Lone Survivor star Eric Bana is prized to take control of a tragic catastrophe for Disney's The Finest Hours. The adaptation continues to acquire an impressive cast for this real-life tale of an ocean rescue mission.
Sony's biopic of the late Apple Founder, Steve Jobs, has stalled since it was announced back in 2011. Three years ago, the delay occurred around the time of Jobs' death. Since then the movie has suffered a plague of development issues - and today marks the arrival of one more set back. Leonardo DiCaprio, the leading man who was reportedly on track to start work soon on the picture, has bowed out.
The behind-the-scenes expose of Dan Rather's scandalous George W. Bush story has landed another two additions to its expanding cast. Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter each bagged the news that Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3) and John Benjamin Hickey (HBO's The Normal Heart) have signed on for Truth.
Marvel's sights have been set on quirkster extraordinaire, Joaquin Phoenix, for the title role in Doctor Strange for some time now. Since this year's San Diego Comic-Con, the studio behemoth have reportedly been pursuing the actor in order to secure his involvement. To be frank, the 'news' about Doctor Strange has thus far been based primarily on gossip, rumours and many unreliable sources. Now, however, we're hearing from Deadline - a more reputable outlet - that Phoenix is officially off the project.
In franchise terms, the three years between Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and upcoming sequel Mission: Impossible 5 is a whopping gap. Paramount Pictures and Skydance's decision to wait until the perfect line-up was assembled is a gamble that seems to be paying off. As the follow-up continues its shoot, Variety has the news of another pawn added to the espionage mix; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Simon McBurney.
On Monday we brought you the news that Pierce Brosnan was attached to star in Urge, as a drug designer. Now we've news of who exactly he'll be peddling them to, as Twilight's Ashley Greene has joined the cast.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news. The outlet went on to reveal exactly what the project will entail for Greene, as she'll be heading up the pic in the lead female role as Teresa:
Even though principal photography has long since wrapped, and the movie is deep in post, one new addition to the cast of The Jesuit has just been announced. The news comes from Variety, who have learned that Sons Of Anarchy's Ron Perlman was a late addition to the shoot.
We have to go back. Those words uttered by Lost's troubled doc, Jack, could be adopt a whole new meaning in light of a recent interview with the show's creator, Carlton Cuse.
It's been ten years since the sci-fi adventure mystery hit our TV screens and four since it wrapped up proceedings. The final season left some fans dissatisfied. I'm a huge fan of the show, and wasn't at all disappointed in the flash-sideways approach it took for its swansong season. The tangled mess weaved by the passengers of Oceanic 815 kept me hooked, and eager for more inexplicable mysteries. But is that at all likely?
From the director of Up and Monsters Inc., comes an entirely new type of animated feature for Disney Pixar. The studio, who've made a name in hybridising the bright cartoon appeal of its characters with the dry, sardonic wit for adults to enjoy, are trying something new in Inside Out.
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman is emerging as one of this year's most eagerly-anticipated releases. With ex-Batman Michael Keaton in the titular role as ex-superhero Riggan Thomas, it piles on the quirk in a meta-riff on the actor's own success during the eighties. We've still a little time to wait until the movie reaches theatres, but there's already a feeling amongst critics that Keaton is a strong contender for the Best Actor Oscar.
