Scott Derrickson's Sinister made waves last year as a clever horror flick with an actor from outside the genre taking the lead. The Ethan Hawke vehicle; made on a modest $3 million budget brought in $77 million worldwide. The production company behind his breakout film, 2005's The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, are hoping to recapture that successful formula. Screen Gems have partnered up with the director for his next project Beware The Night . Now The Hollywood Reporter has news that Community star Joel McHale is in final talks to join the cast.
Things are heating up for Guillermo Del Toro's monster epic Pacific Rim. With a release date imminent, the marketing machine has been set to high, sputtering out new images, posters, banners and TV spots. Surfacing with an interview Del Toro did for Empire, a couple of new images showcase the sheer scale of the film's monsters.
Paul Thomas Anderson has had a stellar year. His last effort, The Master acquired three Oscar nominations and his upcoming feature continues to generate an awe-inspiring cast. That next project, Inherent Vice, has in the last month attracted a wealth of fine acting talent and today, Deadline reports that Josh Brolin has also signed on.
Oscar-winner Melissa Leo has signed onto M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming TV series Wayward Pines. The event series received the greenlight from Fox earlier this month, with an autumn 2014 debut scheduled.
The Academy-award nominated writer of Far From Heaven; Todd Haynes, has signed on to direct Carol. Based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, The Price Of Salt, the project has landed two major stars already. Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are lined up to play the two leads.
Tinseltown's love of all things prehistoric continues to romp forward. Twenty years since Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park advanced cinema technology and brought the terrifying and majestic creatures to the big screen, we still can't get enough! This latest domestic trailer for Walking With Dinosaurs 3D is here to keep audiences poised for further dinosauric action.
Marvel's Cinematic Universe has of late been at the centre of much rumour and anticipation. Will Robert Downey Jr. return and clear a check that could wipe most third world countries out of debt? Will Guardians Of The Galaxy contain every villain imaginable being played by the least likely actors? Amidst all this excitement for Marvel's Phase Three we'd sort of forgotten about their next release. Thor: The Dark World is still six months away from our cinema screens and marks the second film out of the gates for Phase Two. Just in time to get us prepared for the God Of Thunder's return, the latest issue of Empire has a crop of new images.
It's no wonder that the best of Hollywood's leading lady talent are chomping at the bit for this part. Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Chastain and Amanda Seyfried are all in the running to play the former Secretary of State and First Lady, Hillary Clinton. The film's title, Rodham, points towards the time in the Senator's life the story will depict. Rodham of course was her maiden name before marrying Bill Clinton.
A critical success at this year's Sundance, Ain't Them Bodies Saints has picked up distribution and dropped a new trailer. With a release set for the end of this summer, the film has already snagged multiple awards. It was honoured with the gong for best cinematography for a U.S. drama at 2013 Sundance as well as a nomination for the Grand Jury prize.
Another day, another batch of news on Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy. The folks over at Hitflix have a slew of new information on the flick. Firming up sketchy story details by fleshing them out, they've also named another actor in the running for a role. John C. Reilly, a name you wouldn't expect, has been offered a part.
