2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup
The 69th edition of the festival announced its main slate this morning, including both competition and out of competition titles. (IW)
Young Han Solo: Alden Ehrenreich Emerges As Frontrunner For Lead Role
Alden Ehrenreich has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to play young Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars prequel about the roguish smuggler’s early days. (IGN)
Fox & New Regency Setting Fall Release For Warren Beatty’s Howard Hughes Movie
Warren Beatty’s long-in-the-works Howard Hughes biopic will be released by 20th Century Fox and New Regency, with the final touches being done now to set a fall release. (DH)
Michael Keaton In Talks To Play ‘The Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Villain
Former Batman Michael Keaton is in early talks to play the Spider-Man: Homecoming villain opposite Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Jon Watts will direct the film from a script by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. (CS)
CinemaCon: Benedict Cumberbatch To Voice Star In ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’
Universal’s presentation at CinemaCon committed a significant amount of time to the studio’s Illumination Entertainment projects, announcing that Benedict Cumberbatch will star in the new animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas film, which is set to hit theaters on Nov. 10, 2017. (THR)
Channing Tatum Enlists In ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’
The G.I. Joe and 21 Jump Street actor announced that he is joining the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle. (EW)
Bob Dylan-Inspired Drama Series In Development At Amazon, Lionsgate TV
Lionsgate TV is closing in on a deal with Amazon for an hourlong drama series inspired by characters and themes from Bob Dylan’s vast archive of songs. (VAR)
Here’s Your First Look At Scarlett Johansson In ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Scarlett Johansson is the lead in Rupert Sanders’s upcoming Ghost in the Shell adaptation. DreamWorks released the first image of Johansson from the long-gestating film. (VUL)
Screenwriters: Dealing With Rejection