FX Networks has announced that it has snapped up the rights to Don Winslow’s acclaimed Cartel Trilogy which it is developing as a TV series with Shane Salerno (Armageddon) scripting. The three books – The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border – follow a DEA agent, Art Keller, on a harrowing 45-year journey through […]
DC announces Batman 80th Anniversary plans
It’s 80 years since Batman was introduced to the world in Detective Comics #27, and DC Entertainment has announced a host of plans to celebrate the Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary. First up is a piece of commemorative artwork from longtime DC artist José Luis García-López with digital paint design by Admira Wijaya, which pays homage […]
Warner Bros. was “puzzled” by The LEGO Movie 2’s box office underperformance
After scoring a critical and commercial hit back in 2014 with The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. decided to follow standard Hollywood protocol by announcing a slate of sequels and spinoffs in this LEGO universe. 2017 saw the arrival of The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie, both to diminishing box office returns, while […]
Samuel L. Jackson is keen to explore more of Nick Fury’s backstory
Despite this week’s Captain Marvel marking his 73rd appearance as Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson has revealed to CinemaBlend that he’s keen to continue portraying the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – and in particular, exploring some of the character’s mysterious past, as he does in his latest MCU appearance. “Part of his service record and also […]
Idris Elba to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in The Suicide Squad
Last week it was reported that Will Smith has become the latest actor to exit the DC Extended Universe, with a scheduling conflict preventing him from reprising his role as Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, in Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Well, it seems that Gunn and Warner Bros. have moved […]
Spectrum Originals picks up Mad About You revival
Having been in the works for over a year, the planned Mad About You revival has now found a home, with Deadline reporting that Spectrum Originals has picked up the show as a limited series. Both Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt are on board to reprise their roles as Paul and Jamie Buchman in the […]
Netflix releases new trailer for Ultraman anime series
Ahead of its launch next month, Netflix has released a new trailer for the new Ultraman anime series, complete with English subtitles; check it out here… “Several years have passed since the events of Ultraman, with the legendary “Giant of Light” now a memory, as it is believed he returned home after fighting the many […]
Will Smith to play Venus and Serena Williams’ father in King Richard
Deadline is reporting that Will Smith is set to portray Richard Williams, the coach father of hugely successful tennis siblings Venus and Serena Williams, in a biopic entitled King Richard. Based on a spec script from Zach Baylin, the film will tell the story of how Williams raised two of the sport’s greatest ever players, […]
Disney villain series Book of Enchantments in development for Disney+
Variety is reporting that The Walt Disney Company is working on Book of Enchantments, a TV adaptation of its Villains book series, which is being produced for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service. The series will be based upon Serena Valentino’s Villains books, and will explore the origins of some of Disney’s most iconic baddies, including […]
Arrow to end with shortened season 8
The CW has announced that Oliver Queen will soon be hanging up his bow, as the DC superhero series Arrow is set to come to an end with its recently announced eighth season, which will featured a shortened ten-episode run. Coinciding with the announcement, actor Stephen Amell took to Twitter to state: “Playing Oliver Queen […]
