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By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) After being inexplicably dumped by director Ridley Scott – Noomi Rapace will appear in the upcoming Alien: Covenant. Deadline reports that the Swedish actress, who played the lead character Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus, has joined the production in Australia to … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) A new set photo from the production of Alien: Covenant has been released showing Ridley Scott giving directions to the cast and crew. However, the most interesting part of the picture, which admittedly doesn't give much away, is star Michael Fassbender in the … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Be warned, there are possible spoilers for Alien: Covenant below! It's no secret that I wasn't the biggest fan of Prometheus. I liked it from a conceptual point of view, and I thought it was superbly shot, but the screenplay was an awful mess, and it should have … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) 20th Century Fox has dropped a trailer for a new forthcoming film called Morgan starring Kate Mara and The Witch breakout star Anya Taylor-Joy. The movie was written by Seth W. Owen, whose screenplay landed on the 2014 Black List, and is produced by Ridley Scott … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Following some recent leaks and teases, we finally have our first proper look at Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant. The official Facebook account of the Scott's original Alien (1979) has posted an image showing actress Katherine Waterson (Inherant Vice, Steve Jobs) … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Production of Alien: Covenant is underway in Sydney, Australia, and an enterprising photographer was able to take some pictures in a quarry where director Ridley Scott is shooting the sequel. The film has gone through several different permutations and titles from … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Dutch actress Sylvia Hoeks is the latest star to join the eclectic cast of Blade Runner 2. The 32-year-old will play an unspecified leading role alongside Ryan Gosling (Drive), Robin Wright (House of Cards) and Harrison Ford (Star Wars) - who is reprising his role … [Read more...]
Update: Dave Bautista confirms he's been cast in Blade Runner 2! By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Dave Bautista has confirmed he's joined the cast of Blade Runner 2, after hinting at it on Twitter. The Guardians of the Galaxy star, and former WWE wrestler, tweeted a picture of himself holding … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Robin Wright is set to join Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling in the sequel to science-fiction classic Blade Runner. The House of Cards actress is in advanced talks over an unspecified role in Blade Runner 2, which is being helmed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel/Alien prequel, Alien Covenant, is nearing production which can mean only one thing: Casting news! According to Deadline, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo, and Callie Hernandez have all been cast in the upcoming Alien: … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) I still have trouble with the idea that the science-fiction classic Blade Runner is finally getting a sequel. The Ridley Scott directed film was ahead of its time and has been released in so many different versions, it is hard to say what the official version of … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) We're nearing the end of the 2015/2016 awards season, with The Oscars just around the corner. The 68th annual Directors Guild Awards have come and gone, and the big winner is Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant. Usually the winner of last year's DGA … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) The sequel to science fiction classic Blade Runner (1982) will start production in July. According to Deadline, principal photography on the controversial follow-up will start in the summer, although there is still no news on the release date – which will likely be … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) One of the things that the Alien franchise has alway kept is an R rating. Even in the current landscape, where studios push to have PG-13 films (I'm looking at you, past two Die Hard sequels), Prometheus was rated R when it was released. 20th Century Fox did … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The Directors Guild of America has released their list of nominees for this year's DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015. The nominees don't come as much of a surprise to anyone with last year's winner and four-time DGA nominee, … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Alien: Covenant - the sequel to Ridley Scott's contentious prequel, Prometheus – will be set 10 years after the events of the last film. Costume designer Janty Yates, who is a frequent collaborator with the Gladiator director, spoke to Collider about the much hyped … [Read more...]
