As if the movie wasn’t getting enough bad press, stories of Fantastic Four‘s troubled production is starting to hit news outlets. One tidbit to come from The Hollywood Reporter’s great write-up, is that director Josh Trank was nearly fired from the movie prior to production starting. “Another source says the notion of firing Trank came […]
Netflix snaps up Christopher Guest’s new film Mascots
The Wrap is reporting that Netflix is continuing its investment in new feature films with news that the online subscription service has acquired “mockumentary” comedy Mascots. The film is directed by Christopher Guest (This is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind) and tells the story of the World Mascot Championships, in the similar mockumentary style as […]
Netflix rebooting Mr. Peabody & Sherman
With their big screen outing from last year failing to ignite the box office, Mr. Peabody & Sherman are heading back to the small screen, with Netflix ordering a 13-episode series from DreamWorks Animation. According to Variety, The New Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show “sets the duo as hosts of a latenight comedy show broadcast […]
Rumour: Jiang Wen joins the cast of Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One
Following the news that Donnie Yen has been cast in Star Wars: Episode VIII, we’ve got a new rumour for the Gareth Edwards directed spin-off Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. According to Yahoo! Singapore, Chinese actor and director Jiang Wen has joined the cast. Wen is perhaps best known for his Let the Bullets Fly, […]
Details for Arrow episode featuring Matt Ryan’s John Constantine; will have a major impact on Legends of Tomorrow
Fans of the show were sad to hear that Constantine wasn’t going to be renewed for a second season, but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of Matt Ryan as John Constantine. Ryan took to Twitter last night to announce that he will feature in the upcoming season of Arrow in the fifth episode […]
Writers hired for Friday the 13th TV series
There hasn’t been much development on the Friday the 13th TV series since it was announced last year, but now we’ve discovered who will be writing it. Deadline are reporting that Steve Mitchell & Craig Van Sickle, who created the NBC show The Predator back in 1996, have been hired to pen the series. The series […]
Reese Witherspoon to star in supernatural thriller Cold
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line, Wild) is to star and produce in the supernatural thriller Cold for Lionsgate. While plot details are yet to be revealed, the script has been written by Bill Marsilii (Deja Vu) and will see Witherspoon also serving as producer the film through her Pacific […]
Aaron Eckhart joins Captain Sully alongside Tom Hanks
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Dark Knight star Aaron Eckhart is set to join Tom Hanks (Saving Mr. Banks) for Clint Eastwood’s Captain Sully. Oscar winner Hanks plays the legendary pilot Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger, who safely landed a plane on the Hudson River in 2009, saving 1555 passengers on-board and making international headlines. […]
Uggie the Dog passes away
Some sad news this morning as Uggie the dog, star of the Oscar-winning 2011 film The Artist, has passed away aged 13 after being put to sleep following a battle with a prostate tumor. The canine star shot to fame thanks to his role in The Artist, which saw him honoured with a Palm Dog […]
Topher Grace joins Brad Pitt’s War Machine
Variety is reporting that Interstellar star Topher Grace has signed on to appear opposite Brad Pitt for his upcoming Netflix film War Machine. Grace, who will soon be seen opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in American Ultra, will play a “civilian media adviser to Pitt’s four-star U.S. military general, who’s trying to win the […]
