A mere day after the death of author Tom Clancy comes the trailer for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, based on Clancy’s most famous literary creation. This reboot of the Jack Ryan franchise sees Chris Pine take on the titular role, following on from predecessors Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. In Shadow Recruit, he’s […]
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Keira Knightley joins Jack Ryan
August 13, 2012 
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The cast of Paramount’s long-gestating Jack Ryan reboot is slowly coming together, with Keira Knightley in negotiations for the lead female role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she was the studio’s original choice to star as the wife of Chris Pine‘s title character, but director Kenneth Branagh only circled back to her after testing a number of […]
Continue readingKenneth Branagh to play villain in his Jack Ryan reboot
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
Kenneth Branagh will show off his Russian accent in Paramount’s Jack Ryan reboot. Branagh confirmed his casting in the flick – which he is also set to direct – at a Television Critics Association presentation (reported by Deadline). He will play a Russian villain to Chris Pine‘s CIA agent, intent on destroying the American economy […]
Continue readingGame of Thrones directors considered for Thor 2
December 12, 2011 0 Comments
Marvel Studios are eyeing directors Alan Taylor and Daniel Minahan for Thor 2, THR reports. It was only last week that news broke of Patty Jenkins retiring from the forthcoming sequel; she had been hired to replace Kenneth Branagh, who bowed out earlier this year. The appointment of Jenkins marked the first female director to helm both […]
Continue readingThor 2 loses another director
December 7, 2011 1 Comment
Director Patty Jenkins is exiting Marvel’s Thor 2, Deadline reports. Jenkins – whose credits include Monster and episodes of the TV series’ The Killing and Arrested Development – replaced original helmer Kenneth Branagh following his abandonment of the project earlier in the year. The split is said to be over “creative differences”, but Deadline suggests […]
Continue readingPatty Jenkins confirmed as Thor 2 director
October 17, 2011 0 Comments
Last month it was revealed Marvel wanted Monster director Patty Jenkins to helm Thor 2, following the exit of Kenneth Branagh. Well, Marvel and Jenkins have gone and made it official. Jenkins becomes the first female helmer to enter the Marvel boys’ club. Although her last film, Monster, was released in 2003, Jenkins has directed episodes of Arrested […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: My Week With Marilyn
October 10, 2011 3 Comments
See the first moving images of Michelle Williams as screen starlet Marilyn Monroe in the newly released trailer for My Week With Marilyn. The Simon Curtis film is based on Colin Clark’s memoirs The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me: Six Months on Set with Marilyn and Olivier. Clark was employed by Sir Laurence Olivier on the British set […]
Continue readingMarvel eyes Monster director for Thor 2
September 23, 2011 0 Comments
Marvel has been on the lookout for someone to helm Thor 2 ever since Kenneth Branagh revealed he was no longer interested in the superhero franchise. Deadline reports that the studio may be close to finding a replacement. Despite reports in August that Game of Thrones helmer Brian Kirk was eyeing the director’s chair, Deadline […]
Continue readingThor 2 to cross over with Game of Thrones
August 5, 2011 2 Comments
It was announced last month that Thor director Kenneth Branagh would not return to direct the sequel for Marvel. Variety now reports Game of Thrones helmer Brian Kirk is in talks to sit in the director’s chair (or … throne … geddit?) for Thor 2. Although Kirk has also directed episodes of fellow HBO show […]
Continue readingKenneth Branagh won’t direct Thor 2
July 1, 2011 0 Comments
Disney has revealed that a sequel to Marvel’s Thor will hit cinemas on July 26, 2013. Although news of a sequel to the box office hit is hardly news at all, a surprising development regarding the first film’s director Kenneth Branagh certainly is… He isn’t coming back for Thor 2! According to Deadline, star Chris […]
Continue reading>Trailer Debut: Thor
December 13, 2010 1 Comment
>The trailer for Kenneth Branagh‘s film adaptation of the Marvel comic Thor (he of the big hammer) has debuted online. For those unawares, Thor tells the story of, well, Thor (Aussie Chris Hemsworth), who is booted out of his home amongst the God and forced to live with human beings. Gross! The film exists in […]
Continue reading>Iron Man 3 will be the sequel to WHAT now?
December 8, 2010 1 Comment
>It seems that not even Jon Favreau knows what to expect of Iron Man 3 – and bear in mind here that he’s the director. In an interview over at MTV, the director who appears to be in the dark speaks out – we think candidly – about some expectations concerning the 2013 release of […]
Continue readingThor and Captain America posters debut! Kinda!
July 21, 2010 0 Comments
Comic Con 2010 kicks off this week and Marvel are certain to have a big presence, with Captain America, Thor and The Avengers all gearing up for release of the next couple of years. As comic book geeks and film fanatics from all over the world head to San Diego, Marvel have dropped a couple […]
Continue readingNatalie Portman cast in Thor
July 14, 2009 0 Comments
source: marvel.com The lovely Natalie Portman has been cast in the upcoming superhero flick Thor alongside former Home and Away star Chris Hemsworth. Portman will star as Jane Foster, a modern-day nurse who steals the heart of the fallen Norse God Thor. As previously reported, Hemsworth will star in the title role. The flick will […]
Continue readingAussie nabs lead in Thor
May 18, 2009 0 Comments
source: deadlinehollywooddaily.com Former Home and Away star Chris Hemsworth is in final negotiations to star as the Norse god Thor in the upcoming Marvel comic adaptation. The Kenneth Branagh directed feature has been looking for a lead actor for some time now, with names as diverse as Daniel Craig and WWE star Triple H being […]
Continue readingWould you like to star in Thor?
February 20, 2009 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Kenneth Branagh‘s Thor is one of the most anticipated films of 2010, if only because it is such a strange project. Kenneth Branagh helming an action movie? A Thor film in the 21st century? Marvel are still looking for someone to play Thor, and the casting call specifications have been revealed. Does the […]
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