With production underway in Vancouver, Walt Disney Studios has announced that it will co-produce and co-finance The BFG, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book. Three-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance (The Gunmen) will play the title character, with newcomer Ruby Barnhill cast as Sophie, but today with the Disney deal comes news of […]
Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve tapped to write Captain Marvel
Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve are reportedly being tapped to pen the upcoming Captain Marvel movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Marvel reportedly want to have female writers for their first female led project. At this time Marvel have refused to comment and will wait until contracts are signed before making any official announcement. Perlman has […]
Robert Downey Jr. wants to see Peter Parker Spider-Man and for him to join The Avengers
We’re just less than two weeks away from seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron here in the UK (sorry US, three weeks for you) and the promotional tour is running hot. In an interview with E! Online, Iron Man himself Robert Downey Jr. was asked about Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead of Captain America: […]
Michelle MacLaren drops out of Wonder Woman
Michelle MacLaren will no longer be directing Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman movie, with the studio releasing the following statement via The Hollywood Reporter: “Given creative differences, Warner Bros. and Michelle MacLaren have decided not to move forward with plans to develop and direct Wonder Woman together.” At this time it is unknown if Wonder Woman […]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
More casting news from Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming live-action remake of the classic animation Beauty and the Beast, with the studio adding another award-winning actress into the mix. Variety is reporting that Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle, Jupiter Ascending) has joined the ever-expanding cast and will play Plumette, the feather duster from the original film. Emma Watson […]
Rebel Wilson signs on for Pitch Perfect 3
With the sequel to 2012’s hit comedy Pitch Perfect just around the corner, news on the third installment is already underway with word from the US that Rebel Wilson, who plays Fat Amy, has already signed on for the next entry. LA Times writer Amy Kaufman has tweeted over the weekend that the Aussie star […]
Olivia Munn cast as Psylocke in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse
Through his Instagram account this evening, Bryan Singer has announced that Olivia Munn (The Newsroom, Magic Mike) has been cast as Psylocke in the director’s latest X-Men film, X-Men: Apocalypse. Munn has signed on to play Betsy Braddock, a.k.a. Psylocke. In the comics, Psylocke is “a precognitive with telepathic powers, the ability to project her […]
Ben Stiller unveils Derek Zoolander’s son in Zoolander 2
With production well underway in Rome, Ben Stiller has taken to his Twitter account to unveil Derek Zoolander’s teenage son in Zoolander 2. Stiller posted a picture of him as Zoolander alongside young actor Cyrus Arnold (Sam & Cat) in a red sports car as they posed for the snap, but while Derek is still […]
That fight scene in Daredevil was actually done in one shot
If there has been one moment that everyone has talked about since the launch of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil, it was the one-shot fight scene at the end of the second episode. Well, it turns out that really was done in one shot! “Phil Abraham was directing, and it was always scripted that this scene […]
Captain America: Civil War to be first Marvel film shot in IMAX
Marvel have today confirmed today that Captain America: Civil War will be the first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be part-shot in IMAX, using the latest 2D camera technology. Around 15 minutes of the film will be shot using IMAX technology, which co-director Joe Russo has been discussing: “We like being on the cutting […]
