Fresh from her eye-catching role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in indie zombie flick Maggie, not to mention a recurring role in Fox's Scream Queens, Deadline reports that Abigail Breslin is poised to topline Freak Show as a sort of Queen Bee cheerleader.
We're still a full three years from the release of James Wan's Aquaman standalone feature, but fans will still be able to gauge the performance of Game of Thrones alum Jason Momoa as the aquatic king in next year's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice - which ought to silence any naysayers, according to the actor.
It may already be setting records of its own thanks to a $50 million haul in pre-ticket sales, but perhaps after The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 was deemed a disappointment by analysts, Disney has attempted to temper the staggering amount of expectation orbiting around next month's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
After years spent on the sidelines while creative thinkers tried to hatch a compelling script based on the legendary stuntman and daredevil, it would appear that Hollywood has taken a shine to Evel Knievel.
Capping off one of the busiest Novembers in recent years, GameStop has reported that, despite an onslaught of AAA releases, the high-street retailer noted a marked decline in overall revenue and profit - a slump it attributes to Star Wars Battlefront, Halo 5: Guardians and Assassin's Creed: Syndicate performing worse than expected at retail.
Major questions have loomed over the status of 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four sequel ever since the early box office reports started tumbling in, though the studio has now all but cancelled the mooted follow-up, after effectively removing the June 9, 2017 release date.
FX just keeps rolling out the good news for its marquee anthology series, with American Horror Story and now the critically-adorned crime drama Fargo primed to return in 2016.
Infinity Ward may be next in line to take the reins of Activision's Call of Duty franchise as per the publisher's three-tier development cycle, but that hasn't prevented Advanced Warfare developer Sledgehammer Games from teasing fans of its next project.
All across Hollywood, we hear of actors and actresses passing up roles or indeed dropping out of them nearly every other day. Complications arise, scheduling conflicts are a very real concern and sometimes, the decision comes down to creative differences. Out of them all, however, few compare to Will Smith opting to star in Wild Wild West as opposed to the star role of Neo in The Matrix all those years ago. Arguably one of the more prominent career missteps in recent memory, Smith's decision is cause for conversation time and time again, though the actor's more recent choice to pass on a project is much more rational.