Jessica Lange To Receive Santa Barbara Film Fest's Kirk Douglas Award

When a Mad Max prequel centered on Imperator Furiosa was first announced, it was assumed that Fury Road star Charlize Theron would lead the project. But now, director George Miller has explained why this is not the case. While the filmmaker had initially intended for Theron to reprise the role, perhaps even using de-aging, he ultimately decided the technology was not convincing enough after seeing it utilized in the likes of Gemini Man and The Irishman.

Hollywood and WWE superstar Dwayne The Rock Johnson has revealed footage of the intense training regime he is undertaking for his lead role in A24s The Smashing Machine. Now well-known for his affinity in both the gym and the ring, his role in the biographical drama will see the action star outside his comfort zone both in acting terms and, more surprisingly, in the ring, as Johnson becomes mixed martial artist and two-time UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr.

Deadpool & Wolverine has sparked the imagination of many Marvel fans with promises of surprising cameo appearances by characters from across the MCU, but it seems that Shawn Levys cameo wishlist is not quite what people might expect. Since the first teasing images of the upcoming movie arrived online, fans have speculated on which characters from which universe may appear alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackmans titular heroes.

Looks like there's going to be a bloodbath at Peter Pan's Nightmare Neverland! New set images from the upcoming horror reimagining hint at a gory experience. And we weren't expecting any less, seeing how the film comes from Jagged Edge Productions, the same group that turned Winnie the Pooh and Piglet into cold-blooded killers for Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Horror and its sequel.

Chris Hemsworth is about to take on a much less heroic role than that of his MCU character Thor when he appears as Dementus in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Rather than taking on the bad guys and fighting to save the world, Hemsworths part in the latest Mad Max movie is one that required him to not only dig deep into the characters way of thinking, but also a hefty amount of time in the make-up chair something that caused him no end of irritation.

James Gunns Superman suit reveal gained a lot of attention online including a not-so complimentary response from one of Zack Snyders collaborators on Man of Steel. While the shot of David Corenswet pulling on his boots provided a lot of food for thought thanks to the events taking place around the iconic DC hero, Clay Staub, who worked as second unit director on Snyders previous franchise reboot, was less than impressed and shared his mocking thoughts on his X/Twitter account.