Author: Ada Blood

The entertainment industry is littered with stories of turned-down parts and casting choices that might have been. Recently, Kate Hudson (“Almost Famous”) revealed that she almost played Mary Jane Watson in 2002’s “Spider-Man” movie. The part went to Kirsten Dunst (“Roofman”), who played the character for 3 films directed by Sam Raimi (“Evil Dead”). “It’s one of those things where I look back like, ‘That would have been nice to be in a Spider-Man movie,’” Hudson said on “Watch What Happens Live.” “But at the same time, I did a movie called ‘Four Feathers.’ I got to meet Heath Ledger…

Disney+’s “Percy Jackson & The Olympians” has just confirmed some very exciting casting announcements. Holt McCallany (“The Waterfront”) and David Costabile (“Hershey”) will be taking on recurring guest roles in season 3. Jesse L. Martin (“The Irrational”) will also be joining the cast in a guest role. McCallany will be playing Titan/Bearer of Heaven, who is condemned by Zeus to hold up the celestial heavens after the last Titan war against the Olympians. Given season 3 is based on Rick Riordan’s “The Titan’s Curse,” this is a huge role for the upcoming season.  Costabile will also be a recurring guest…

Back in June, Paramount+ confirmed the bizarre decision to cancel “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” after its 5th season. On December 19th, the series officially wrapped filming in Toronto, Canada. “Strange New Worlds” cast and crew soon began posting tearful farewells on social media. Series star Anson Mount led the pack with a video posted to Instagram on December 19th. In it, he gives a silent tour of the mostly empty set, scored to sad music. Mount followed this up with a picture of Captain Christopher Pike’s ready room, with the desk covered by a white sheet. He captioned the…

Paramount Scares is ringing in the holidays with a touch of spooky with the new short “Season’s Screamings.” Written and directed by Michael Varrati (“There’s a Zombie Outside”) the roughly 4 minute film has Jason Voorhees (Bart Mastronardi) palling around with “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning” star Melanie Kinnaman. Poking fun at the fact that this is the only film in the franchise not the feature Voorhees. “Isn’t this wild? This is the first time we’re technically meeting each other in person,” she says to greet Jason in “Season’s Screamings.” The two awkwardly try to celebrate Christmas together under…

The cast for James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow” is starting to take shape. Gunn has confirmed Lars Eidinger (“All the Light We Cannot See”) will play iconic DC Comics villain Brainiac.  “In our worldwide search for Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow, Lars Eidinger rose to the top. Welcome to the DCU, Lars,” Gunn shared. Brainiac first entered the DC Comics canon in 1958’s Action Comics No. 242, and was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. This character is a super-intelligent alien who uses a shrink ray on cities to make them small enough to…

Sir Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic “The Odyssey” is the very first film shot for IMAX on the manufacturer’s newest model of camera. These new cameras have officially been named The IMAX Keighley in honor of David and Patricia Keighley.  David was IMAX’s first chief quality officer, who sadly passed away earlier this year. His widow, Patricia, is also one of IMAX’s top chief quality officers. The couple has been invaluable in perfecting and populating the large-format film. The announcement was made via their son, Geoff Keighley. “IMAX’s new film camera will be named The @IMAX Keighley Camera — honoring both…

We have another exciting cast announcement from Amazon MGM’s live-action “Tomb Raider” series. Jason Isaacs (“The White Lotus”) has joined the cast! While his role at this time is unclear, he’ll be starring alongside Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) as Lara Croft. As reported earlier this month, it seems that Sigourney Weaver is still in talks to star in another unspecified role. The plot of the series is currently being kept under wraps. Amazon MGM has declined to comment on Isaacs’ casting at this time.  Jonathan Van Tulleken (“Shōgun”) is set to direct this series adaptation of the popular video…

Are you ready for some Tom Cruise (“Top Gun: Maverick”) style laughs? The upcoming comedy, “Digger,” starring Cruise and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (“The Revenant”), just got its first poster and teaser trailer. Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment have also slated the project for an early October 2026 release. “Digger” is co-written by Iñárritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Sabina Berman (“Macho”). Iñárritu, Giacobone, and Dinelaris are the same writing trio behind 2014’s “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).” Plot details are still being kept under wraps. However, we do know that Cruise stars as Digger Rockwell. A…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been airing the annual Academy Awards show, the Oscars, on ABC for decades. It’s been no secret the Academy was shopping the prestigious awards show around to other platforms.  It’s been confirmed that YouTube will have global rights to the Oscars, beginning in 2029, starting with the 101st ceremony. This multi-year deal between the academy and streamer is set to last through 2033. All Oscars-related content, including red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, Governors Ball access, etc., will be on YouTube. This access extends to 2 billion viewers around the world, and…

Hollywood icon Jimmy Stewart will be the subject of the upcoming biopic “Jimmy.” Burns & Co. Entertainment has just released the first teaser trailer with KJ Apa (“Riverdale”) in the titular role. It is directed by Aaron Burns from a script by Justin Strawhand, having previously teamed up on “Birthright Outlaw.” The story will mainly focus on Stewart’s life after he won an Oscar for best actor for “The Philadelphia Story.” After receiving the award, he chose to enlist in the military, becoming a combat pilot and commander in the U.S. Army Air Corps. After flying 20 missions during World…