• '24: Live Another Day' Adds Stephen Fry And 'Attack The Block' Star John Boyega

    As shooting gets underway in London, 24: Live Another Day is taking advantage of the local talent. Stephen Fry and John Boyega (Attack the Block) have just boarded the Fox miniseries, joining returning leads Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub along with new stars Yvonne Strahovski, Tate Donovan, Judy Davis, and Benjamin Bratt. Hit the jump…

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  • 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows' Trailer #2

    As we're already halfway through October, we'll soon see a deluge of new marketing materials for films being released in the coveted holiday window. Kicking things off is a new trailer for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. This one uses all the same light comedy and heavy speed ramping that was in…

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  • Beard Fetishists Rejoice: Two More 'Hobbit' Dwarves Revealed In New Photo

    At this point what more is there to say about yet another dwarf reveal from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? (Other than, perhaps, "uh, where's Thorin?") Here is the latest image dispatch from Peter Jackson's version of Middle-Earth, featuring Ken Stott as Balin (on the left) and Graham McTavish as Dwalin. These two guys are…

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  • 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows' Trailer

    We gave you an early, low-quality look at footage from Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows earlier this week, along with two character posters that gave the first look at the fortune teller played by Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) and the devious arch-fiend Professor Moriarty, played by Jared Harris.…

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  • First Footage & Posters For 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows'

    One again, we get to see the first footage of a blockbuster via the whizzing graphics and frighteningly cheerful hosts of Entertainment Tonight. The trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows will premiere this week (see it in front of Harry Potter, or very likely online) but you can check out some footage in…

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  • Stephen Fry Confirmed For 'The Hobbit,' Two More Roles Cast

    We'll probably be hearing about minor casting for The Hobbit for months to come. We'll even hear about some major names -- no one has yet been announced as the voice of the dragon Smaug, for example. This story is a good middle ground. The Master of Laketown may not be a huge character, but…

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  • Peter Jackson Announces 'The Hobbit' Cast

    Peter Jackson has, at long last, made an official announcement about who will appear in The Hobbit. He has confirmed Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, taking over the role originated by Ian Holm in The Lord of the Rings. A great many other names were released as well, almost all of whom make up the…

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  • Stephen Fry To Play Mycroft Holmes In 'Sherlock Holmes 2'

    If nothing else, the Sherlock Holmes films are becoming a haven for fun casting inspirations. Case in point: Stephen Fry has been cast to play Mycroft Holmes, the older and equally brilliant brother of Sherlock, in Sherlock Holmes 2. Fry revealed to the BBC: I’m playing Mycroft in the sequel to the Sherlock Holmes film…

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  • Alice In Wonderland Movie Trailer #3

    Disney has released a third trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, which is scheduled to be projected in 3D in front of prints of James Cameron's Avatar. The trailer gives us a glimpse at some of the characters that have been, until now, kept in the background or off screen. There are so many…

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  • Peter Jackson To Direct Nazi Zombie Time Travel Movie?

    Update: Entertainment Weekly have spoken to Ken Kamins, Jackson's manager and received some kind of weak denial. He said: "It sounds like an April Fool's joke. Peter and Fran are working diligently on The Hobbit for the foreseeable future." Which is basically equivalent to answering the question "Will you join me for dinner tonight?" by…

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  • Stephen Fry Confirms His Turn As The Cheshire Cat In Alice In Wonderland

    Back in January, when I was new to the /Film world, I posted a piece on the delicious thesp lineup of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. A very dependable source had told me the odd little bit of unannounced, secret casting and even a couple of scratchy hints about the screenplay and how the film…

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  • More Alice In Wonderland Casting... I Think...

    I've been sent some tip-offs casting for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, and I checked some of it with Peter and found out he's heard tiny whispers himself. My source is really pretty solid, so I'm going to go out on a limb here.  Remember - I'm buying into this 99%, but you don't have…

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