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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone rumoured for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land

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Deadline has reported that Ryan Gosling (Drive) and Emma Stone (Birdman) are rumoured to be close to a deal to star in Whiplash director Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. The film, which Chazelle wrote before his breakout film Whiplash, is described as “an old fashioned musical set in contemporary Los Angeles and centers on a […]

Bill Paxton set to join Daniel Radcliffe for Grand Theft Auto film

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Aliens star Bill Paxton could be set to join Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in Grand Theft Auto, BBC Films’ true-life story of the creator of Grand Theft Auto and a Miami lawyer who wanted to get the game banned. Radcliffe is playing Sam Houser, the British co-founder and […]

Jake Gyllenhaal to make stage musical debut in Little Shop of Horrors

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s recent career has been stellar, with his roles in films such as Prisoners, Enemy and Nightcrawler earning him acclaim and new-found respectability amongst some of the “naysayers” he had in his early career. One of his next roles, though, will see him tackle a different monster. Gyllenhaal is set to make his musical […]

Disney to co-produce Steven Spielberg’s The BFG, full cast announced

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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 […]

Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

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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 […]

Olivia Munn cast as Psylocke in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse

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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

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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 […]

Captain America: Civil War to be first Marvel film shot in IMAX

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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 […]

Jennifer Garner and Robbie Amell join Nine Lives

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The Wrap is reporting the casting of Jennifer Garner (Dallas Buyers Club) and Robbie Amell (The Duff) in Barry Sonnefeld’s latest comedy, Nine Lives. Sonnenfeld returns after a three year hiatus following 2012’s Men in Black 3, while Garner and Amell join Kevin Spacey (House of Cards), Christopher Walken (Jersey Boys) and Malina Weissman (Teenage […]