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Uma Thurman, Henry Golding join Charlize Theron in 'The Old Guard 2'
The 'Kill Bill' and 'Crazy Rich Asians' stars join previously announced returning cast members Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who reprise their roles from the original movie, reports 'Variety'. According to 'Variety', 'The Old Guard' followed a covert team of immortal mercenaries who have to fight to keep their identity a secret when they find themselves exposed and an unexpected new member is discovered.
Raja Kumari calls 'Ms Marvel' a cultural landmark
Elaborating on the same, she said, "I have been a fan of the Marvel series. This is one of the ventures that is a cultural landmark for South Asians. In more ways than one, the show is unapologetically brown. It makes frequent references to Shah Rukh Khan."
Marvel supervillain collective film 'Thunderbolts' in early development with Jake Schreier at the helm
Earlier, Schreier directed 2012's 'Robot and Frank' and 2015's 'Paper Towns'. In addition, he has made several music videos for artists like Kanye West, Selena Gomez, Chance the Rapper, Baby Keem, Benny Blanco, Francis and the Lights, Cashmere Cat and more. 'Variety' further states that the casting of the film is yet to be finalised. In the Marvel comics, the Thunderbolts are made up of villains, anti-heroes and reformed baddies -- some of whom have already appeared within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Angelina Jolie to direct 'Without Blood' starring Salma Hayek, Demian Bichir
Jolie is making the film with super-indie Fremantle, with which she struck a three-year international filmmaking agreement in March. 'Variety' further states that the principal photography of the film already has begun in the Puglia (Apulia) and Basilicata regions of southern Italy, as well as in Rome.
'Fire Island' star James Scully dreams of starring in an all-queer 'Avengers' movie
"I have had these out of body moments where I'm like, remember when you thought you were going to have to pretend to be straight your whole life?" Scully tells me, reports 'Variety'. "Remember when you thought that you were just going to have to find a really patient woman and marry her and just do the best that you could to make it work?"
Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck release video from joint album
The homage to the screen siren Lamarr (who died in 2000 at age 85) is one of two songs written by Depp for the project, the other one being 'Sad Motherf****n' Parade', reports 'Variety'. These freshly penned originals are the outliers on '18', an album otherwise made up of cover songs, some of them sung by Depp, some in fully instrumental form. It'll be out via the Rhino label on CD and digital platforms July 15.
“This was never about money”: Johnny Depp might not take $15M from Amber Heard
Despite the court order, now it seems like Johnny may not make his ex-wife Amber, whom he had sued for USD 50 million for allegedly defaming him in an open letter, she wrote to Washington DC, pay the USD 10.35 million in damages. The statement came out after Depp’s lawyer, Benjamin Chew sat down for an interview with a media outlet. During the interview, Chew hinted that there are possibilities that Heard may not have to pay the money.
Johnny Depp looks disheveled as he's escorted out of hotel
In photographs which have circulated on the web, the actor looked disheveled as he needed some assistance when leaving The Grand Hotel Birmingham in England. The 59-year-old was escorted out by one of his bodyguards, reports aceshowbiz.com Sporting an eye-catching black and white checked blazer with a scarf around his neck, the 'Alice in Wonderland' star had messy hair.
Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan onboard for 'Ghostbusters' animated feature
The project, which is based on Brenda Hsueh's script, will be bankrolled by Sony Pictures Animation with Chris Prynoski and Jennifer Kluska at the helm of affairs, reports 'Deadline'. Sony Pictures made the announcement during its Ghostbusters Day Ecto-Fest, which celebrates the June 8, 1984, release of the original film. The studio teased in a CimenaCon sizzle reel in April that a fifth live-action film in the franchise was in the works, following the original, 1989's 'Ghostbusters II', the female-led 2016 'Ghostbusters' reboot.
Billy Eichner on all-queer 'Bros' cast: We're trying to correct an imbalance
Eichner talked about why having an all-queer cast for the Universal film was so "important" to him, reports 'Variety'. "So often in Hollywood, a lot of the great LGBTQ roles historically have gone to straight actors, and they win awards for it. And they get a lot of acclaim and they use it to show people their range," Eichner told Variety.
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