Justin Lin Has Terminator 5 Meeting With James Cameron And Arnold Schwarzenegger

Director Justin Lin met with Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron to discuss the upcoming Terminator 5 project and told The Playlist how grateful he is to have James Cameron to bounce ideas around with: No production date has been set. “Terminator is something I’ve been having a lot of fun with,” Justin Lin said. “Just even this week, I had a great meeting with Arnold and James Cameron, just sitting down unofficially....

July 14, 2022 · 2 min · 235 words · Micah Bradham

Kate Hudson Claims Recent Romantic Comedies Have Been Dumbed Down By Studios

Romantic comedies have slowed down in recent years after an explosive era of hits throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. According to IndieWire, Actress Kate Hudson claimed in a recent YouTube show that a lack of a good story in recent rom-coms is responsible for the hybrid genre of movies falling out of favor: The ‘meet cute’ refers to the trope in rom-coms where the couple meets each other in awkward or unusual circumstances....

July 14, 2022 · 3 min · 479 words · Janice Breaux

Kerry Washington Sizzles In I Think I Love My Wife

Kerry Washington comments on Chris Rock and the state of independent film Kerry Washington sizzles in Chris Rock’s romantic comedy, I Think I Love My Wife. She follows up her intense performance opposite Forest Whitaker’s Oscar winning role in The Last King of Scotland with a lot of humor and sexiness. Washington comments on how playing the temptress “Nikki” was a natural evolution of characters in her career. She refuses to be typecast and makes a concerted effort to do different things....

July 14, 2022 · 7 min · 1285 words · Henry Sarnicola

Kyle Bornheimer Joins Bachelorette And The Big Wedding

Kyle Bornheimer has joined two wedding-themed comedies: the indie comedy Bachelorette, starring Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan; and The Big Wedding, a Millennium/Nu Image comedy starring Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton and Katherine Heigl. From writer-director Leslye Headland, Bachelorette centers on three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school. Kyle Bornheimer is playing a man who was somewhat of a stoner-loser in high school who had a crush on the prom queen, and at the wedding she still has no idea who he is....

July 14, 2022 · 1 min · 159 words · Stacy Coulson

Les Miserables Casting Announcement Seeks Singers And Dancers

The Casting Collective is currently looking for both men and women to appear alongside Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, and Russell Crowe in director Tom Hooper’s upcoming adaptation of the musical Les Miserables. Specific requirements needed have forced the Casting Collective to seek talented indivuals from outside their 2012 Casting Book. The Casting Collective ask that those interested in trying out for a role in the movie re-apply on their website using one of the three specific links listed below only:...

July 14, 2022 · 2 min · 311 words · Candy Bland

Harry Potter Star Tom Felton Opens Up About Past Alcohol Abuse And Rehab

Harry Potter actor Tom Felton is speaking out about his past struggles with alcohol and substance abuse. Felton, who played antagonist Draco Malfoy in all eight Harry Potter films, opened up about how he started “drinking to escape” in his twenties in his recent memoir Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard. The actor, now 35, says it wasn’t long before his drinking spiraled out of control, spilling over into his professional life....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 582 words · Charles Olson

Hbo Cancels Luck After Third Horse Dies During Season 2 Production

Though Luck was renewed for a second season, with new episodes set to air in January of 2013, the HBO series about horse racing has been canceled due to the probability of accidents on set. It was announced earlier today that a third horse was injured on set and had to be euthanized Tuesday morning during production. The accident is currently being investigated. It is said that the horse was being led to its stable at the Santa Anita racetrack by a groom when it reared and fell back, injuring its head....

July 13, 2022 · 2 min · 359 words · Nancy Raxter

Hbo S We Own This City Trailer Shows Jon Bernthal Leading A Rogue Police Task Force

HBO has unveiled a riveting trailer for the upcoming limited series We Own This City, starring Jon Bernthal as a corrupt cop in Baltimore. The series is created by David Simon and George Pelecanos, who’ve previously collaborated on HBO hits The Wire, Treme, and The Deuce. Inspired by actual events, We Own This City centers on a group of police officers who are charged with solving the city’s gun and drug problems but in turn, start robbing and murdering the people they swore to protect....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 615 words · Derek Kapitula

Heels Gets Renewed For Season 2 At Starz

American premium cable network Starz has announced it will be renewing its wrestling drama Heels for a second season following a successful pilot run. The show’s first season drew strong ratings and was met with critical and fan acclaim, achieving a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 96% and 92% respectively. Starz president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch announced the series would be returning, releasing the following statement: Wrestling fans were delighted with arguably the most earnest portrayal of the popular pseudo sport since Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 film The Wrestler....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 491 words · Kayla Harlow

Hellraiser Jamie Clayton S Transformation Into Pinhead Revealed In Timelapse Video

Turning Jamie Clayton into Pinhead for Hulu’s new Hellraiser movie was a process that took no less than four hours, and you can see how it went from start to finish in a new video from behind the scenes. Beginning with the actress free of makeup and ending with her sporting the full Pinhead look, the timelapse video showcases the entire transformation. You can check out that video below. “The makeup takes four hours to do, and about 45 minutes to an hour to remove,” Clayton explains in the featurette....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 509 words · Elizabeth Katon

House Of The Dragon Will Need At Least Four Seasons According To George R R Martin

House of the Dragon has seen enormous success since its debut in late August. According to a Variety report, the series averages 29 million viewers in the U.S. alone, tripling the audience Game of Thrones reached during its first season. Luckily for fans, the HBO spinoff series has a clear beginning and end, as the story is outlined in author George R.R. Martin’s historical novel Fire & Blood. Martin recently discussed the series on his personal blog as the show wrapped up its eighth episode titled Lord of the Tides....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 548 words · Dorothy Horwitz

Iranian Cinema A Decades Long Medium Of Resistance And Protest

In the past decade, Iranian filmmakers have taken to the spotlight, championing the country’s national cinema and bringing it to the limelight globally. While a director like Abbas Kiarostami has reached a legendary status globally, Iranian cinema is often overlooked and misunderstood in favor of the mainstream narratives that dominate discussions about Iran and its people. Asghar Farhadi, in the 2010s, took home two Academy Awards for his films A Separation and The Salesman, which offer glimpses into contemporary Iranian life and the struggles people face in their daily lives....

July 13, 2022 · 5 min · 974 words · Russell Nance

James Gandolfini Joins Twylight Zones

James Gandolfini, who starred as Tony Soprano on David Chase’s hit HBO series The Sopranos, will star in David Chase’s feature directorial debut, Twylight Zones. The drama is set in 1960s New Jersey and centers on Douglas (John Magaro), a timid teenager who comes out of his shell and gains attention as the lead singer of his rock band, The Twylight Zones. James Gandolfini will play Douglas’ father, who is repulsed by his son’s rock and roll ways....

July 13, 2022 · 2 min · 214 words · Brandon Quayle

James Gunn Reveals How Marvel Helped Him Pull Off His Big Dc Cameos In Peacemaker S Finale

Fans of DC and Marvel are bracing themselves for several multiverse crossovers soon, as following the Sony/Marvel Studios mash-up that was Spider-Man: No Way Home, the upcoming Doctor Strange sequel, and The Flash movie will see a number of character appearances that are not entirely expected. However, this week James Gunn beat those upcoming movies to the punch by delivering a fatal blow when it comes to unexpected cameo appearances in the finale of his Peacemaker series’ first season....

July 13, 2022 · 4 min · 640 words · Edward Holmes

Jamie Foxx To Star In The Zebra Murders A Season Of Killing Racial Madness And Civil Rights

Jamie Foxx has signed on to headline the drama The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights for DreamWorks, according to Variety. Based on the 2006 book by Prentice Earl Sanders and Bennett Cohen, the story chronicles the series of racially motivated serial killings – black on white – that took place in San Francisco in 1973 and 1974. Jamie Foxx will play Sanders, who was one of two black police detectives who led the team that cracked the case....

July 13, 2022 · 1 min · 143 words · Gary Vaughn

Jean Claude Van Damme To Return To Theaters With Neo Noir Action Thriller Darkness Of Man

Action movie icon Jean-Claude Van Damme continues to rack up exciting projects, with the high-kicking 80s legend due to lead the upcoming neo-noir thriller, Darkness of Man. According to THR, Darkness of Man is eyeing a theatrical release and is set to be introduced to potential buyers at the American Film Market by VMI Worldwide. The project is being sold as a much darker, grittier outing for Van Damme, more akin to the likes of his recent offerings JCVD and The Bouncer....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 568 words · Ronald Kannenberg

Jenna Ortega Joins Martin Freeman In Miller S Girl

Ahead of the debut of her new series Wednesday on Netflix, Jenna Ortega has landed her next starring role. Per Deadline, Ortega has boarded the cast of Miller’s Girl, a new film in the works from Lionsgate and Point Grey. Martin Freeman also stars in the film in which “a creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.” Miller’s Girl marks the directorial debut for writer-director Jade Halley Bartlett....

July 13, 2022 · 2 min · 393 words · Jimmie Henry

Jeopardy Is Returning With New Episodes Ken Jennings Joins As Consulting Producer

Jeopardy! is returning to TV on September 14th with brand-new episodes. Additionally, the show has added the “Greatest of All Time” champion Ken Jennings as a consulting producer. Alex Trebek is back for hosting duties for the highly anticipated season 37 of the long-running game show. Trebek has been publicly fighting Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which he announced nearly 2 years ago. The iconic host is doing well and looks forward to delivering the first new episodes of Jeopardy!...

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 489 words · Dawn Ring

Jonathan Majors Will Play A Warrior Version Of Kang The Conquerer

Jonathan Majors is coming up on arguably the biggest role of his life, as he’s set to be the main antagonist of Marvel’s Multiverse Saga. He will debut as Kang The Conquerer in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a role fans have long been waiting for. After Josh Brolin’s performance as Thanos, Kang is the next big bad, and the 33-year-old actor has big shoes to fill. During an interview with Men’s Health, the actor shared what drew him to the role, and how he wants to play Kang....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 486 words · Ray Steward

Joss Whedon Returns To The World Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Joss Whedon announced yesterday that he was stepping down from the Batgirl movie and then it was quietly revealed that he’s revisiting Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Whedon is co-writing the comic series for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12: The Reckoning, which should be exciting news for fans of the hit show and Whedon’s work. The hit series was the first thing that launched the director/writer’s name into the stratosphere and while a lot of people know him for The Avengers, the majority of people know him for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer....

July 13, 2022 · 3 min · 495 words · Dorothy Talley