Robert Rodriguez is one busy guy - the director recently launched the El Rey television network and is currently working on the second season of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, but he's simultaneously guiding multiple projects to the big screen, including an adaptation of beloved animated series Jonny Quest.
Though the lion's share of speculation around which artist will perform the theme for upcoming James Bond movie Spectre has revolved around "Lights" chanteuse Ellie Goulding and "Stay With Me" crooner Sam Smith, an anonymous customer's sizable bet on an out-of-left-field contender has caused one U.K. bookmaker to suspend betting entirely.
You'd think with the relentless media spotlight on next year's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, practically every plot point and character from the blockbuster would have leaked out onto the Internet long ago, but here we are today with another unconfirmed rumor related to the hotly anticipated pic.
Hey Tron fans, thought your days of bad news were finally over after Disney scuttled Tron 3? Think again. During a recent interview, Bruce Boxleitner, known as one of the sci-fi franchise's most enduring champions, revealed that he has finally given up the ghost and moved on from the possibility of ever playing Alan Bradley/Tron again.
When Scott Cooper's Black Mass was announced, many criticized the mobster drama for seemingly glorifying the reign of terror that James "Whitey" Bulger carried out across the city of Boston for years even while working as an FBI informant to take down the Italian mob. And, unfortunately, the first full trailer for the pic likely won't do much to set their minds at ease.
Now that Patty Jenkins (Monster) has been secured for the director's chair on Warner Bros. and DC Comics' Wonder Woman stand-alone, the studios are moving fast to keep star Gal Gadot in her Amazonian body armor and get cameras rolling on the monumental superhero blockbuster.
It feels like it's only a matter of time until Brie Larson becomes a household name. The actress did excellent work on Showtime's United States of Tara before jumping to the big screen with solid supporting turns in The Spectacular Now and 21 Jump Street as well as a stellar lead performance in Short Term 12 that should have put her squarely in the Oscar mix. Larson hasn't quite broken big yet - but the first trailer for Lenny Abrahamson's award-tipped captivity drama Room tells me she's about to.
Netflix is making a considerable awards push for its war drama Beasts of No Nation, premiering in theaters and on the streaming service later this year, and the intense first teaser for the indie pic makes it seem like that campaign may be warranted after all. From the looks of it, the Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed film features two extremely potent performances - one from Luther's Idris Elba, and one from newcomer Abraham Attah.
Paramount's impressive Transformers writers' room has allowed some of Hollywood's most well-known genre scribes to come together, hatch ideas for the future of the blockbuster franchise then pair off into smaller groups to tackle specific projects.
