Kevin Smith knows how to talk the talk, especially when it comes to his own interconnected movie universe, the View Askewniverse. For several years, the verbose filmmaker has dropped hints about a Mallrats sequel, right up until spring of 2015 when casting fever saw most of the original film cast signing up to reprise their roles. We hate to break it to you die-hard Smith fans, but as of today, Mallrats 2 the movie has been scuppered... in favor of a TV series.
Steven Soderbergh does love his heist movies. After delivering Warner Bros. a corking heist trilogy, packed with A-list talent in the shape of Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen, he's at it again. Logan Lucky is his next heist-related drama that's now bolstered its cast with Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and Alien: Covenant's Katherine Waterston.
Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence is teaming up with The Big Short director Adam McKay for a real-life drama based on the founder of revolutionary medical startup, Theranos. Deadline reports that Lawrence is "attaching herself" to the project, which we'll take to mean she's working out a deal to headline another film where she plays an entrepreneur.
Since Sandra Bullock was announced as the lead in Warner Bros. potential Ocean's Eleven spinoff, this project has attracted the attention of every major A-list actress in Hollywood. Or it's been reported that way, at the very least. While there's been suspiciously little in terms of official announcements, there's plenty of rumors about who'll be joining the Oscar-winner and today brings another two names: Helena Bonham Carter and Mindy Kaling.
We recently received a first look at Katherine Waterston's character in Alien: Covenant, which showed the actress hiding down a dark, shadow-filled hallway while an explosion roared nearby. As the shaven-headed commander of the titular colony ship, we don't know that much about Daniels, except that she's part of a larger crew sent to investigate a planet whose sole inhabitant is Michael Fassbender's creepy android David.
Following a treacherous early development period Warner Bros/New Line's reboot of It is finally pushing forward. Just recently we learned that Bill Skarsgard - yes, the younger brother of True Blood's Alexander - had scored the pivotal role of evil, sewer-dwelling clown Pennywise, and today brings word of another villainous addition. Thansk to a new report from THR, it's confirmed that Bloodline season two newcomer Owen Teague will be fleshing out the baddies in the Stephen King adaptation.
Over the course of his career, Jude Law has flexed his acting muscles in a variety of genres, and it turns out that he very nearly flexed the hell out of his actual muscles to play the Man of Steel. During his appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Law confided in his host that he came very close to considering a role in a pre-Zack Snyder version of Superman.
Sharon Stone got the internet all hot and bothered recently when she made sly mention of an upcoming part in a Marvel movie. The actress referred to it as "a wee role" that, naturally, sparked tons of speculation. Did the "wee" mean it was small in length, like a fleeting cameo or background appearance? Or was it to be taken literally as in, she's probably playing Janet Van Dyne aka the original Wasp in Ant-Man And The Wasp?
There's a new squad of supernatural hunters rolling into theaters next month, as Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot plans to introduce audiences to a fresh take on the beloved brand. Taking the reins from Ray, Egon, Winston and Peter are a bunch of new 'busters eager to tackle to New York City's burgeoning ghost problem in the year 2016. If you've yet to spy any of the previous trailers and teasers clueing us into who these characters are, then fear not. As part of yesterday's Ghostbusters Day, Sony has dropped a quartet of new featurettes giving us an in-depth look at the film's leading ladies.
