Idris Elba to Play a DJing Nanny in New Comedy Show
Just two months after the U.K. release of the sitcom Idris Elba starred in and created, he’s signed on for another comedy. Variety reports that Netflix has ordered eight half-hour episodes of Turn Up...
View ArticleTaron Egerton to Play Sir Elton John in New Biopic ‘Rocketman’
We have liftoff! The Elton John biopic Rocketman has finally got a green light, with actor Taron Egerton in the lead role. Deadline reports the Kingsman star will not only portray The Artist Formerly...
View ArticleThe 10 Weirdest Musical Collaborations of All Time
Among the albums released today (April 20) is 44/876, a collaboration between Sting and Shaggy. This unlikely partnership got us thinking of all the other music duos that had our heads spinning — and...
View ArticleWait, What? David Tennant Almost Played Hannibal Lecter
David Tennant has played some baddies since leaving Doctor Who, but Hannibal Lecter would take the cake, surely. Believe it or not, but the chianti-loving cannibal psychiatrist was among the roles...
View ArticleWATCH: Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed Square Off in New ‘Venom’ Trailer
We’ve already seen Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, but the official Venom trailer released last night (April 23) shows him in his alien form up against Riz Ahmed. The Dunkirk star plays a journalist who...
View Article11 Times Great Actors Played Great Artists
The second season of Genius starts tonight (April 24) on the National Geographic Channel, turning its attention to the world of art and Pablo Picasso after the first season dramatized the life of...
View ArticleAmazon Renews ‘Jack Ryan’ Starring John Krasinski Before It Even Premieres
Streaming giant Amazon announced yesterday (April 24) that it’s already renewing Jack Ryan for a second season, even though the first has yet to air. Variety reports that John Krasinski will now step...
View ArticleCasting News: Amy Adams to Star in ‘The Woman in the Window’ From Director...
We brought you news a few weeks back that The Darkest Hour director Joe Wright has a new film in the works. And now we know it’ll star Arrival‘s Amy Adams. The Woman in the Window has all the hallmarks...
View ArticleWATCH: Claire Foy Teaches Method Man and James Corden to Speak Like the Queen
Getting the Queen’s accent right is hard even for British people, so it was a good job The Crown‘s Claire Foy was on hand last night (April 26) to help Method Man and James Corden. Claire was a guest...
View ArticleRalph Fiennes to Play Composer Handel in Chris Addison’s New Biopic...
Ralph Fiennes will play the lead in a new comedy film that sounds a lot like Shakespeare in Love, the film that catapulted his little brother into the spotlight. Deadline reports the Harry Potter star...
View ArticleWATCH: Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch Read Out ‘Mean Tweets’ About...
Reading something mean someone has written about you could make even the hardiest actor weep. Luckily, stiff upper lips abounded when Avengers: Infinity War stars Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch,...
View ArticleDame Helen Mirren Joins Voice Cast of ‘The One and Only Ivan’
Dame Helen Mirren will voice one of the characters in an animated movie about a captive gorilla, reports Deadline. The film in question is Disney’s The One and Only Ivan, which is adapted from the...
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Sir Ben Kingsley to Play Salvador Dalí in ‘Dali Land’
Sir Ben Kingsley is set to play another 20th century icon in a big-time biopic, 35 years after winning an Oscar for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi. This time he’s playing surrealist artist Salvador...
View ArticleCasting News: Benedict Cumberbatch to Play British Spy in Cold War Drama...
Benedict Cumberbatch may not be donning Bond’s famous tuxedo any time soon, but he is about to play a spy who saves the world. Deadline reports the latest project for the Sherlock star is Ironbark, an...
View Article10 Rebooted Film Franchises We’ve Loved
The Karate Kid is back, but not as you know it. It launched on Wednesday (May 2) as a 10-part series on YouTube Red, and picks up in the present day with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) down on his...
View ArticleCasting News: Martin Freeman Joins Spy Thriller ‘The Operative’
Martin Freeman is going undercover, just days after it was announced his Sherlock bud Benedict Cumberbatch would also be playing a spy. But before you get excited about seeing them face off against...
View Article‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ is Officially Happening
It’s official! Deadline is reporting Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law will definitely, absolutely reprise their roles as Holmes and Watson in a third Sherlock Holmes movie. The as-yet untitled...
View ArticlePeter Capaldi Joins Cast of Armando Iannucci’s ‘David Copperfield’
Ex-Doctor Peter Capaldi is reuniting with The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci for a new adaptation of David Copperfield. The Veep and Death of Stalin director is currently assembling an impressive...
View ArticleWATCH: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Reveals How She Became a ‘Star Wars’ Droid
Last night (May 9), Phoebe Waller Bridge let us in on some Star Wars secrets, specifically how she was turned into a CGI-animated droid. The Killing Eve creator plays the droid L3-37 in upcoming...
View ArticleCasting News: Dan Stevens Joins Space Movie ‘Pale Blue Dot’
It’ll be no surprise to fans of Dan Stevens‘s eyes that he’s signed up to star in a film called Pale Blue Dot. The title refers not to his iris hue, however, but to the famous photograph of the planet...
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