20th Century Fox has released the first image from its upcoming musical, The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman. The film is based on the life of P.T. Barnum and how he rose from poverty into becoming an owner of a circus in New York. The Greatest Showman will also see Zac Efron and Michelle Williams star as Barnum’s business partner and wife respectively. Also starring in the production is Zendaya who portrays a trapeze artist. The musical is expected to open in cinemas this December.
New Mutants Cast
Meet Wolfsbane and Magik! The upcoming New Mutants film, directed by Josh Boone will further expand the X-Men cinematic universe. The Y-A style superhero flick has also just added two massive additions to the project in the form of Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and Split star Anya Taylor-Joy. The two young actors will be portraying mutants, Wolfsbane and Magik respectively. New Mutants is scheduled for an April 2018 release. The film is expected to begin production in July this year.
Paul McCartney Joins Pirates
The upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will see legendary singer songwriter, Paul McCartney join the franchise. The film series, which had Keith Richards featured in two instalments will now see another musician join in on the fun. No details on what character the former Beatle will be portraying but it is being rumoured that McCartney will be portraying a pirate with a penchant for gambling. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales comes to theatres on 24 May 2017.
Krypton Series Greenlit
Syfy has greenlighted the Superman prequel series, Krypton, which could premiere by 2018. The network greenlighted the series, which will now join its new slate of programming that, includes Nightflyers – a George R. R. Martin novella – and adaptations of Brave New World, Hyperion, and Stranger in a Strange Land. Krypton will focus on the adventures of Superman’s grandfather on his home planet before it was destroyed. The pilot for Krypton has been produced, with no airdate scheduled as yet.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns For Oscars
It looks like the Academy Awards really loves Jimmy Kimmel because the late night talk show host is returning to host the 2018 Oscars. ABC has announced that Kimmel will return for next year’s award ceremony, which is scheduled to be held in March 2018. The host did a decent job at this year’s Oscars with his dead pan humour and continuous side gags poking fun at Matt Damon. However, Kimmel’s performance was overshadowed by the infamous flub during the Best Picture presentation, where the wrong movie was awarded as the victor.
Amber Heard Is Mera
James Wan has released the first image of Amber Heard as Mera from the upcoming Aquaman film. We’ve seen the character before in Zack Snyder’s Justice League trailer but here’s a first official look at the queen of Atlantis. For those familiar with Aquaman, Mera is a powerful warrior with powers that include telekinesis and super strength. She’s also Aquaman’s wife, which should make for an interesting tale. Aquaman is scheduled to splash into theatres in December 2018 and will star Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Patrick Wilson as Orm/Ocean Master, and Nicole Kidman as Atlanna.
