Jackie Earle Haley Joins RoboCop Reboot Cast
Director Jose Padilha’s RoboCop reboot added yet another credible character actor to its growing cast list today as Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, Dark Shadows) was officially confirmed as Maddox, the character responsible for giving our heroic Cyborg lawman his deadly military training. Joel Kinnaman is stepping into the robotic shoes for the iconic lead role [...]
The Rock Might Be DC Hero Lobo
Dwayne Johnson aka former wrestling superstar The Rock, has confirmed through his official Twitter account that he is in fact in talks to play DC alien anti-hero Lobo. Johnson announced via his official Twitter account : “Rumours of me possibly playing LOBO are true. Joel Silver and Brad Peyton working on it now. That could be [...]
Thor 2 Loses Villain Mads Mikkelsen
Marvel superhero sequel Thor 2 has lost its main villain with Mads Mikkelsen dropping out due to a scheduling conflict with his new NBC TV series Hannibal. Hannibal is a prequel to Silence of the Lambs, exploring the relationship between sociopathic cannibal Dr Hannibal Lecter and FBI agent Will Graham. Ironically another American TV network [...]
Guy Pearce joins Iron Man 3 Cast
Guy Pearce has officially joined the cats of Iron Man 3 alongside returning franchise stars Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and recently cast Ben Kingsley. Guy Pearce is currently on battling space thugs in cinemas in sci-fi action adventure Lockout and later this year he’s playing malevolent technology tycoon Peter Weyland in Ridley [...]
Ben Kingsley set for Iron Man 3
Sir Ben Kingsley is probably still best known for roles in films like Schindler’s List and Gandhi, but he’s certainly not above risking his credibility for lucrative paychecks playing villains in less lauded blockbuster fair Past examples include BloodRayne, Thunderbirds, What Planet Are You From?, War Inc., Suspect Zero, and Prince of Persia. Now he’s reportedly [...]
Al Pacino joins cast of Despicable Me 2
Future bond baddie Javier Bardem recently abandoned his voice acting duties in Dreamworks villainous animated sequel Despicable Me 2. But the latest news is that The Godfather himself Al Pacino will be now be joining the cast instead. In Despicable Me, Gru a struggling superhero of vague Eastern European origin voiced by Steve Carell, adopts [...]