Movie News

22 November 2023

Melissa Barrera fired from Scream 7 over comments about Israel-Hamas conflict

Melissa Barrera has been fired from 'Scream VII' for her comments regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. The 33-year-old actress had been set to reprise her role as Sam Carpenter - the daughter ...

22 November 2023

Daisy Ridley 'petrified' by Star Wars return

Daisy Ridley felt "petrified" and "overwhelmed" when her return to the 'Star Wars' universe was confirmed. The 31-year-old actress shot to fame playing Rey in 2015's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' ...
22 November 2023

Matt Bomer turned down playing Ken in the blockbuster Barbie movie

Matt Bomer turned down playing Ken in 'Barbie'. Despite auditioning to play the doll in Greta Gerwig's live-action blockbuster based on the famous Mattel dolls Barbie and Ken, the 46-year-old star ...
21 November 2023

'They didn't believe it at first': Twilight bosses felt Robert Pattinson didn't have the looks to play Edward Cullen

'Twilight' bosses didn't think Robert Pattinson was handsome enough to play the role of Edward Cullen. The 37-year-old actor earned heartthrob status through his portrayal of the vampire in 'The Twilight ...
21 November 2023

New Bourne movie is in the pipeline

A new 'Bourne' film is in development. Insiders have told Deadline that Universal Pictures has started early work on a new installment of the action-thriller franchise with 'All Quiet on the ...
21 November 2023

Patrick Dempsey finally reveals real accent in Thanksgiving

Patrick Dempsey finally gets to use his real accent in 'Thanksgiving'. The 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Enchanted' star plays Sheriff Eric Newlon in Eli Roth's new holiday horror as he investigates a ...
21 November 2023

Nicholas Hoult 'lands Lex Luthor role in Superman Legacy'

Nicholas Hoult is said to have landed the role of Lex Luthor in 'Superman: Legacy'. David Corenswet is to portray the titular role in James Gunn's forthcoming film, and Rachel ...
20 November 2023

'Not even in my control': Iman Vellani isn't bothered by The Marvels failing at the box office

Iman Vellani isn't worried about 'The Marvels' bombing at the box office. The 21-year-old star features in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Kamala Khan/ Ms. Marvel but feels that ...
20 November 2023

'It's not something I've ever wanted to do': Eve Hewson had to overcome singing fears for Flora and Son

Eve Hewson had to conquer her "fear of singing" for 'Flora and Son'. The 32-year-old actress – the daughter of U2 frontman Bono and activist Ali Hewson – plays the title ...
20 November 2023

Kim Kardashian eyed to star in and produce comedy The 5th Wheel

Kim Kardashian is being eyed to star in and produce the comedy film 'The 5th Wheel'. Five studios are said to be battling it to land the movie, with a script ...
20 November 2023

Christopher Nolan wants fans to keep buying films on Blu-ray

Christopher Nolan fears films could disappear if they are only available via streaming services. The Hollywood director has admitted he wants to keep physical media like Blu-ray going because he worries ...
20 November 2023

Taika Waititi won't return to direct Thor 5

Taika Waititi won't be involved in 'Thor 5'. The 48-year-old filmmaker - who directed 'Thor: Ragnarok' and 'Thor: Love and Thunder', while also co-writing the latter - has confirmed he isn't ...
20 November 2023

Scarlett Johansson would like to play zombie version of Black Widow

Scarlett Johansson would like to play a zombie version of Black Widow. The 38-year-old actress first appeared as the Marvel character - also known as Natasha Romanof - in 2010's 'Iron ...
20 November 2023

'An obvious thing to do': Sir Ridley Scott on the slow evolution of Gladiator 2

Sir Ridley Scott says that making 'Gladiator 2' became "an obvious thing to do". The 85-year-old filmmaker is helming a long-awaited sequel to his 2000 historical epic and explained how he ...
20 November 2023

Hunter Schafer says The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was a 'challenge'

Hunter Schafer says 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' was "a challenge". The 24-year-old 'Euphoria' actress - who shot to fame playing Jules Vaughn in the HBO teen ...

20 November 2023

Marvel-lous news! Pedro Pascal 'in talks to play Reed Richards in Fantastic Four'

Pedro Pascal is said to be in talks with Marvel Studios about playing Reed Richards in 'Fantastic Four'. Discussions are said to be heading in the right direction for Pascal ...
20 November 2023

'I was so worried': Bradley Cooper spent six years preparing for Maestro scene

Bradley Cooper spent six years learning how to conduct a six-minute piece of music for 'Maestro'. The 48-year-old actor directs and stars in the Netflix biopic as composer Leonard Bernstein and ...
20 November 2023

Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys cast in Hallow Road

Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys are to star in the psychological thriller 'Hallow Road'. The pair have signed up to feature in the new film that is being directed by Babak ...
20 November 2023

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sope Dirisu and Himesh Patel feature on jury panel for EE Rising Star Award shortlist

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sope Dirisu and Himesh Patel featured on the jury panel selecting the EE Rising Star Award shortlist for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards. The trio were joined on ...
20 November 2023

Will Ferrell expected Barbie to make 'real cultural statement'

Will Ferrell knew 'Barbie' would have "a real cultural statement" as soon as he walked on set. The 56-year-old actor portrayed Mattel's CEO in the movie and he quickly realised the ...
20 November 2023

'It's just a matter of time!' Harold and Kumar writers 'determined' to make 4th film

Harold and Kumar's writers are "determined" to make a fourth film. Jon Hurwitz - who co-wrote the 2004 original movie alongside Hayden Schlossberg - has told how the team behind ...

20 November 2023

Vanessa Kirby used 'creative licence' for depiction of Empress Josephine in Napoleon

Vanessa Kirby used "creative licence" for her portrayal of Empress Josephine in 'Napoleon'. The 35-year-old actress features in Sir Ridley Scott's historical epic as the wife of Joaquin Phoenix's ruthless French ...
20 November 2023

'I must try to be cooler about it': Olivia Colman is fixated on playing M in James Bond

Olivia Colman dreams of starring in a James Bond film. The Oscar-winning actress has confessed that she would love to take on the part of 007's boss M – the character ...
20 November 2023

Independent film Susie Q trends on Amazon Prime

'Susie Q' has become one of the top 5,000 streaming movies in the UK on Amazon Prime. The independent comedy/crime movie follows two brothers who fight over a girl they plan ...