Robert Pattinson To Star In The Rover

Twilight star Robert Pattinson has officially joined the cast of The Rover alongside Guy Pearce. Set in the Australian desert the film is set to be a dirty and dangerous near-future western. The Rover is going to be directed by David Michod, best known for his gritty Oscar nominated crime drama Animal Kingdom. Next month [...]

The Expendables 2 Gets UK Premiere Date

Action fans rejoice, The Expendables 2 is going to have a UK premiere, now officially confirmed for 13th August at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square. It’s also been confirmed that Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be among the stars walking the red carpet for the blockbuster action [...]

Jackie Earle Haley Joins RoboCop Reboot Cast

Director Jose Padilha’s RoboCop reboot added yet another credible character actor to its growing cast list today as Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, Dark Shadows) was officially confirmed as Maddox, the character responsible for giving our heroic Cyborg lawman his deadly military training. Joel Kinnaman is stepping into the robotic shoes for the iconic lead role [...]

Anne Hathaway Talks Catwoman Spin-off Movie

Anne Hathaway’s smouldering performance as Catwoman has proved to be one of the most popular elements of The Dark Knight Rises. Immediately giving rise to speculation that her costume clad cat burglar Selina Kyle could get her own spin off movie. Warner Bros are clearly eager to explore ways to continue the franchise, despite Christopher [...]

Stretch Armstrong Movie Gets Director

Breck Eisner has been officially confirmed as the overly enthusiastic director of the Stretch Armstrong movie that Hasbro and Relativity Media remain intent on making.  Eisner, the director of Sahara and The Crazies, had this to say about the challenging task of turning a popular 1990’s toy into a credible action franchise: “It’s a fantastic [...]

Kick Ass 2 Gets New Villain

Kick Ass 2 will see Christopher Mintz Plasse step into the villainous role of Motherf*cker, a more dangerous and psychotically evil version of the Red Mist character he played in the first film. But the production looks set to add more of the nasty characters from the recent comic series, currently putting out a casting [...]

Svetlana Khodchenkova lands Wolverine role

20th Century Fox has officially given up on persuading Jessica Biel that their forthcoming sequel The Wolverine will be a massive improvement on their last adventure for the popular mutant hero X-Men Origins: Wolverine. So the studio has moved quickly to replace her for the smouldering villainous role of Viper, opting for Svetlana Khodchenkova, a [...]

Finding Nemo 2 Sequel Confirmed

Writer and director Andrew Stanton looks set to follow recent flop John Carter with a return to more successful animated territory, providing Disney-Pixar with a sequel to popular classic Finding Nemo. Stanton has always been one of the leading creative forces behind Pixar. He provided the original story and screenplays for Toy Story, Finding Nemo, [...]

Johnny Depp Stars in New Wes Anderson Film

We recently reported that Wes Anderson had set his quirky sights on landing Johnny Depp for the starring role in his next film. It now appears that the Moonrise Kingdom Director has got his wish, with reports that global superstar Johnny Depp has officially joined the cast of The Grand Budapest Hotel. Anderson is still expected to [...]

Anthony Mackie set for Captain America Sequel

Anthony Mackie is in talks to join Marvel superhero sequel Captain America The Winter Soldier as Falcon. The character was a frequent ally of Captain America in the comics of the 1970 and represented a significant milestone as one of the first black superheroes in mainstream comics. Rising star Mackie is much in demand; with starring [...]