Toby Kebbell cast as Fantastic Four’s Doctor Doom and Stallone, Statham, Schwarzenegger, Snipes and more in Expendables 3 posters

The recent trend of having a dozen character banners for a blockbuster hasn’t taken a new twist today. Normally, each poster’s unveiling is staggered up to the release but ensemble action sequel The Expendables 3 has taken the risky step of going for every member of the giant cast all at once. It’d be pretty extensive work to publish them all so we’re only going to unveil a quick sample but you can enjoy all of the cast here. The film features Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammer, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz and Glen Powell. Red Hill’s Patrick Hughes directs.

It’s fair to say that Fox have missed out on a major opportunity to cast Dredd and About Time’s brilliant Domhnall Gleeson, who was rumoured alongside Eddie Redmayne and Sam Riley, as Doctor Doom. The Fantastic Four’s nemesis has been confirmed to be portrayed by The Counsellor and Dead Man Shoes star Toby Kebbell. We shouldn’t judge too quickly; Kebbell will be raising his profile with major roles in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Warcraft. The four titular superheroes will be played by Michael B Jordan, Kate Mara, Miles Teller and Jamie Bell and are directed by Chronicle’s Josh Trank.

The Expendables 3 – August 15th

The Fantastic Four – June 18th 2015

Samuel L Jackson talks Incredibles 2, Fast and Furious changes gear and Fantastic Beasts will be a trilogy

The tragic death of Paul Walker brought grief to the whole film industry. The production of action sequel Fast and Furious 7 was greatly set back as Walker has always been at the centre of the series. Rewrites and major plot changes had to take place before filming could restart but Instagram have confirmed that the second part of production has begun.

The new instalment sees the team under attack from the vengeful Ian Shaw, brother of Fast 6’s villain. The film reunites Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker, Lucas Black and Michelle Rodriguez and introduces to the series Ronda Rousey, Kurt Russell, Djimon Hounsou and Jason Statham. The ensemble is directed by horror legend James Wan, the man behind Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring.

Pixar recently established that Brad Bird is working on a sequel to the brilliant animation The Incredibles. Out of all the ensemble cast, the superpowered family (Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox) are the most rememberable, as well as the scene stealing Syndrome, Edna Mode and Jack Jack. It’s easy to forget Frozone, played by Pulp Fiction, Avengers Assemble, Django Unchained, Star Wars and Jurassic Park’s Samuel L Jackson, although he has the best line in the film:

“Honey, where is my super suit?”

While on the press tour for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Samuel L Jackson answered Digital Spy’s questions on his involvement with the sequel. “Every time I run into Brad, he always tells me Frozone is part of what’s going on, so I have to believe that. I guess they could be the Incredibles without Frozone, but I think Frozone would be a wonderful addition to what’s already there.”

The Harry Potter franchise ended with a bang in 2011 but we recently discovered that the book’s author JK Rowling wasn’t quite ready to leave Harry’s world for good. She’s writing the screenplay for the mock textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them but the story may go further than that.

“As I considered Warners’ proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn’t dislodge. Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for 17 years, Fantastic Beasts is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world.” That’s Rowling’s pitch for the film which is now set to become a trilogy, which we know to be set in New York seventy years before the events of Harry Potter.

This explains why Rowling was appointed originally. If they plan to make three films from a remarkably thin and plotless book then they need Rowling to ensure authenticity in the series, which’ll probably see magical zoologist Newt Scamander travelling the globe the discover the secrets of the world’s most fearsome and mysterious beasts.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – 2017?

The Incredibles 2 – 2018?

Fast and Furious 7 – April 10th 2015

Action triple-bill special with Need for Speed, The Expendables 3 and Fast and Furious 7

After the tragic death of Paul Walker last month, the production Fast and Furious 7 has been in a halt; the summer 2014 release date fell apart. The sequel will now have to deal with the huge competition of 2015. Star Trek 3 , Warcraft (March 11th), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Avatar 2, Finding Dory (June 17th) and Angry Birds (July 1st) have already spilled into 2016 to avoid ’15’s Batman vs. Superman (July 17th), Ant-Man (July 31st), The Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1st), Cinderella (March 13th), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (November 20th), The Bourne Betrayal (August 14th), Assassin’s Creed (August 7th), San Andreas (June 5th), Bond 24 (October 23rd), Mission: Impossible 5 (25th December), The Good Dinosaur (November 25th), Inside Out (June 19th), The Minions (July 10th) and Star Wars: Episode VII (18th December). Fast 7 is directed by James Wan (The Conjuring, Insidious, Saw) and stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham and the late great Paul Walker.

Need for Speed is a plotless game franchise that relies on the thrill of its gameplay alone for success. While the series has constantly churned out excellence year by year, you wouldn’t think this format would be decent cinematic material but Act of Valor director Scott Waugh is confident that with his brilliant cast, Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Dakota Johnson (The Social Network), Imogen Poots (The Look of Love), Michael Keaton (Batman) and Dominic Cooper (Captain America), he can make Need for Speed a hit. An awesome new poster has come in for your own admiration.

You can now relish in the first teaser for The Expendables 3. Red Hill’s Patrick Hughes directs the overgrown cast in this action sequel which features, from left to right in the trailer, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas, Randy Couture, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Victor Ortiz, Kelsey Grammer, Wesley Snipes, Kellan Lutz, Glen Powell and Ronda Rousey (aka the least feminine ensemble you’ve ever seen)! Jackie Chan, Milla Jovovich and Nick Cage are still rumoured for roles.

Need for Speed – March 14th 2014

Fast and Furious 7 – April 10th 2015

The Expendables 3 – August 25th 2014