With MGM’s financial woes resolved and Spyglass Entertainment taking over, the brakes are finally off the production for the next James Bond movie with casting and location scouting underway. With news that Judi Dench was returning – which was something of a no-brainer, word spread last week that Javier Bardem had been offered a lead […]
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Scream 4 – Adding More Thrills
If you’re looking forward to the next installment of the Scream series from filmmaker Wes Craven, you might be amongst the fans who were concerned that the film was undergoing re-shoots. While this can sometimes imply a clunky story and flawed resolution, the master director claims that this is not the case. Wes Craven tweeted […]
Ghostbusters 3 – Waiting For Bill Murray
The long awaited third installment of the Ghostbusters franchise still has a major hurdle to overcome and that is Bill Murray’s approval of the script. Sony Pictures, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman all like the much revised Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky script, though Bill Murray hasn’t even read it. With some franchises […]
Eva Green Set to Join Johnny Depp in Burton’s Dark Shadows
Eva Green who turned the Bond girl role upside down is now set to join Johnny Depp in the Tim Burton directed adaptation of Dark Shadows. Based on the 60s TV soap, Green is set to play the powerful witch Angelique who’ll have something of a love hate relationship with Depp’s vampire, Barnabas Collins. The […]
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Script is ‘Phenomenal’
Anticipation for the next installment of Batman is reaching fever pitch even though the film doesn’t open til next year. Warner Bros recently announced that Anne Hathaway had joined the cast to play Selina Kyle aka Catwoman and that Tom Hardy would be playing a villain, though not as Dr. Hugo Strange as it was […]
Darren Aronofsky Wants Hugh Jackman to Bulk Up for ‘The Wolverine’
Hugh Jackman recently stepped out for a workout on Thursday (January 27) after the snowstorm in New York City. The 42-year-old Aussie actor is working hard to pack on the muscle for his upcoming reprisal of his Wolverine character, and it was recently announced that he’d be presenting at the 2011 Oscars. He’s excited to […]
Joaquin Phoenix Considers Playing Abe Lincoln’s Vampire Mentor
Joaquin Phoenix is considering taking on a role that would signal his return to mainstream acting. After his mock doc ‘I’m Still Here’ which largely confused the heck out of people, this could re-establish his skills as a performer and bring his usual flair to a movie that could be dark and deliciously fun. Abraham […]
Javier Bardem: Bond Villain or Gunslinger?
Javier Bardem has been offered another substantial film role that could see the actor facing something of a quandary. The man who turned in one of the most chilling performances in years in the Coen Brothers ‘No Country For Old Men’, could be bringing his villainous charms to the next Bond movie. The role hasn’t […]
Henry Cavill to Star in Zack Snyder’s Superman
When the reigns of the Superman reboot were handed over to master filmmaker and producer Christopher Nolan, speculation began as to who would direct the new movie and which actor would portray the character in the modern context. With director Zack Snyder locked in to helm the movie from a script by David S. Goyer, […]
SNL: The Social Mashup
Rumors were flying that Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg would be showing up on Saturday Night Live as guest to host Jesse Eisenberg. During the opening monlogue SNL comedian Andy Samberg enters playing Zuckerberg and asks the audience to”All hail the Zuck!”. Oscar nominated star of the ‘The Social Network’ then shows us how he plays […]
Elijah Wood Talks His Hobbit Prequels Cameo
News broke two weeks back that Elijah Wood would be appearing in Peter Jackson‘s Hobbit prequels. Fans were obviously excited about his return as the beloved Shire-dweller Frodo and with other familiar cast members announced the new films are shaping up to be something extraordinary. While at the recent Sundance Film Festival to promote the […]
Judi Dench Returns as ‘M’ for Next Bond
For some time the latest installment in the James Bond franchise has been touch and go. The financial woes of MGM forced the production to stall and EON productions were hopeful to move Bond to a fully functioning studio such as Sony who were keen for the franchise as was Fox. Now with Spyglass taking […]
Michael Fassbender to Play an ‘Artificial Person’ In Prometheus
Michael Fassbender is set to join the ranks of actors who have played androids in the Alien universe. Ian Holm was memorable as the deceitful ‘Ash’ in the original ‘Alien’ and in James Cameron‘s smash follow-up Lance Henriksen played the courageous ‘Bishop’, who preferred the term ‘artificial person’. Fassbender joins Noomi Rapace in Ridley Scott’s […]
The Vampire Hunter is Chosen
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is hot property in Hollywood at the moment with a casting frenzy underway for key roles in what’s shaping up to be a massive movie next year. The studios were in something of a bidding war for the movie adaptation which Tim Burton and director Timur Bekmambetov optioned with their own […]