Recent Movies Stories

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  Star Wars Episode Seven to be filmed in the UK11 May 2013

  Big Stars To Hit Britain's Shores! With Star Wars Episode 7 now set to be filmed in the UK, William Hill wonder which actors will be wandering our streets. Zac Effron is the 2/1 favourite to play Luke Skywalker, with Harrison Ford heavily backed to return as Han Solo. Carrie Fisher is 1/3 to retu...

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  Tom Hardy good value to be next James Bond 0079 May 2013

  Tom Hardy could swap Bane for Bond amid rumours Daniel Craig may have played James Bond 007 for the final time. Idris Elba leads the betting at 5/1 with Ladbrokes, and justification of the Luther lead’s price would see him become the first ever black Bond, a title Rio Ferdinand has previously outli...

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  Idris Elba favourite to be next James Bond29 Apr 2013

  Idris Elba is the new favourite to become the next James Bond when Daniel Craig leaves the role. At 5/1 with Ladbrokes, former Luther and The Wire star Elba sneaks into next-Bond favouritism ahead of 6/1-rated Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy, who is a 7/1 shot. However, with no retirement date on ...

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  Highest Grossing Film 2013 betting - The Hobbit expected to take box office awards17 Apr 2013

  Iron Man 3 is the first of the summer's big blockbusters to hit UK screens but it is The Hobbit and Superman that are expected to be the box office record breakers in 2013. With Ironman III set to kick off blockbuster season later this month, Paddy Power has opened the betting on what will be the h...

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  Next Bond Girl betting – Frieda Pinto favourite for next Bond film24 Mar 2013

  William Hill have a new favourite in their betting for whom will be the next Bond girl. Frieda Pinto is 4/1 ahead of Kate Upton and Keira Knightly at 6/1 and 8/1 respectively. Others believed to be in the frame are Li Bing Bing at 8/1, Rihanna 12/1 and Kelly Brook is 50/1. William Hill spokesman Ru...

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  Adele and Angelina Jolie to steal show at The Oscars?20 Feb 2013

  Forget Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck and even Daniel Day Lewis because William Hill think that Angelina Jolie and Adele will steal the show on the Academy’s big night. Adele is the 1/9 red hot favourite to win the Best Original Song Oscar and the famously down to earth singer is 5/1...

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  Huge gamble on Argo winning Best Picture Oscar28 Jan 2013

  Lincoln remains the favourite to win the Best Picture Oscar but ben Affleck's Argo has been slashed from 7/2 to 11/10 after sustained support and some big wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. As CIA thriller Argo continues to steamroll through the awards season scooping ‘Best Ensemble’ at yester...

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  Lance Armstrong biopic betting - Bradley Cooper favourite to play disgraced cyclist22 Jan 2013

  JJ Abrams has claimed that he wants to make a film about Lance Armstrong and Limitless star Bradley Cooper is being backed for the title role. Bradley Cooper is one of the favourites to play Lance Armstrong in the forthcoming biopic according to Ladbrokes. Now that the shamed cyclist has confessed ...

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  Jake Gyllenhaal favourite to play Lance Armstrong22 Jan 2013

  Coral bookmakers have opened betting on which actor will play Lance Armstrong, amid reports that a Hollywood biopic is in the pipeline.  Paramount Pictures have confirmed that it is has secured rights to produce the movie alongside Mission Impossible producer J.J. Abrams. Hollywood heartthrob ...

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  The Hobbit tipped to break $1 billion mark13 Dec 2012

  Paddy Power have opened the betting on it’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” specials as the film is released across the globe. Ironically enough, Paddy Power is offering Hobbit sized odds of 1/3 on the film to gross between $1 Billion and $1.5 billion, with far less likely odds of 7/1...

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  Next Bond Betting - Hugh Jackman throws his hat in the ring7 Dec 2012

  Hugh Jackman In The Running To Replace Daniel Craig! Hugh Jackman has said that he would be keen on a crack at James Bond, should Daniel Craig decide to hand in his ‘Licence to Kill’ and as a result William Hill are now 16/1 from 33/1 that he is the next 007. Idris Elba is the 5/1 favourite alongsi...

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  Hugh Jackman to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond?6 Dec 2012

  Hugh Jackman has said that he would be keen on a crack at James Bond, should Daniel Craig decide to hand in his ‘Licence to Kill’. Jackman is apparently keen to follow in the footsteps of fellow Aussie George Lazenby by playing Bond and as a result, William Hill are now 16/1 from 33/1 that he is th...

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  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey odds-on with Ladbrokes to smash record28 Nov 2012

  The Hobbit trilogy is predicted to beat Lord of the Rings trilogy at the box office The Hobbit trilogy is odds-on to surpass the box office record set by Lord of The Rings according to Ladbrokes. The eagerly anticipated trilogy has been chalked up at 1/2 by the bookies to rake in more money at the ...

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  Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn II latest - Box Office Records expected to be smashed15 Nov 2012

  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn–Part 2 looks set to be the biggest film in the series so far if Paddy Power’s odds are anything to go by, with the bookmaker offering odds of 1/5 on the latest in the series devouring its predecessors at the box office. If those odds don’t whet the appetite Paddy Po...

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  Star Wars VII latest odds - Chewbacca, Princess Leia and Han Solo unlikely to feature31 Oct 2012

  The latest Star Wars VII betting suggests C-3PO, Yoda and R2-D2 are the only characters nailed-on to make a reappearance With Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm paving the way for a new wave of Star Wars films Paddy Power are now taking bets on which of the series’ characters will appear in Episode VII...