Eddie Murphy

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke will star opposite Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding in a new comedy, Last Christmas. The film, a holiday rom-com, will be directed by Paul Feig, best known for helming films such as Bridesmaids, Spy and Ghostbusters. The screenplay will be written by Oscar winner Emma Thompson along with Bryony Kimmings, reported Variety. A release date and further information is yet to be known, though Golding suggested in a tweet on Tuesday that the film will shoot in London at the end of the year.

Funny man Eddie Murphy is in talks to star in the remake of the classic romantic comedy Grumpy Old Men. The new film, to be produced by New Line, will be helmed by Tim Story, the director of Ride Along films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 1993 original featured Oscar winners Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as the two neighbours who have been feuding since childhood. Their battle only gets worse when a new female neighbour moves across the street. If finalised, Murphy, 57, will play one of the neighbours and the makers are hoping to rope in Samuel L. Jackson for the other.