The New ‘X-Men’ Is Already Crushing The Box-Office Competition
With a strong $8.2 million in its Thursday preview screenings, X-Men: Apocalypse is looking to have a great Memorial Day weekend opening at the box office. (BI)
Tom Hiddleston In Talks To Be New James Bond
A source has confirmed that Tom Hiddleston is in talks to replace Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. Though no official offer has been made, Hiddleston is interested in the job and the relevant discussions are under way. (IW)
Netflix Loses Court Bid to Stream Relativity Films ‘Masterminds,’ ‘Disappointments Room’ Early
The platform lost a bid that would force the studio to hand over Kristen Wiig‘s Masterminds and Kate Beckinsale‘s The Disappointments Room for streaming ahead of their 2016 theatrical releases. (WRAP)
Thora Birch, Johnny Knoxville Join Phillip Noyce’s ‘Above Suspicion’
Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville are set to join Jack Huston and Emilia Clarke in Phillip Noyce’s Above Suspicion, a thriller that has been adapted from the book by New York Times columnist Joe Sharkey. (DH)
‘The Equalizer’ Producer Acquires MIT-Set Historical Thriller ‘The Technologists’
The Equalizer producer Alex Siskin has acquired film rights Matthew Pearl’s book The Technologists, a thriller set in 1868 about the first class at MIT. (THR)
John Ortiz, Aksel Hennie Join J.J. Abrams Sci-Fi Thriller ‘God Particle’
John Ortiz and Aksel Hennie have joined the cast of God Particle for Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot. Production will begin on June 10 in Los Angeles with Nigerian filmmaker Julius Onah directing. (VAR)
Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy’s WWII Drama ‘Anthropoid’ Sets August Release Date
Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Dornan and Murphy-starring drama Anthropoid, setting a release date of Aug. 12. (EW)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Roadies’
The new Roadies trailer teases backstage shenanigans in Cameron Crowe’s Showtime series. (COLL)