Harrison Ford Back For Bladerunner Sequel
After years of hesitant uncertainty, Harrison Ford is officially confirmed as reprising his role of replicant hunting police officer Rick Deckard in the forthcoming Bladerunner sequel. The original 1982 film loosely based on Philip K Dick’s short novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep has become widely accepted as an enigmatic cult classic and one [...]
Summit want Tom Cruise for Highlander Remake
Summit Entertainment are reportedly interested in approaching Tom Cruise for a major role in their long planned Highlander reboot. Cruise is thought to be on the studios wishlist for the part of Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, played in the original series by Sean Connery. Ramirez is the mentor of the film’s hero, schooling him in both deadly [...]
Benedict Cumberbatch is Jungle Book Shere Khan
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch becomes the first official cast member of Warners Bros Jungle Book, signing on for the role of villainous Tiger Shere Khan. Acclaimed motion capture pioneer Andy Serkis is making his directing debut with the project, which will be going head to head with a rival production from animation masters Disney. Disney [...]
Jackie Chan wants major Expendables 4 Role
Having missed out on appearing in The Expendables 3 due to a clash with his commitments to film Chinese Zodiac, Jackie Chan has emphatically reiterated his desire to have a major role in planed sequel The Expendables 4. Speaking to Red Carpet News in London during a rare visit to the UK, Jackie confirmed that [...]
Jackie Chan wants Brett Ratner or Will Smith to direct Karate Kid 2
Speaking to Red Carpet News during a recent appearance at the BFI in London martial arts superstar Jackie Chan confirmed that while he won’t direct the American set sequel to The Karate Kid due to his lack of cultural understanding, he’d welcome either frequent collaborate Brett Ratner or Will Smith as directors. With Ratner recently [...]
Hercules Dwayne Johnson Interview
Former Wrestling superstar turned action movie hero Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock finally gets to take on his dream role of mythical hero Hercules. Directed by Brett Ratner and showcasing an eclectic global cast the sword and sandals epic fuses legend with CGI and real hulking muscles. Here’s what Dwayne had t say about the [...]
Josh Brolin To Voice Marvel Villain Thanos
Josh Brolin will apparently be providing the voice of Marvel villain Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy and likely beyond. The character will feature in Guardians and Avengers: Age of Ultron, inevitably setting up prime villain duties for the climatic Avengers 3. Comic book fans will already be very familiar with the intergalactic super villain [...]
Edgar Wright Quits Ant-Man
In highly unexpected news director Edgar Wright will no longer direct the Ant-Man movie he has been developing with Marvel for countless years. having finally secured a cast and even a release date for the long promised project, it seems that Marvel and Wright have suffered form a last minute case of ‘creative differences’. Marvel [...]
Star Wars VII Force For Change Competition
Today in a special video message from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, director J.J. Abrams announced the creation of Star Wars: Force for Change, a brand new Star Wars initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm in collaboration with Bad Robot dedicated to finding creative solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems. The first Star Wars: Force for Change campaign will raise [...]
Fantastic Four Reboot Casts Mole Man
Tim Blake Nelson has reportedly become the latest addition to the 20th Century Fox Fantastic Four reboot. The actor best known for turns in O’ Brother Where Art Thou & The Incredible Hulk will apparently be taking on the role of Harvey Eldar. Eldar is a brilliant scientist who ultimately becomes the villainous Mole Man, [...]