UPDATE with additional Pacific Rim castings: Shyrley Rodriguez as been added to the cast of Legendary/ Universal’s Pacific Rim 2, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham’s 2013 sci-fi film that stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Chinese actress Jing Tian. Also announced as cast additions today are…

Austin Stowell has joined Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon and Michael Pena in Nicolai Fuglsig's Horse Soldiers, the drama based on Doug Stanton's nonfiction book adapted by Peter Craig and Ted Tally. It is about a U.S. Special Forces team and their untested captain sent to a rugged region of Afghanistan in the weeks…

Stephen Root has booked a spot in Fox’s supernatural thriller The Empty Man, written and helmed by David Prior. Based on Cullen Bunn's graphic novel from Boom! Studios, the pic follows an ex-cop who discovers a sinister presence around him while investigating the disappearance of a friend's teenage daughter. Root…

Legendary Pictures’ Pacific Rim 2 has added Karan Brar to the cast, joining John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny and Adria Arjona. The Steven S. DeKnigh-directed sequel will be released by Universal on February, 23 2018. Based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham, the actioner…

Lana Condor, who played Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse, has joined the cast of James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel directed by Robert Rodriquez. She joins Rosa Salazar, Jackie Earle Haley, Ed Skrein, Eiza Gonzalez and Christoph Waltz in the film adaptation of the graphic novel series Battle Angel Alita by Yukito…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Pictures has closed a deal for Adria Arjona to join Pacific Rim 2 alongside John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian and Cailee Spaeny. Steven S. DeKnight is directing the sequel based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham. Arjona headlines NBC’s upcoming series Emerald City…

Having wrapped roles in The Great Wall and Kong: Skull Island, Jing Tian is suiting up for the next film in the Pacific Rim series. No word on her role in the film, which stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Cailee Spaeny. Few plot details have been announced, but it’s known that Boyega’s character will be the son of…

Australian actor Jordan Rodrigues has joined the cast of Greta Gerwig's directorial debut Lady Bird starring Saoirse Ronan. Loosely based on Gerwig's high school experience, the film follows a school senior (Ronan) spending her last year at home in Sacramento while trying to figure out how to get out of the city…

EXCLUSIVE: After staking out a February 23, 2018 release date earlier today, Legendary Pictures is targeting Scott Eastwood for a key role alongside John Boyega in the second installment of its Pacific Rim franchise. Deadline revealed June 6 that Legendary was building the Steven S. DeKnight-directed sequel around the…

With Star Wars hero John Boyega now aboard to star, Universal Pictures has roped off a release date for Pacific Rim 2. Legendary’s action sequel from director Steven S. DeKnight will engage audiences and kaijus on February 23, 2018. The film has that post-Presidents Day frame to itself for the time being; it’s nestled…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Pictures has set Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega for the lead role for the second installment of its Pacific Rim franchise. Steven S. DeKnight is directing the film, which will begin production in the fourth quarter of this year, based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Pictures has set Steven S. DeKnight to direct Pacific Rim 2, the follow-up to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham's epic 2013 action-adventure film. The current script was written by Jon Spaihts based on characters created by Beacham and del Toro. Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, del Toro and Mary…