taken the lead on post-production on the December Anthology movie. Back in June, it was […]
