Independence Day co-screenwriter/director Roland Emmerich has confirmed a handful of cast members for the sequel (scheduled to arrive in 2016) – and now, that includes more than one person who also costarred in Emmerich’s original 1996 alien invasion blockbuster....
Justin Kroll | Variety.com Forest Whitaker is in negotiations to join Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Paramount’s sci-fi drama “Story of Your Life.” “Prisoners” helmer Denis Villeneuve is directing with Eric Heisserer penning the script. The movie is set in motion when...
Rob Keyes | ScreenRant.com In just a matter of weeks, the cast and crew of the quasi-rebooted Star Trek movie universe reassemble to boldly go on an entirely new adventure as production begins on Star Trek 3. At least, that’s the plan according to (ex)writer and...
Rashad Robinson | Huffington Post Black Voices | Posted: 03/26/2015 1:52 pm EDT Updated: 03/26/2015 1:59 pm EDT With the wild success of hit shows like Empire, Blackish, Fresh Off the Boat, How to Get Away with Murder, and Jane the Virgin, it feels like Hollywood is...
by Jennifer Maas | EW.com Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Catalina Sandino Moreno are attached to star in the James Lapine-directed drama Custody. The Into the Woods author also penned the film’s script, which follows a judge (Davis) who presides over a custody battle...
Dave McNary | Variety.com | @Variety_DMcNary Billy Bob Thornton and Common will star opposite Gerard Butler in Relativity’s action-thriller “Hunter Killer” with shooting starting in mid-July in New Orleans. Set beneath the polar ice cap, the story centers on a...
Justin Kroll | Variety.com Octavia Spencer is in final negotiations to play God in Lionsgate’s adaptation of the bestselling novel “The Shack.” Stuart Hazeldine is directing the pic, with Gil Netter producing through Netter Productions along with Brad Cummings....
By Paul Chavez for MailOnline Jessie Usher has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming Independence Day sequel, 20 years after the original starring Will Smith. The 23-year-old actor will portray the son of Smith's character Captain Steven Hiller who helped save...
By Kate Thomas for MailOnline The hit BBC detective series is back for a two-part special later this year. And fans won't have to wait too long since Idris Elba was spotted on set in London alongside his co-star Laura Haddock on Thursday, shooting scenes for what will...
Watch as Marcus Johns tries to talk, yell, and take a selfie with your favorite celebrities on the 2015 Academy Award red carpet.
by Matt Wilstein | MediaLite.com In the months leading up to the 2010 Oscars, Mo’Nique, the stand-up comedian who delivered a ferocious performance as a horrible mother in Lee Daniel’s Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire), famously refused to do the typical...
from Total Film UK Bridesmaids director Paul Feig has cast actress, stand-up comic and, Saturday Night Live alumnus Leslie Jones, to star in the upcoming release of Ghostbusters. Though Leslie only joined cast of SNL last year, she paid her dues on the stand-up...