Marvel's Phase Three roster has dominated headlines since the comic behemoth unveiled the line-up last month. With so many headlining favourites returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with a clutch of new comic heroes set to make their big screen debuts, it's easy for focus to slip from the supporting roles. One such thesp who knocked it out of the park this year was Frank Grillo in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Taking to the comic book format like a duck to water, his turn as Brock Rumlow was a scene stealing performance. As his fate dangled in the balance at the end of Cap's last outing, many wondered, would he back for Captain America: Civil War?
ORIGINAL STORY: The amount of speculation and chatter about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer has finally culminated in an early Christmas treat for fans. Which is absolutely deserved after we've waded through a host of various reports hinting at the contents of the trailer, when we'll see it and which movie it will appear before in cinemas. Now, after weeks of anticipation, director J.J. Abrams has officially dished the date: Friday, November 28th.
The Weinstein Company adaptation of Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock has found its directors in Magic Mike's Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin. The pair, who wrote and produced both Mike pics, are also set to produce Matthew Quick's young adult novel, under their Free Association production label, with Tatum eyeing up the lead role.
Today's news isn't exactly fresh, as Jean-Marc Vallee's interest in helming a Janis Joplin biopic has been kicking around for some time. The Wild helmer spoke out months ago concerning the project he had assembled with Amy Adams in the lead as the infamous singer. Now, however, Deadline claims that it's absolutely going ahead.
From first-time director Julius Avery, Son Of A Gun is an explosive action thriller exploring the aftermath of a prison break. Tackling the lead role is Ewan McGregor as the charismatic Brendan, a manipulative criminal kingpin, and his sidekick is Brenton Thwaites' sympathetic JR. The pair of accomplices rustle up a way out of the Australian slammer they're both incarcerated in, and strike up a professional deal on the outside.
Nicole Kidman's first indie pic on Aussie soil sees the actress united with Hugo Weaving and Joseph Fiennes for a dark tale of human survival. The brainchild of first-time director Kim Farrant, Strangerland is based on a script by Fiona Seres and Michael Kinirons, and has now unveiled its first trailer.
George Lucas might have sold off Lucasfilm for a hefty $4 billion, but that doesn't mean his creative output has ceased. Prior to unloading Lucasfilm onto Disney, the iconic filmmaker had begun work on an animated musical feature loosely based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. Touted to be a "madcap fairy tale," Strange Magic was only very recently revealed to the world. With its release date coming up fast, the first trailer has now dropped, courtesy of Yahoo!
Casting on the billion dollar swashbuckling series is getting well underway, with Maleficent's Brenton Thwaites now in Disney's crosshairs for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Courtesy of The Wrap, who revealed the scoop exclusively, it seems the studio are looking to secure his fresh young presence to steer the flailing franchise into more lucrative waters.
AMC's Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul, is set to debut on the network this coming February. Created by Bad's Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, the show's ten episode run will kickstart in a spectacular fashion with a double-night premiere on February 8th and 9th at 10pm. Following that explosive double whammy opening, the show will settle into a regular Monday night 10pm slot. It was via press release that AMC unveiled the news, along with a brief 30-second teaser, which you can see below.
Cast your minds back, far. All the way back to yesterday, in fact when we learned that 12 Years A Slave's Steve McQueen had finally confirmed his next film. Touted as a the perfect shoo-in for the director, he opened up about the biopic he had always wanted to shoot about his childhood hero, Paul Robeson. So, colour us a trifle confused in light of today's news that he's actually remaking British TV series, Widows. Either McQueen is aiming for a double-shoot schedule wherein he lenses two films simultaneously, or he'll film them one after the other.
