NBC Plans Outbreak TV Series

NBC are turning Wolfgang Peterson’s 1995 film Outbreak into a new TV series. The original film starred Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman. It followed efforts by hazmat suit wearing heroes to contain an ‘outbreak’ of a deadly ebola style virus. The american TV network has committed to produce a one hour pilot [...]

Any Day Now Alan Cumming Interview

Any Day Now is a moving drama inspired by real life events. In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.  Here’s what star Alan Cumming had to say about working on the project: Rudy’s nature is flamboyant, [...]

James McAvoy For Frankenstein

James McAvoy looks set to play deranged scientific genius Victor Von Frankenstein in 20th century Fox’s upcoming big screen re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic. Diminutive Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is already confirmed to play Frankenstein’s long suffering assistant Igor. Directed by Paul McGuigan the latest version of the timeless horror tale will actually [...]

Bryan Cranston Talks Lex Luthor & Superman

Bryan Cranston has been linked heavily to the role of Lex Luthor in forthcoming Superman sequel Batman vs. Superman.  Now the Breaking Bad star has commented on the speculation teasingly suggesting the studio should “Give me a call”. Speaking further about the Man of Steel’s iconic nemesis the teasing star added: “I like Lex luthor, [...]

Harrison Ford replaces Bruce Willis In Expendables 3

Sylvester Stallone used twitter to confirm that Harrison Ford will replace Bruce Willis for Expendables 3, before branding the Die Hard star “Greedy and Lazy”. Stallone had long expressed his desire to add Star Wars and Indiana Jones legend Ford to the franchise alongside the existing array of aging action stars. He excitedly tweeted “Willis [...]

Disney Announce New Animated Projects & Casts

Disney has announced a whole slate of new animated films at their biennial D23 Expo. They’ve also confirmed an impressive array of vocal talents for the various new projects that includes Tom Hiddleston, Christina Hendricks, Neil Patrick Harris, Bill Hader and Amy Poheler Finding Dory The studio confirmed that the Finding Nemo sequel will feature [...]

Mark Wahlberg Talks 2 Guns & Transformers 4

Mark Wahlberg flew into London for an in depth press conference chat about his new movie 2 Guns, costarring Denzel Washington. During a candid chat the Ted and Boogie Nights star spoke about everything form his infamous music career, to trash talking Oscar winners, making Transformers 4 and news of other  future projects. Read the [...]

Mission Impossible 5 Gets Director

Director Christopher McQuarrie will officially re-unite with his Jack Reacher star Tom Cruise for Mission impossible 5. Confirming the news via Twitter the pair tweeted “Mission Accepted”. Speaking of the news Ethan Hunt actor Cruise explained: “I am thrilled to reunite with Chris for the latest installment in the Mission series. I began producing the films [...]

Benedict Cumberbatch In Penguins Of Madagascar Voice Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich have officially joined the voice cast of Dreamworks feature length animated spin-off The Penguins Of Madagascar. According to initial reports, Malkovich will be playing the film’s charming villain, whilst Sherlock star Cumberbatch will be voicing an animal CIA agent hot on his trail. Benedict recently voiced Smaug the dragon in [...]

Rupert Wyatt Might Direct Star Trek 3

J.J. Abrams hasn’t officially confirmed his departure from the next Start Trek sequel, but it’s widely and sensibly assumed that he’ll be unable to return to direct Star Trek 3 due to his demanding directing duties on Star Wars Episode VII.  Rumours of who might take over the helm of the Enterprise to steer the [...]