Category Archives: Global News

Richard E. Grant Joins Game Of Thrones

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Acclaimed actor and storyteller Richard E. Grant is apparently lending his abilities to another genre project. According to a mention let slip by his talent agency ARG (and picked up on by Variety before it was removed and those responsible posted to The Wall), he’ll be part of the cast for Game Of Thrones next season. […]

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Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Coming in 2017

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Warner Bros. will release an untitled Christopher Nolan movie on July 21, 2017. It’s his first feature since “Interstellar,” which opened last November and scored worldwide grosses of $673 million, with Paramount handling the domestic release and Warners on the international rollout. Warner Bros. has all rights on the new project but gave no details. The dating announcement […]

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Wes Craven, ‘Scream’ and ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Director, Dies at 76

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Legendary horror director Wes Craven, known for the “Scream” films and the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series, died Sunday in his Los Angeles home of brain cancer. He was 76. Known for creating the iconic Freddy Krueger character from “Nightmare on Elm Street” and Ghostface in “Scream,” the versatile filmmaker also wrote and produced features, directed […]

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Vin Diesel Confirms ‘xXx’ Sequel Shoots in December

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Vin Diesel‘s longstanding dream of making an xXxsequel is finally coming true. The star has confirmed the third installment of the extreme spy franchise will shoot this winter in the Philippines, just as he teased last year. Get the latest xXx sequel update after the jump. Diesel dropped the xXx sequel news on Instagram. While I was filming XXX, guys on set called me […]

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Christian Bale Will Be Enzo Ferrari

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Michael Mann has found his Enzo Ferrari.Christian Bale has signed to play the driver and businessman who founded the Ferrari car manufacturer in 1929. It’s a subject Mann has come back to via a couple different projects over many years. This version is the Ferrari film that Mann recently seemed to set as his next production, and with […]

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Filming Gets Underway On “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them”

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Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated feature “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”  The all new adventure is set in the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling in her best-selling Harry Potter books, which were adapted into the highest-grossing film franchise of all time. Filming started today, August 17, at […]

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Anne Hathaway is moving to TV?

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Anne Hathaway has signed on to star in the limited series “The Ambassador’s Wife,” from Entertainment One and the Mark Gordon Co. Project is based on the newly released novel by author Jennifer Steil about a British woman who is kidnapped in Yemen, setting off an ordeal for her and her ambassador husband. The project […]

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‘Compton’ Another Universal Smash?

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Universal is estimating that Straight Outta Compton made $56M in 2,757 theaters, a remarkable $20,345 per screen average. Compton easily bested the other wide release,The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which is under-performing with an estimated $13.5M. The Top 12, at $133.6M, is up 4% from last year when The Expendables 3 shocked many by opening in 4th place with $15.9M, beaten not […]

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Rihanna joins The Voice

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Rihanna will be a key advisor on the new series of The Voice. The Diamonds hitmaker will be on hand to offer help and support to the aspiring singers on the forthcoming ninth season of the NBC programme. Network president Robert Greenblatt said at the TCA Press Tour in Beverly Hill: “We landed Rihanna to be the key […]

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