Currently stacking up rave reviews for her turn in Paul Feig's upcoming espionage comedy Spy, Melissa McCarthy is charging ahead with her next chucklesome outing. Reuniting with husband Ben Falcone, with whom she collaborated on Tammy, the actress is now hard at work lensing next summer's Michelle Darnell. With the shoot well underway, the first image from the set has now appeared online via EW.
Disney's plan to wring every ounce of cash from its sizeable back catalogue continues today with news that the Mouse House is developing a live-action Winnie The Pooh movie. This week has already brought with it word that Mulan is getting similar treatment which begs the question; when will this remake craze come to an end? Bearing in mind the studio has already marshalled successful live-action versions of Maleficent, Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella to the screen, the answer is likely to be: never.
While the cameras have yet to roll on Starz' ten-episode sequel series Ash Vs. Evil Dead that hasn't stopped the network from assembling a brief teaser to clue audiences in on the forthcoming show. Returning to tackle the Deadites once again are original Dead director Sam Raimi, producer Bob Tapert and star of the show Bruce Campbell as the buffoonish Ash, for what's shaping up to be a glorious return to the world of the Evil Dead.
Warner Bros. is powering up for the launch of its forthcoming blockbuster reboot Mad Max: Fury Road by blasting the moviegoing world with a glut of phenomenal teasers, images and action-packed trailers. The rigorous campaign has shifted somewhat into more familiar territory now, as the actors attached are doing their bit to up the pre-release buzz during press interviews. One of the film's topliners Tom Hardy is one such name, who during an interview with
Esquire confirmed his future involvement in the franchise.
One out of many lessons that the movies have taught us is that history has a tendency to return at the most inopportune time and make life a living hell. If there's an incident you'd prefer no-one ever hear of, make sure you scrub away all evidence. And if there's someone else involved in this life-changing secret? It's probably a good idea not to accept their friend request on Facebook. Nevertheless, past mistakes can haunt the best of us, as is the case for Jason Bateman's character in The Gift.
Talk of Mallrats 2 continues to escalate into further bouts of social media madness as director Kevin Smith has opted to use Twitter as a casting announcement tool. In the last couple of weeks, the status of the shopping-centric sequel has gone from non-existent to very much on Smith's upcoming production slate. And of course, as the film falls within his very own View Askewniverse, he's intent on roping in all of the main players from the 1995 caper to reprise their roles. Which is just plain brilliant.
In the highly-secretive world of Marvel movie-making, it's not uncommon for actors to be kept in the dark along with fans when it comes to their future appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While that rationale applies to performers who have already shot footage - which could technically appear in any MCU feature - there's no mistaking this latest piece of casting tidbittery. The eagle-eyed folks at Slash Film have spotted two new additions to the casting roster for Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Switching out geek-centric chatter for far more terrifying subject matter, The Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki is the latest in a line of recent additions to board Paramount's horror sequel Rings. Originally the film was mistakenly described as a prequel; a matter which director F. Javier Gutierrez soon cleared up. With that matter taken care of it's since been explained that the third entry in the studio's J-horror remake trilogy is actually set after The Ring Two.
Continuing her mission to infect mainstream and indie cinema with her inherent likeability and endless charm, Anna Kendrick is now set for another comedic performance in Fox's Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates. The film's descriptive title somewhat sums up the premise of Funny Or Die alum Jake Szymanski's forthcoming caper, which stars Kendrick's Pitch Perfect colleague Adam Devine and Neighbors frat rat Zac Efron.
The marketing blitz for Marvel's forthcoming Netflix series Daredevil has alluded to the show's gritty, realistic take on the classic comic. The tale of blind lawyer Matt Murdock's transformation into the crime-fighting Daredevil flopped in the 2003 big screen adaptation, but by and large the small screen renovation looks set to sidestep the errors which befell the feature.
