New Line Cinema’s The Conjuring has surpassed the $200 million mark at the worldwide box office, and has earned more than $220 million to date. The announcement was made by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President, International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. James Wan’s…
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Chadwick Boseman Cast for James Brown Biopic
It seems the long-awaited James Brown biopic is finally going ahead. Variety has reported that Universal and Imagine Entertainment have green-lit the film after casting Chadwick Boseman to star as the legendary artist. Boseman, who attracted attention earlier this year with his performance as baseball legend Jackie Robinson in 42,…
Synopsis for Disney’s Tomorrowland as Filming Begins
At Disney’s D23 Expo Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof announced that they would be commencing work on a new project, Tomorrowland. Their presentation left the audience slightly confused, as they brought out strange items from a box, including a magazine, a fake photo of Walt Disney with Amelia Earhart and an…
Thor: The Dark World Character Posters
The official Facebook page for Thor: The Dark World has released these two character posters. One depicts Thor about to bring destruction with his lightning-inducing hammer and the other poster features a smug and evil looking Loki. We’re counting the seconds till we get to see these two characters in…
Stef Dawson joins The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2
Lionsgate announced today that Australian actress Stef Dawson has joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2 as the character Annie Cresta, Finnick’s (played by Sam Claflin) love interest in the films. A native of Canberra, Dawson is known for her work on television as well as numerous…
The Twilight Zone Movie Gets a Screenwriter
The Twilight Zone movie has been trying to get off the ground since 2009, but the wheels are definitely starting to turn. Variety has reported that Aron Eli Coleite, best known for his writing work on TV’s Crossing Jordan and Heroes, has been tapped to pen the screenplay for the…
Herzfeld And Stallone Hit Kickstarter for Reach Me
Reported by Lily Davis. It appears that yet another big name film project has jumped on the crowd-funding bandwagon. John Herzfeld, director of 2 Days in the Valley and 15 Minutes, has turned to Kickstarter to raise money for his latest feature Reach Me. The cast brags Kyra Sedgwick, Terry…
Ben Affleck Cast as Batman in Batman-Superman Movie
After weeks of speculation, Ben Affleck has been cast as Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne. Affleck will be replacing Christian Bale as the official Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s as-yet-untitled project—bringing Batman and Superman together on the big screen. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and…
Early Look at Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea
Rush is set to be released next month, but Ron Howard has already entered the pre-production stage of his next film In the Heart of the Sea. The film will tell the story of the real-life disaster that inspired Herman Melvile’s Moby Dick. In 1819 a sperm whale rammed the…
Idris Elba to Star in Beasts of No Nation
Reported by Deanna Lee. Beasts of No Nation will star Idris Elba and will be directed by Cary Fukunaga. Based on the book of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation follows a young boy who is forced to join a guerilla fighters unit in Africa after…
Marion Cotillard Joins Michael Fassbender in Macbeth
Marion Cotillard has been cast as Lady Macbeth in a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic play, Macbeth. Deadline has reported that the Oscar winner has replaced Natalie Portman in the key role. Michael Fassbender is still attached as “the iconic eponymous antihero”. The film is to be directed by Justin…
First Look at Steve Carell the Killer in Foxcatcher
Steve Carell certainly looks different in the first image to be released from Foxcatcher. Carell stars as John DuPont, the real-life chemical heir who befriended Olympic wrestler brothers Mark (Channing Tatum) and David Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) before murdering David in 1996. Entertainment Weekly debuted this image of Carell, complete with…
New Poster for Wikileaks Thriller The Fifth Estate
DreamWorks Pictures have release a brand new poster for The Fifth Estate, the upcoming thriller that tells the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch). The film is directed by Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, Dreamgirls), who has an impressive resume – if you don’t count the last…