‘Mortal Kombat 3’ Is Still Kicking Around

 

It’s been years since New Line Cinema announced that they were developing another Mortal Kombat movie. Director Kevin Tancharoen was set behind the camera after helming the web series Mortal Kombat Legacy, but he left the project two years later. The last update we got on the project came last year when James Wan was brought on board as producer, and no more has been heard about the project since then but that has change.

Rules Don’t Apply Trailer

 

Rules Don’t Apply follows the budding romance between a young aspiring actress and her married driver  as they both have to deal with the eccentricities of the famous billionaire Howard Hughes who employs them both.

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Mercy Aigbe launches film training school

Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has announced the launch of her training film school, The Mag School Of Drama.

Nigeria's record-breaking DJ Obi covers Guardian Life Magazine

DJ Obi is currently holding the title of the longest disc jockeying ever. 

READ: YES!! DJ Obi Completes His Quest For The Longest Disc-Jockeying Ever

Production For Spike Gets Underway

 

Stephen King’s vast archive of fiction continues to be a rich resource for Hollywood studios to mine. From one medium to another, Spike’s serialized take on The Mist a gripping Stephen King novella stands as one of the most intriguing properities on the network’s slate, and The Hollywood Reporter brings word of a final casting spree before production officially gets underway over the summer.

Kathy Bates Joins Disjointed

 

Chuck Lorre is teaming up with Kathy Bates for the Netflix comedy series Disjointed. Disjointed will star Bates as a marijuana advocate who becomes the owner of a Los Angeles cannabis dispensary. The half-hour show will use a multi-camera format, thus setting it apart from other pot-based shows like Weeds.

Check out 'The Flash' Season 3 Set Photos

We still don’t know who will be the big bad of The Flash‘s third season, but some new set photos may have spoiled the surprise. As you can see from the image below, it appears as if the Black Racer will be making an appearance in the premiere, and while it’s possible that he’ll only make the one appearance, the series using another speedster as a season long villain makes sense.

Dark Tower Villain Is The Devil - Matthew McConaughey

 

As the film version of The Dark Tower finally takes shape, we are beginning to get some interesting insights from the actors themselves. Earlier Idris Elba elucidated his feelings about the hero Roland; now Matthew McConaughey doing the same for his villainous character Walter, a.k.a The Man in Black.

'Saw: Legacy' Gets Release Date

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Lionsgate are forging ahead with the next installment of Saw which is set to be released seven years after Saw 3D also known as Saw: The Final Chapter wound up in theaters. That’s a huge gap, but the studio has indeed confirmed today that Saw: Legacy will reach the big screen on October 27th, 2017.

China Denys Release Of Ghostbusters movie

 

Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot has been enjoying generally decent/good reviews so far and looks set for a very respectable opening weekend at the U.S. box office but THR is reporting on some news that might just put a dampener on the positivity parade. According to them, the film has been denied a release in China, which is the No. 2 movie market in the world.

Game Of Thrones Tops Emmy Awards List with 23 nominations

 

The Emmy nods have hit the Internet, and there are a few surprises among these stellar examples of Primetime TV. Game of Thrones leads the pack with a whopping 23 nominations, which probably will not surprise anyone who has tuned in to the show this season. It’s certainly one of the better programs on TV right now, and this season has been particularly stellar.

The Walking Dead Season 7 Banner

The first official image from the upcoming seventh season of The Walking Dead featured the psychotic Negan cheerfully pointing his barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat Lucille at his chosen victim, and now AMC has released some new key art, which reverses the viewpoint and gives us a glimpse of the terrified faces of the group of main characters at his mercy.

Musiliu Obanikoro advises FFK to go for a medical checkup

Former Minister of State for Defence under ex president Goodluck Jonathan's administration, Musiliu Obanikoro welcomed Femi Fani Kayode who was just released from detention and advised him to get a thorough medical examination done to be on the safe side.

Fani-Kayode's wife celebrates his release

After over 2 Months in Detention, Femi Fani-Kayode was finally released yesterday. His wife took to Social Media to celebrate his return. She shared a photo of them together at home and wrote:

"Guess who is home. God is faithful and gracious. A huge thank you to everyone that prayed for and with me during these trying times. Only God can pay back your every kindness... #grateful #happywoman"

Peter Okoye, AY, Osita Iheme trapped in Turkey due to military coup attempt

Comedian Ay Makun, Peter Okoye, Osita Iheme are currently trapped in Turkey as a deadly military coup goes on in the country.

Military Coup Attempt In Turkey

There has been a military coup in Turkey. The country’s Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, announced that some senior soldiers engaged in a “coup attempt.”

Olorisupergal, Temitope Olagbagi, DipoAdesida and Others to Speak at the BrandMe Class 2016

The BrandMe Class 2016 is set t to hold on the 22^nd of July, at the Genesis Sojourner Hotel Lagos and will feature keynote speakers, Tosin Ajibade of Olorisupergal, Temitope Olagbagi CEO of Sixth Sense Décor, ,Dipo Adesida, Creative Director at Verdant Zeal, Olaolu Ogundeji, the Believe Buhari Covener and Charles Odii, COO of SME100 Nigeria.

Star Trek's Alice Eve Joins 'Replicas' Movie

 

Star Trek Into Darkness alum Alice Eve has closed a deal to star in Replicas. Eve, who is primed to have a busy 2016 thanks to roles in The Stolen, Bees Make Honey and James Oakley’s mob drama The Brits Are Coming, will play Mona, wife to Keanu Reeves’ male lead Will Foster.

Colin Farrell In For 'The Beguiled' remake

 

Sofia Coppola is taking on a remake of The Beguiled, formerly a 1971 film starring Eastwood as a wounded Union soldier who finds refuge at a Southern girls’ school and causes havoc with the imaginations and libidos of the young women there. We’re getting reports that Colin Farrell is in talks to take on the Eastwood role in Coppola’s retelling of the story.

Fani-Kayode released on bail

Embattled former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Friday released after more than two months in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The Dark Tower Will Be A Sequel

 

Film’s director Nikolaj Arcel has dropped a bigger morsel to chew over Dark Tower is not an adaptation – it’s a sequel.

Suicide Squad Could Open With $125 Million

 

According to THR, Suicide Squad could open with an impressive $125 million in North America, with some analysts saying that it has the potential to even reach a bit higher should reviews prove to be strong – which we imagine they will be.

In reviving the 'Saw' series, Lionsgate enlist new directors

 

After much hemming and hawing, Lionsgate is finally poised to pump fresh blood into its dormant Saw series. Tentatively titled Legacy, the franchise revival has reportedly enlisted Peter and Michael Spierig, with production to commence as early as late summer. That’s according to Bloody Disgusting, revealing that the siblings are set to place Winchester Mystery House on ice in favour of Lionsgate’s horror reboot.

Latest Star Trek Beyond Update

 

Paramount Pictures continues to pump out teasing clips for Star Trek Beyond and the latest in that line of marketing promos turn the attention to Sofia Boutella’s amicable alien, Jaylah. Lending a helping hand to Simon Pegg’s Scotty, Boutella’s potential ally has an understanding of Krall, the menacing villain brought to life by Luther star Idris Elba.

Misty Copeland Joins 'The Nutcracker And The Four Realms' movie

 

The upcoming live-action Disney movie The Nutcracker And The Four Realms has welcomed its first cast member – legendary ballerina Misty Copeland. Her appearance in the movie will mark her first involvement in narrative cinema, having already featured on television reality shows, as well as a documentary about her own early career, A Ballerina’s Tale.

'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Will Be An Awful Lot Of Fun - Michael Keaton

 

Michael Keaton offered up a fleeting assessment of Spider-Man: Homecoming in an interview with Haute Living. It isn’t one to stop the presses, but the actor, who is all but set to play the part of the villain opposite Holland, told Haute Living that Homecoming is a big budget movie that will be an awful lot of fun.

#AHMusicReview: Reminisce, Ycee, others on Absolute Hearts Music Review

Welcome to another fresh episode of #AHMusicReview Absolute Hearts Music Review and like we normally do we serve you with the best of not just new music but also we criticize, analyse and rate those particular sets of new songs.

Remember you can also listen to the live broadcast of this program BCP Radio every Friday 2-3pm via www.blackcarpetproduction.com  Without any further ado here are the songs we have for this week;

Chiwetel Ejiofor For Peter The Apostle In 'Mary Magdalene' Movie

 

Casting is once again beginning to heat up on the set of Garth Davis’ Mary Magdalene biopic, with reports saying that Chiwetel Ejiofor, has opened talks to nab the role of Peter the Apostle. A fisherman and key member of Jesus’ band of disciples, Peter famously denied Christ three times during his arrest and subsequent crucifixion. Soon thereafter, it’s believed that Peter was himself crucified at the hands of Emperor Nero Augustus Caesar, requesting for his cross to be turned upside down because he no longer considered himself worthy to be associated with Jesus Christ.

Patrick Kluivert appinted director of football at Paris-Saint Germain

 

Former Netherlands international Patrick Kluivert has been appointed director of football at Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 champions have announced. The arrival of the 40years old follows the appointment of Unai Emery as head coach, replacing Laurent Blanc last month. PSG say Kluivert will play an active role in the national and international development of the club" and "defining the club's long-term sporting strategy.