Bale, Carell, Gosling and Pitt in The Big Short trailer

With a change of release date, Paramount’s The Big Short may now be entering the Oscar race. Adam McKay – writer of Anchorman, Step Brothers, The Other Guys and Ant-Man – is stepping up with a high-stakes drama about the men who made millions from the global meltdown.

Starring Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, American Hustle), Steve Carell (Foxcatcher, Crazy Stupid Love), Ryan Gosling (Drive, The Ides of March), Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Prisoners), Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler, The Lincoln Lawyer), Karen Gillan (Oculus, Guardians of the Galaxy), Rafe Spall (Life of Pi, Prometheus) and Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fight Club) – a cast with 14 Oscar nominations.

The Big Short – December 15th

Marisa Tomei rumoured for Spider-Man, new Deadpool image and Alison Sudol in Fantastic Beasts

Deadpool himself is joining the hoards of fans at the San Diego Comic-Con. We’ll be reporting on the events of the day as best we can as the weekend progresses in one of the biggest media events of our time. Stars set to be joining include the casts of The Hunger Games (Jennifer Lawrence, Sam Claflin, Julianne Moore), Star Wars (Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Gwendoline Christie), Crimson Peak (Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain), Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Michelle Gomez) and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot).

Alison Sudol is the latest star to join the cast of Harry Potter spin off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The star of Dig and Transparent joins an ensemble including Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything), Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice). David Yates (Harry Potter 5-8) directs.

Finally, it’s been reported that Marisa Tomei is in line to play Aunt May in Marvel’s new Spider-Man reboot. The Oscar winning star of The Ides of March and The Wrestler is replacing Sally Field. Tom Holland (The Impossible) takes on the role of Peter Parker while Jon Watts (Cop Car) directs.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – November 18th 2016

Spider-Man – July 28th 2017

Gosling, Pitt and more confirmed for Big Short and first look at Johnny Depp in Black Mass

Writer director Adam McKay is well renowned for his excellent comedy work with Step Brothers, The Other Guys and the cult classic Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy but he’s moving into a different phase of his career with a Marvel film in the works and now the new political drama The Big Short. It has already assembled one of the finest casts of any upcoming film.

The cast of the film will feature Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March, The Notebook, The Place Beyond the Pines, Drive), Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Burn After Reading, Moneyball, Seven), Steve Carell (Foxcatcher, The 40 Year Old Virgin, The Office, Despicable Me), Melissa Leo (Frozen River, Prisoners, Oblivion, The Fighter), Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler, My Cousin Vinny, In the Bedroom, The Lincoln Lawyer), Rafe Spall (Life of Pi, Prometheus, What If, Hot Fuzz) and Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, American Psycho, American Hustle, The Prestige).

Following a chilling turn as The Wolf in Into the Woods, we can now see the latest transformation of Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland, Public Enemies, Edward Scissorhands) as the gangster Whitey Bulger in the new thriller Black Mass. Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Out of the Furnace) directs while Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey), Joel Edgerton (Warrior), Juno Temple (The Dark Knight Rises), Corey Stoll (House of Cards), Adam Scott (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad), Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County), Peter Sarsgaard (An Education) and Kevin Bacon (Apollo 13) also star.

Black Mass – September 25th

The Big Short – 2016