Tag Archives: Jane Goldman

Ciaran Hinds (Tv’s Rome, The Road to Perdition) and Janet McTeer  (Velvet Goldmine, the West End’s God of Carnage) join Daniel Radcliffe in the Victorian mystery The Woman in Black, for Hammer Films, according to Deadline. The Woman in Black centers on Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) a young lawyer who …

X-Men: First Class finally has its lead villain.  According to Showbiz 411, the role of the young Magneto has gone to Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds). Fassbender had his choice of Marvel vilains over the last few weeks. He was already in talks to play the lead villain in Marc Webb’s …

Rumors abound on the casting of the new X-Men prequel, but as of last week, the only person signed and ready to go on the project was James McAvoy as Professor Xavier.  Now comes word from Showbiz 411 that Benjamin Walker (Flags of Our Fathers) has signed on to play …

James McAvoy (Wanted, Atonement) has landed the role of the young Charles Xavier (Professor X) in the upcoming film, X-Men: First Class, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. X-Men: First Class will follow the relationship between the young Xavier and Erik Lensherr (who later becomes his arch nemesis …

Thanks to her husband, talk show host Jonathan Ross, the world now knows that Jane Goldman, co-screenwriter of Kick-Ass, is hard at work on the new installment of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: First Class. Ross announced it via Twitter: “Also, for those who need to know, my wife IS currently …

The newly reincarnated U.K. studio Hammer Films has snatched up the rights to the Susan Hill’s horror novel The Woman in Black. The screenplay is scripted by Jane Goldman (Stardust and Kick-Ass) with James Watkins (Eden Lake) being named as director on the project. The story revolves around Arthur Kipps, …