News - Looper | Page 888

AJ Caulfield

Tessa Thompson Cast In Disney's Lady And The Tramp Remake

Luck be a Lady, and her name is Tessa Thompson. The Thor: Ragnarok actress is in negotiations to voice Lady in Disney's remake of Lady and the Tramp, joining Justin Theroux, Benedict Wong, Kiersey Clemons, and Ashley Jensen.

AJ Caulfield

Castle Rock Scores Second Season At Hulu

The spooks and scares of Stephen King's terrifying fictional Maine town will continue, as Hulu has renewed Castle Rock for a second season. According to Hulu's senior vice president and head of content Craig Erwich, Castle Rock will tell a "wholly original story" in season 2.

AJ Caulfield

Star Trek: Discovery Casts Its Spock

Ethan Peck as the new Spock? Make it so. Less than a month after Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzmann officially announced during San Diego Comic-Con 2018 that the series would introduce Spock in its upcoming second season, it's been confirmed that Peck will take on the iconic role.

AJ Caulfield

Ewan McGregor Says There Are 'No Plans' For Him To Return As Obi-Wan Kenobi

That Obi-Wan Kenobi every Star Wars fan has been dreaming about? Ewan McGregor says it's in a standstill state for now. McGregor recently revealed that he isn't aware of any concrete plans for a standalone movie centered on Obi-Wan Kenobi, the character he played in the Star Wars prequel films.

Chris Evans Captain America Avengers Infinity War poster

AJ Caulfield

Hilarious Fan Theory Explains Why Captain America Couldn't Lift Thor's Hammer

He may be the first Avenger, but he isn't the chosen one. Thanks to a hilarious new fan theory, we may know why Captain America (Chris Evans) wasn't able to pick up Thor's (Chris Hemsworth) mythical hammer Mjolnir in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Chris Hemsworth in Bad Times at the El Royale

AJ Caulfield

New Bad Times At The El Royale Posters Get Up-Close And Personal With Hotel's Guests

The cast of Bad Times at the El Royale looks dangerously good in a new batch of character posters for the film. Studio 20th Century Fox dropped the collection of one-sheets, along with a literally flaming hot theatrical poster, that get intimate with seven secretive guests of the El Royale hotel.

AJ Caulfield

Mulan: Disney Unveils First Photo From Live-Action Film

Who is this girl we see? It's Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, the actress at the head of Disney's upcoming live-action take on Mulan. The House of Mouse unveiled the first official photo from the film, showing off Yifei's Mulan.

AJ Caulfield

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina: First-Look Photos Take Kiernan Shipka's Witch Into The Woods

Don't let the trendy haircut and stylish wardrobe fool you — Sabrina Spellman is no average teenage girl. Netflix released the first photos from its upcoming series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and they prove exactly that. The new snaps take star Kiernan Shipka's witch Sabrina to the woods.

AJ Caulfield

Ruby Rose Quits Twitter Following Batwoman Casting Backlash

After the CW tapped Ruby Rose to play Batwoman in its Arrowverse crossover and the potential Batwoman series, some celebrated and others cried out in anger.

AJ Caulfield

Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Casts Adam Pally, Neal McDonough

Sonic's famous need for speed has apparently extended to Paramount Pictures.

AJ Caulfield

The Real Reason Macaulay Culkin Turned Down Big Bang Theory Casting 3 Times

Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin recently revealed that he turned down three separate offers to star on CBS' The Big Bang Theory.

Tom Meisfjord

Disney Will Release All Already Completed Fox Movies Following Acquisition

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, insiders say that Disney's plan is to complete and release all of the films that Fox will have started, or finished and not yet released by the time the merger is completed. That probably includes X-Men: Dark Phoenix and New Mutants, among others.

AJ Caulfield

Fox Reportedly Working On Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Simpsons Movies

Studio 20th Century Fox is proving to be as cunning as its mammalian namesake. According to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, Fox has been discreetly working on feature films for three of its most popular animated television series: Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and The Simpsons.

Sarah Szabo

Disney Likely To Take Over Avatar, X-Men Franchises

In the aftermath of the Walt Disney Company's $71.3 billion purchase of 20th Century Fox, the reality of the merger on a human and artistic level is beginning to sink in — and it's sort of wild stuff to consider, with the Avatar and X-Men franchises likely to soon be controlled by Disney.

Tom Meisfjord

Charlie Day And Rob McElhenney Developing A New Show For Apple

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia masterminds Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day have just sold a new comedy series to Apple, which plans to air the show on their upcoming, super-secret streaming service.

AJ Caulfield

Mary Poppins Returns: Emily Blunt Dazzles As The Magical Nanny In New Photo

No need for a spoonful of sugar — Emily Blunt is already sweet enough as the new Mary Poppins. Entertainment Weekly released a new snap from Mary Poppins Returns, featuring Blunt as the magical, musical, massive bag-toting nanny first featured in P. L. Travers' 1934 novel.

AJ Caulfield

Gal Gadot Announces Role In Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

Step aside, Kim Kardashian: it's Gal Gadot's turn to break the internet. The Wonder Woman actress revealed on Friday that she has a role in Disney-Pixar's Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, the animated sequel set for release on November 21.

Tom Meisfjord

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season Two Trailer Takes The Show On The Road

Midge is back at it. Amazon Prime has posted the trailer for season two of their Golden Globe-winning streaming series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and it looks like they're taking the show on the road. Season two of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is scheduled to premiere this winter.

AJ Caulfield

New Venom Photo Shows Closer Look At The Slimy Symbiote

On the list of comic book characters you'd never want to cuddle up to, Venom sits in the number-one spot. Entertainment Weekly has a new photo from Venom, the Ruben Fleischer directed film starring Tom Hardy, and it gives fans the clearest look yet at the slimy symbiote.

Andrew Ihla

The Ending Of The Meg Explained

It's man versus shark versus the summer box office competition as The Meg swims into theaters. How does it all go down in the final act?

AJ Caulfield

James Bond Boss Reportedly Eyeing Idris Elba To Play 007

Elba, Idris Elba could be the next 007. According to new reports, longtime James Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli told filmmaker Antoine Fuqua that "it is time" for a non-white actor to play James Bond — and rumor has it that Idris Elba is the top pick for the part.

Sarah Szabo

Sony Developing Jackpot And Silk Movies For Its Spider-Man Universe

Rest in peace, Silver & Black — and long live everyone else. Sony is continuing to dip into its deep catalog of hundreds of Marvel Comics characters with new movie ideas, with the latest characters to have films in development including the webslinger Silk and the super-strong Jackpot.

Tom Meisfjord

Sony Pushing For A PG-13 Rating For Venom

According to Variety, Sony execs are pushing for their newest Marvel film, Venom, to have a hard PG-13 rating, a maneuver that's sure to leave hardcore fans of the symbiote-powered antihero puzzled.

AJ Caulfield

Fonzo: Get Your First Official Look At Tom Hardy As Al Capone

Tom, is that really you? Venom actor Tom Hardy is nearly unrecognizable as infamous gangster Alphonse "Al" Capone in the first official photo from writer-director Josh Trank's impending biographical crime film Fonzo.

Sarah Szabo

Silver & Black Has Been Cancelled

Black Cat and Silver Sable are going their separate ways. According to a report by Variety, Sony has officially removed Silver & Black from its upcoming slate of movies based on its library of Marvel Comics characters, with plans in place to give each character a solo film, starting with Black Cat.

Tom Meisfjord

Could Marvel Rehire James Gunn After All?

Nothing is set in stone, but there's a chance that James Gunn could return to helm the third Guardians of the Galaxy film after all. According to a story posted by Deadline, back channels are buzzing with chatter that the House of Mouse is reconsidering their abrupt firing of the director.

AJ Caulfield

Artists Envision What Ruby Rose Will Look Like As Batwoman

Thanks to two artists, we have an idea of what Rose might look like suited up as Batwoman.