After the runaway success of its (fantastic) Cinderella adaptation, Disney is hard at work developing more live-action takes on its classic animated films. And with Beauty and the Beast already in the works with Emma Watson starring, the studio is currently mulling Mulan as its next live-action retelling.
Casting continues today on Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast adaptation, with Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald boarding in the role of Garderobe (French for wardrobe).
Interstellar confirms beyond all doubt that there is no blockbuster filmmaker working today more ambitious than Christopher Nolan. An almost three-hour space epic that combines the theoretical physics of Kip Thorne, cutting-edge visual effects, a dynamite cast led by Matthew McConaughey and a deeply personal, emotional core concerned with the transcendent power of love, Interstellar is a striking anomaly.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy is her first book for adults, and the first trailer for an upcoming HBO adaptation of it makes that abundantly clear. "Look at my tits," one character crows as others drop F-bombs, drink, smoke, fight each other and generally get up to other NSFW shenanigans. Whether that's an accurate representation of the plot or a sneak peek meant to be exceptionally shocking remains to be seen.
Hollywood has a nasty habit of assuming audiences only want to see movies that come out of its gates - anything subtitled or led by no-name casts, forget it. The only thing for it is to mount a remake, add a few bankable stars and perhaps up the budget. Then, and only then, will audiences have an interest, studio execs seem to think. Such is the case with Force Majeure, last year's award-winning Swedish drama, which Fox Searchlight has just picked up rights to and eyed Julia Louis-Dreyfus to star.
After stunning Netflix subscribers worldwide with his powerhouse turn in the first season of star-studded drama Bloodline, Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn certainly appears to be on the rise. And now, after a career of strong supporting performances, he could be about to get his big break: Deadline reports that he may be joining the cast of Star Wars: Rogue One.
Confirming what many had long assumed to be the case, Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson officially confirmed last night that she will not be returning to the kinky world of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele for sequel Fifty Shades Darker.
After Safe House put him on the map, helmer Daniel Espinosa quickly became the go-to guy for mainstream crime dramas and action-thrillers, but now, as he finishes putting final touches on historical thriller Child 44, it seems the director is tackling something different for his next project. Espinosa is now in talks to direct Warner Bros.' top-secret sci-fi project Morningstar.
Now here's a pairing none of us saw coming: hot off an Oscar nomination for his powerhouse leading turn in American Sniper, Bradley Cooper has entered negotiations to take the reins on a Warner Bros. remake of A Star Is Born that was previously being circled by Cooper's Sniper director Clint Eastwood. The redo, which has been in the pipeline for many years, had courted Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and Tom Cruise over the years to star, but it's expected that Cooper will also take on the male lead.
After making his mark on HBO's Game of Thrones, Brian Kirk has taken the reins on 20th Century Fox's long-gestating thriller Narco Sub, which is eyeing action star Liam Neeson to take on the lead role.
