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Film news for the week ending 6th of May 2016
Here is our summary of the film news for the week ending 6th of May 2016. Find out what's been happening in a week dominated by Star Wars news.
"May the fourth be with you" was the theme this week as the fourth of May was declared 'Star Wars' Day with a number of events. Even President Obama & Michelle Obama danced with Star Wars characters.
Russell Crowe is in early talks to play a Dr. Jekyll-type role in 'The Mummy' Reboot with Tom Cruise. He is also rumoured to be in talks to star in 'Blood Meridian' directed by James Franco.
The Night Manager's Elizabeth Debicki is in talks to join J.J. Abrams's "God Particle."
Daisy Ridley will Star in a Shakespeare film before 'Star Wars IX'. She will play Ophelia opposite Naomi Watts' Queen Gertrude in a re-imagining of "Hamlet"
Arnold Schwarzenegger will play a hitman in Taran Killam's action comedy "Why We're Killing Gunther"
Cameron Monaghan and Maddie Hasson will Star in Stephenie Meyer's 'Anna Dressed In Blood'.
Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston will co-star in Phillip Noyce's thriller 'Above Suspicion'.
Michael Fassbender is set to play a serial killer in the true crime story 'Entering Hades'.
Anthony Mackie has signed on to play Johnnie Cochran in Signal Hill police brutality case film.
Timothy Spall will be starring in the Supernatural Thriller 'The Changeover'.
Julia Roberts will play Jacob Tremblay's mother in Lionsgate's "Wonder."
Anne Hathaway has signed on to star and produce the film adaptation of George Brant's off Broadway play "Grounded."
Clive Owen and Jessica Biel will be starring in the drama "Invisible," which will begin shooting in London in October.
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Zendaya and Mel Brooks are set to voice the animated film 'The Guardian Brothers'
Supergirl's Melissa Benoist and Khandi Alexander have joined Mark Wahlberg's Boston Marathon Bombing Film 'Patriots Day'
And finally, we come back to Star Wars with the news that Alden Ehrenreich has landed the role of Han Solo in the 'Star Wars' Spinoff. Some people are pleased, but others not. What do you think?