124 stories by "Justin Kroll"
Is Meryl Streep ready for a spoonful of sugar? Sources tell Variety, the Oscar-winning actress is in talks to join Emily Blunt and Lin Manuel-Miranda in Disney’s “Mary Poppins Re…
After a lengthy courtship, Lady Gaga is ready for her close-up as the titular starlet in Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” remake. Deadline Hollywood reported last month…
Walt Disney Pictures have officially announced that Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda are set to star in their “Mary Poppins” sequel and have also dated the pic for December 25,…
Nicole Kidman and her shingle, Blossom Films, has optioned the film rights to the Off-Broadway vampire drama “Cuddles.” Penned by playwright Joseph Wilde, the thriller examine…
Lupita Nyong’o is in talks to play the love interest of Chadwick Boseman’s superhero in Marvel’s “The Black Panther,” sources confirmed to Variety. “Creed…
David Lowery, who has already directed a remake of Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon,” has come on to helm a live-action adaptation of “Peter Pan.” Toby Hallb…
Mark Rylance is set to star in Steven Spielberg’s “The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara” for Amblin Entertainment. Spielberg would shoot the film in the first quarter of 2017 …
“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is in talks to co-star with Emily Blunt in Disney’s “Mary Poppins” sequel. Miranda is in talks to play Jack, a lamplighter…
Helen Mirren is in early discussions to join Will Smith in the New Line Drama “Collateral Beauty,” sources tell Variety. David Frankel was recently announced as the director of t…
Michael Shannon and Nick Kroll have joined Joel Edgerton and Ruth Wilson in the cast of Jeff Nichols’ drama “Loving.” Nichols is writing and directing the pic, which also s…
Stanley Tucci has closed a deal to join the cast of Disney’s live-action retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. Tucci will be playing Cad…
Ewan McGregor is in negotiations to play Lumiere in Disney’s live-action retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” that stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. Luke Evans is also on b…
After portraying a wizard and a mutant in two lucrative franchises, Ian McKellen’s next role will be a piece of furniture. The British thesp is set to play Cogsworth in Disney’s …
Disney and “Alice in Wonderland” director Tim Burton are getting back in business, this time with “Dumbo.” The Oscar-nominated filmmaker is attached to direct a live-…
Luke Evans is in negotiations to play the villainous Gaston in Disney’s live-action retelling of “Beauty and the Beast,” which stars “Harry Potter” actress Emma…
Peter Dinklage has joined Melissa McCarthy in the Universal comedy “Michelle Darnell.” Ben Falcone is directing. The script, which is based on an original character created by Mc…
Sony has bought a pitch from Mosaic as a starring vehicle for Will Ferrell. Based on an original idea developed internally at Mosaic and currently untitled, the comedy centers around the …
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Peter Pan origin tale “Pan.” The film stars Hugh Jackman as the villainous Blackbeard, Garrett Hedl…
Ben Affleck may have found his first co-star for “The Accountant” with actress Anna Kendrick in early negotiations to join the assassin thriller, sources confirm to Variety. Gavi…
Matthew Fox and Patrick Wilson are set to join the cast of the indie “Bone Tomahawk” for Caliber Media. Kurt Russell and Richard Jenkins will star with S. Craig Zahler writing an…
Christian Bale will voice Bagheera, Cate Blanchett will voice Kaa and “Transformers: Age of Extinction” star Jack Reynor will voice Brother Wolf in the Andy Serkis-helmed “…
Mark Rylance has found his first film to follow his recent Tony win for “Twelfth Night” and is in negotiations to co-star with Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s untitle…
Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua are in early talks to pair up yet again on MGM’s remake of “The Magnificent Seven.” Both men have the offers and while Washington is sti…
With the recent release of “Maleficent,” which grossed more than $170 million worldwide in its opening weekend, Disney is working fast on its next live-action fairytale adapta…
