Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou has joined the ever-expanding cast of Fast & Furious 7, Variety reports. Though the details of his part are unknown, he joins other series newcomers Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, and Ronda Rousey. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, and Dwayne Johnson will all return for the …. whatever-you-call-a-seventh-instalment-quel. James Wan takes over directorial […]
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Kurt Russell in talks for Fast and Furious 7
September 2, 2013 
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Kurt Russell might be the latest big-screen heavy to join the cast of Universal’s Fast and Furious franchise. According to Variety, Russell is in negotiations to take the role originally passed on by Denzel Washington in Fast and Furious 7. Considering the calibre of the actors sought for this part, it must be fairly significant. It is […]
Continue readingKurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen pull out of Django Unchained
May 11, 2012 1 Comment
Production has already begun on Quentin Tarantino‘s spaghetti western Django Unchained, but two notable actors have pulled out of key roles. According to Variety’s Jeff Snider, Kurt Russell has abandoned the part of slave trainer Ace Woody. He follows in the footsteps of Kevin Costner, who first turned down the role. The reasons for his exit have not […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Django Unchained
April 12, 2012 0 Comments
The international poster for Quentin Tarantino‘s newie Django Unchained has debuted online, courtesy of Sony Pictures’ Spanish Twitter account. It’s a minimalist tone-setter, evoking the legendary Saul Bass and, courtesy of the Spanish text, Sergio Leone‘s spaghetti westerns. We’re going to assume those two figures are freed slave Django (Jamie Foxx), and his mentor, Dr. […]
Continue readingSacha Baron Cohen in talks for Tarantino’s Django Unchained
November 14, 2011 1 Comment
Sacha Baron Cohen is the latest high-profile actor to be named in Quentin Tarantino’s epic Django Unchained line-up. According to Variety, the funny man best known for his mockumentary Borat is in final negotiations to join the already star-packed cast of Tarantino’s “Southern-fried spaghetti Western”. He’s set to play the role of Scotty the gambler, […]
Continue readingAnthony LaPaglia joins Tarantino’s Django Unchained
November 1, 2011 7 Comments
Anthony LaPaglia has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming spaghetti-western Django Unchained. According to Deadline, LaPaglia will play the leader of an Australian gang. Bizarrely, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to appear as his brother. It was revealed last week that JoGo was eyeing the flick, but the nature of his role was unknown. Here’s hoping he does […]
Continue readingJoseph Gordon-Levitt wants in on Tarantino’s Django Unchained
October 24, 2011 0 Comments
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the latest actor to raise his hand to join Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Variety reports. Tarantino’s upcoming film already has Jamie Foxx signed on for the eponymous lead role; a slave who is freed by Christoph Waltz’s German dentist tuned bounty hunter. The pair team up to find Django’s wife Broomhilda, rumoured […]
Continue readingInterview: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (director of The Thing)
October 13, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (director of The Thing). By Simon Miraudo. Dutch director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. is about to do battle with one of the fiercest monsters on the planet; one that would even frighten the shape-shifting subject of his new horror flick The Thing: the million-headed hydra of internet commentators and obsessed fans […]
Continue readingKurt Russell bound for Tarantino’s Django Unchained
October 3, 2011 2 Comments
Kurt Russell is in talks to replace Kevin Costner as a sadistic slave-driver in Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained, reports The Wrap. It was revealed last month that Costner could no longer play the villainous Ace Woody – offsider to Leo DiCaprio‘s antagonist Calvin Candie – due to scheduling conflicts. Russell previously starred in Tarantino’s Death […]
Continue readingJoel Edgerton to star in The Thing
February 8, 2010 0 Comments
source: thr.comAussie Joel Edgerton is set to star alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the latest cinematic incarnation of The Thing. The project, intended as a prequel to John Carpenter‘s classic 1982 film of the same name, was first announced by Universal 12 months ago. Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica showrunner) wrote the screenplay with Eric […]
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