Brendan Fraser Joins Condor

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While Tom Cruise may be the Mummy’s latest opponent, Brendan Fraser remains our go to Mummy Puncher. If you’ve not seen The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and…well…yeah The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor is fun too, then go and check them out now. Starring Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Agents of SHIELD’s John Hannah, Oded Fehr and Maria Bello they are gloriously fun, funny action adventure movies.

They’re also pretty much the peak of Fraser’s career, which is a shame as we’ve always had a lot of time for the chap. Thankfully, it seems we’re not alone. Audience Network announced a little while ago that they’ll be adapting classic ’70s thriller Three Days Of The Condor for TV. The lead will e played by Mira Sorvino who is another one of those performers who always turns in great work. Now, she’s being joined by Fraser.

Flickering Myth report that Fraser has signed on to play a character called Nathan Fowler. Here’s the write up:

“an unstable yet efficient central cog in an unholy alliance between the private military company that employs him and the CIA. He’s motivated by his hatred of radical Islam, but also by his inner child’s desire to win the approval of his war-hero father. Nathan is redeemed by his fierce love for his daughter, but that relationship and his fanaticism are on a collision course.”

That sounds like a chewy, difficult role and the perfect chance for Fraser to show off his straight acting abilities. He’s one of cinema’s great overlooked leading men (The Passion of Darkly Noon and Gods And Monsters both prove that) and we’d love to see him get the credit he deserves. And maybe punch a Mummy or two for old times sake too.

No word on a release for Condor yet but we’ll let you know when we have it.

New Trailer For The Mummy Is Released

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And the Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and Oded Fehr cameos are being kept under wraps so well!

…sigh…

While we miss the old crew an awful lot there’s some stuff here which piques our interest. Russell Crowe’s character, who is apparently Doctor Jekyll, has a delightlful library/containment facility and we would really like to know who those Special Forces looking chaps who seem to have dedicated anti-Mummy tech are. There’s also an interesting hint that Cruise’s character’s immortality is conditional on The Mummy’s plans here, which suggests he may not be stepping across to any of the other movies. Or she wins and London turns into a desert. Which would be a Hell of a twist but one we’re not exactly expecting.

The Mummy is due for release on 9 June in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D

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BUZZ News Shorts: Time After Time, Game Of Thrones, Mr Robot & More

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genesis-rodriguez-at-elle-s-women-in-hollywood-awards-in-los-angeles_1••• Genesis Rodriguez (Tusk, Big Hero 6) has been cast the female lead in the ABC time travel pilot Time After Time. The series, based on the same book that inspired the 1979  Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film of the same name, is about a time travelling HG Wells on ther trail of Jack The Ripper. Rodriguez will play Jane Walker, the museum curator who captivates Wells (Freddie Stroma) upon his arrival in modern day New York. Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries/Scream) is exec producing. [via Deadline]

jk-simmons1••• JK Simmon, Oscar Winner for Whiplash and Peter Parker’s editor J Jonah Jameson in the Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man films, has nabbed a new comic book role. He’ll be playing Commissioner Gordon in DC’s Justice League movie. Man Of Steel and Batman v Superman helmer Zach Snyder is set to direct DC’s answer to The Avengers, featuring Superman (Henry Cavill), Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), The Flash (Ezra Miller) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher). [via Deadline]

••• Amazon will bring Ripper Street to an end after its fifth season. The streaming service rescued the Victorian detective show when the BBC cancelled it after two series. After season three scored record figures on Amazon, it was recommissioned for a fourth and fifth series, but now season five is will be the last. [via The Guardian]

••• US The Office actor Craig Robinson has been signed up for a recurring role in the upcoming second season of USA Network’s critcally acclaimed Mr Robot. Robinson will play Ray, a neighborhood local who reaches out to Elliot (Rami Malek) in his time of need. Joey Bada$$ and Chris Conroy have also recently been added to the 10-episode second season. [via Deadline]

••• Here’s a new image from Batman V Superman showing Batman V Superman, with Batman having the upper hand. We suggest Superman retaliates with some laster eye beams to the groin. Click on the image for a much larger version. [via Coming Soon]

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••• In a Time Out interview, Game Of Thrones star Kit Harington has tried to put an an end to all those season six rumours. “Look, I’m not in the show any more,” he says. “I’m definitely not in the new series. I filmed some scenes of me being dead – [jokily] it’s some of my best work. I don’t have a clue [about Season 6]. I know how long I’m a corpse for, but I can’t tell you that!”  No one believes him judging by the reaction on the internet.

Peaky-Blinders••• Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders) is in talks to join Universal Pictures’ The Mummy, according to both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Wallis will play an archaeologist in the film, which also stars Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) as the monster. This will be the first movie in Universal’s “classic monsters” big screen shared universe. [via Coming Soon]

••• Geena Davis (Thelma & Lousise, The Fly, Stuart Little) has been cast as Angela Rance, a main character the new TV version of The Exorcist for Fox. The character is described as: “Naturally beautiful, regal and proud but weighed down by stress, Angela Rance does everything she can to stay positive and keep her faith even though her family is currently struggling. She can’t help but think, however, if perhaps her nightmares about a demon are a sign of what’s wrong.”

cast_william_whele••• Luke Allen-Gale (Dominion, The Borgias, “Army Heckler” in Captain America: The First Avenger) has been cast as the male lead opposite Aussie Laura Brent in the CW’s Transylvania. The series is set in 1880 and centers on Victoria (Brent), a headstrong young woman in search of her missing father who travels from NYC to Transylvania where she teams with a wrongfully disgraced Scotland Yard Detective, Inspector Godfrey (Allen-Gale). Together they witness the births of the most famous monsters and villains in history.