AMC’s ‘Preacher’ Casts ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Actress Ruth Negga [Updated] AMC’sPreacherhas picked up its first cast member, and it’s someone with comic book experience.Ruth Negga, most recently seen in ABC’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has joined the pilot fromSeth RogenandEvan Goldberg. More on the newPreachercasting, including character details, after the jump. Update:Preacherhas also just castIan Collettias an important and unforgettable supporting character.Deadlinereported the news.Preacheris based on the 1990s comic byGarth EnnisandSteve Dillon. Rogen and Goldberg developed the project and will direct the pilot, whileSam Catlinwrote the script and will serve as showrunner....

Attack On Titan Final Season Makes Villains Of Everyone In Emotionally Damaging ‘Traitor’ After a couple of slower, more meditative episodes, “Attack on Titan” is back in action. Now that the team is here and willing to work together to save the world, there is just one question remaining: are they willing to betray and kill old allies to save the world? Can they sacrifice those they know, to save those they don’t?...

Box Office: Quantum Of Solace Grabs Record $8M In The UK On Opening Day!; Tracking For $50M US The 22nd installment of the James Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace (Sony), has grabbed a record-shattering £4.94M on its opening day in the UK, which is about $8M in US dollars. That is approximately 42% higher than the first day of Casino Royale, the first 007 adventure to feature Daniel Craig as Bond, and it represents an all-time single day record for the UK....

Brendan Fraser Opens Up About His Superman Audition In The Early 2000s Brendan Frasercan currently be seen as the DC Comics character Robotman on the DC Universe seriesDoom Patrol. Well, you don’t necessarilyseehim since he’s just providing the voice of a, well, robot man. But long before this opportunity came along, Fraser was in line to play one of the biggest DC Comics superheroes of all time. Back in the early 2000s, Brendan Fraser was still enjoying the success ofThe Mummyfranchise and the various comedies he made throughout the ’90s....

C’mon C’mon Review: Joaquin Phoenix Is A Natural In Mike Mills' Gentle Family Drama “What makes you happy?” That’s one of the questions that Joaquin Phoenix’s Johnny, an emotionally closed-off radio journalist, blithely asks children in cities across the country at the beginning of Mike Mills' lovingly naturalistic black and white film, “C’mon, C’mon.” He’s working on a piece about the next generation, how they see themselves and how they see the world, in all its bright, sunny streets and its sad, shadowy corners....

Casting Bits: Juliette Lewis In ‘Blood Or Water;’ Ted Levine In ‘The Banshee Chapter;’ Peter Sarsgaard In ‘Night Moves’ This is a serious little casting break that follows either movies with serious intent (there’s one below about ‘unwitting incest,’ which I hope isn’t a comedy) or serious filmmakers like Kelly Reichardt. So, after the break, you’ll find: We don’t have a lot of info aboutBlood or Water, whichJustin Molotnikovwill direct, butJuliette Lewishas just signed to play the lead role in the Danish/Scottish co-production....

Casting Bits: Yvonne Strahovski In ‘I, Frankenstein’, David Oyelowo In ‘Lincoln’, Elle Fanning And Alessandro Nivola In ‘Bomb’ ChuckactressYvonne Strahovskiis in final talks forI, Frankenstein,Stuart Beattie’s adaptation of the comic book byKevin Grevioux.Aaron Eckhartleads the cast as Frankenstein’s classic monster, who in the present day goes by Adam and stands between humanity and the supernatural demons who would overtake them.Bill Nighywaspreviously announcedas being in talks to play the villain, a demon prince determined to unlock the secrets of Frankenstein’s reanimation....

Cool Stuff: The 3G Art Show: Ghostbusters, Goonies And Gremlins - Part 4 How does the Los Angeles-basedGallery 1988top their Crazy4Cult show? By announcing a team-up withThe Autumn Societyfor something they are calling “The 3G Show”. A Pop-Culture art show in tribute toGhostbusters, Goonies,andGremlins. 3 movies that defined our generation. How cool is that? The show will have their grand opening on Friday September 3rd from 7-10pm, and will run until September 22nd 2010....

David Cronenberg Attached To Direct Jonathan Lethem’s ‘As She Climbed Across The Table’? No one seems to be able to get a movie based on aJonathan Lethemnovel off the ground. The latest attempt may come fromDavid Cronenberg, however, and he’s got a pretty damn good track record when it comes to getting difficult material from the page to screen. (ThinkDead Ringers,Crash, andNaked Lunch.) Cronenberg is reportedly attached to direct an adaptation of Lethem’s third novel, 1997’sAs She Climbed Across the Table....

David Lynch Netflix Series Might Start Production Next Year David Lynchmight be heading to Netflix. The acclaimed filmmaker has been a little tightlipped about what he’s doing next, but a report in Production Weekly reveals that Lynch is set to direct a new Netflix series with the working titleWisteria. There’s next to no information beyond that, and Netflix is declining to comment at the moment. But the prospect of something new from David Lynch is definitely grounds for excitement....

Dust Off Your Proton Packs, Because Ghostbusters Day Is Next Week Like many big-budget Hollywood blockbusters,Ghostbusters: Afterlifewas supposed to premiere in theaters last year but was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s currently slated to arrive this November, but fans should have the opportunity to learn a bit more about the highly anticipated sequel as early as next week, because the annualGhostbusters Dayonce again falls on June 8 this year....

Eternals Star Lia McHugh Is Used To Being Treated More Like A Child [Interview] It’s tough being the youngest one in the family. Even more so, it’s tough being the youngest-looking for thousands and thousands of years, while the rest of your immortal, god-like compatriots get to blend into humanity as full-grown adults. But apart from playing the eternally youthful Sprite in Marvel’s “Eternals,” 14-year-old Lia McHugh had the opposite of a tough time on a set that included bonafide movie stars like Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek....

Exclusive: ‘Murder Bury Win’ Acquired By Gravitas Ventures For April Release – Watch The Official Trailer Screw, marry, kill? Nah, that’s out. How about murder, bury, or win? That’s the concept of a new game created by three ambitious young men trying to break into the board game industry inMichael Lovan’s directorial debutMurder Bury Win. But things get out of hand when they’re approached by a mysterious benefactor who takes their game a little too literally....