With Steve Carell departing NBC’s comedy The Office, producers are pulling out all the stops to make this season the most memorable. Will Ferrell has signed on to appear in four episodes and will play a branch manager who comes from the home office and as you would expect, he’s just as normal as Steve […]
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Javier Bardem Offered Howard’s Gunslinger Lead
For some time we’ve known that Ron Howard has been working on the adaptation of Stephen King‘s ‘Dark Tower’ which is a 7-novel series and takes place in a mythic version of the Old West. The scope of the film is on the scale of Jackson’s ‘Rings’ films with 3 films planned as well as […]
Spider-Man Location Shoot – Maguire Gives Thumbs Up
Since the release of the official image of Andrew Garfield wearing the new Spider-man outfit, new location snaps have found their way online which show the action taking place in downtown L.A where a stunt double is doing most of the physical action. The snaps and spectator vision say volumes about the style of movie […]
The Oscars 2011 – The 83rd Academy Award Nominations
Tuesday January 25th saw the official nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards announced live. The Oscar presentation takes place Sunday, February 27, 2011 and will be hosted by two of the year’s most talked about actors, James Franco from ‘127 Hours’ and Anne Hathaway, recently cast in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. Last year saw the expansion […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan & Kyra Sedgwick Team Up For Horror Flick
The Dibbuk Box is the new horror flick that’s being produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert under their Ghost House Pictures banner.The production has been building momentum with ‘The Closer’ star Kyra Sedgwick recently joining the cast as one of the story’s divorced parents. Jeffrey Dean Morgan of ‘Watchmen’ and ghost to Izzie in […]
TNT Plans To Extend The Closer Season 7, Possible Spin-Off
It was not the best holiday news when Kyra Sedgwick announced last December that she was quitting her hit show The Closer, but now it seems fans may get a reprieve. The cable channel TNT is looking at ways to extend the final season with additional episodes and possibly continuing without her or launching a […]
NBC Greenlights ‘Wonder Woman’ Pilot From David E. Kelley
David E. Kelley the creator of such definitive court room dramas as ‘The Practice’ and most recently ‘Harry’s Law’ is turning his hand to the comic book realm for TV. Wonder Woman is the iconic character from DC Comics who’s been a favorite of the superhero universe since her creation 70 years ago. Though despite […]
Marvel developing War Machine Spin-Off
Here’s an interesting bit of news, word is that Marvel Studios are said to be planning one of their first big character spin-offs. Whilst Iron Man 3 looks set to be in limbo for a while with Jon Favreau jumping ship due to the prospect of it becoming a cross-over sequel of sorts, the studios […]
Matt Damon & Emily Blunt ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ Featurette
Here’s a new featurette for Matt Damon’s upcoming Sci-Fi / thriller The Adjustment Bureau based on the short story by Philip K. Dick. It’s written and directed by George Nolfi who also wrote ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ and the film’s shot in and around Manhattan. The story focuses on a mysterious team of adjusters who seek […]
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Dictator Gets May 2012 Release
Sacha Baron Cohen will bring his unique comic talents to world of fallen Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein, in the film The Dictator.The story is inspired by the novel Zabibah and The King that was supposedly penned though said to have been overseen by the former leader. It served as a metaphor for all things related […]
Lucy Lawless Returns for Spartacus: Vengeance
The new prequel series for Spartacus has hit the airwaves in a bloody debut that may just top the original. Lucy Lawless plays Lucretia, the supportive wife to her power hungry hubby Batiatus played by John Hannah. Now if you haven’t seen the first season, the first minute of the prequel does a recap and […]
Sony Picks Up Elysium For $120 million, With Blade Runner’s Edge
Elysium is the next big Sci-Fi flick from director Neill Blomkamp that recently locked in Jodie Foster to star alongside Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley. It’s set a 100 years in the future on another planet and will reportedly combine the social allegory and themes that made District 9 so distinct. Media Rights Capital who […]
Ricky Gervais Returns To The Office
Ricky Gervais has been taking a lot of flack since his roasting of the stars at the 2011 Golden Globes, it seems not everyone was on his wavelength. Recently he appeared on ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ and talked about how he’ll be showing up on The Office as Steve Carell begins his departure. The comedian once […]
The Dark Knight Rises – Villains Announced
For some time we’ve been wondering about the villains and love interests for the Caped Crusader in the upcoming ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. Now we have a clearer picture of what to expect from the final installment of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman with Warner Bros announcing the casting of two major roles. Anne Hathaway will play […]