The Screen Actors Guild has announced the nominations for the 21st SAG Awards, with Alexander Gonzales Inarritu’s Birdman leading the pack with four nods, including the most prestigious, Outstanding Cast, where it will compete with Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything. On the television front, HBO racked up […]
Cuba Gooding Jr. is O.J. Simpson and Sarah Paulson is Marcia Clark in Ryan Murphy’s new miniseries American Crime Story
The first installment of Ryan Murphy’s new anthology miniseries American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson has revealed some major casting news. According to Deadline, the show has just picked up Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sarah Paulson for its lead roles. This first installment of American Crime Story is to be based on the […]
Sony acquires top secret J.J. Abrams sci-fi project
Deadline is reporting that Sony has reached a deal for a top secret untitled sci-fi project which is set to be produced by Star Wars: The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams through his Bad Robot production company. According to the site, the sci-fi “has a Cloverfield feel and a contained budget and that it involves […]
The Walking Dead fans petition to bring back Beth
After a midseason finale to The Walking Dead which saw one of the main characters killed off, fans have started a petition in an attempt to bring back Beth (Emily Kinney) from the dead, and so far the petition had gained over 40,000 signatures. The post on Change.org reads as follows: ‘Beth Greene (played by […]
Dad’s Army movie set for release in February 2016
Universal Pictures has announced that filming has wrapped on Dad’s Army, the upcoming feature remake of the beloved British comedy series, and the film has been given a UK release date of February 5th, 2016. “We are proud to bring Dad’s Army to cinema audiences early 2016. This feature film re-imagining of the characters from the original […]
Paddington holds on to top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 6th to Sunday 8th December 2014… Paddington made it two weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office, with the live-action / CG hybrid pulling in £3.84 million in its second weekend. The highest new entry of the weekend […]
Marvel wanted Spider-Man for Captain America: Civil War, Sony approached Sam Raimi about returning to the Spidey franchise
The hack into Sony Pictures has revealed some interesting details about the studios plans – or lack of – for its Spider-Man franchise as it looks to shake-up the property following the negative response to this year’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. According to The Wall Street Journal, leaked emails have revealed: – Extensive discussions between […]
Josh Homme plays himself on British comedy show Toast of London
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme appeared on last night’s second series finale of the comedy show Toast of London. The musician starred alongside his wife Brody Dalle’s half-sister Morgana Robinson. The premise of the episode, titled “Fool in Love,” revolved around Steven Toast (Matt Berry) running into one of his old ex’s, […]
Live-action Teen Titans pilot to shoot next year
DC fans have had to suffer through a fairly barren couple of years when it comes to seeing their heroes on the big screen, but that hasn’t been the case when it comes to the small screen, and it seems that DC’s TV expansion is showing little sign of slowing down. In addition to Arrow, […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunner confirms Avengers: Age of Ultron tie-in
Following a successful tie-in with this year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, wit has now been confirmed that Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will follow suit with Avengers: Age of Ultron , tying in to Joss Whedon’s hotly-anticipated sequel as its second season draws to a close. “You should expect something,” executive producer Jed Whedon tells Entertainment […]
