AMC has announced that it has cancelled its martial arts series Into the Badlands and western drama The Son, with the shows set to come to an end at the conclusion of their third and second seasons respectively. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville), Into the Badlands takes place in a post-apocalyptic feudal […]
Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh join sci-fi film Possessor
According to Variety, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Stacy Martin (All the Money in the World) have signed on to star alongside Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) and Christopher Abbott (Piercing) in the sci-fi thriller Possessor. The film is being directed by Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral) and sees Riseborough playing Tasya […]
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct sci-fi feature The Last Human
After being fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story midway through production, it looks like Phil Lord and Chris Miller are gearing up for a return behind the camera, with the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers working on an adaptation of the upcoming sci-fi children’s novel The Last Human. The book, which has been written […]
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin picks up NoSleep ghost tale The Spire in the Woods
According to Variety, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has snapped up the rights to Tony Lunedi’s The Spire in the Woods, a ghost story that began life as a 10-part story on Reddit’s NoSleep subreddit. The project will be retitled The Bells, and follows “a teen boy searching for the cause of a friend’s suicide, who […]
The 4400 reboot not moving forward this season at The CW
Having completed its pilot pickups for the year, Deadline is reporting that The CW has opted to roll its planned reboot of the cult sci-fi series The 4400 forward to next pilot season, along with two other projects in The L.A. Complex and Good Christian Bitches. A reimagining of the USA Network drama series, The […]
Wicked movie gets new Christmas 2021 release date
Back in 2016, Universal Pictures announced that it was working on a big screen adaptation of Wicked, the smash hit stage musical which reimagines L. Frank Baum’s classic tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with the studio setting a Christmas 2019 release date for the film. Last September, Wicked creator Stephen Schwartz – who is scripting the […]
Lethal Weapon could get a fourth season with Damon Wayans returning
Back in October, Damon Wayans revealed that he had decided to quit the FOX TV series Lethal Weapon for health and family reasons, with the actor stating that he was “getting too old for this” and citing his diabetes and gruelling 16 hour days as factors in his decision. Wayans had clashed with co-star Clayne […]
Leaked Star Wars: Episode IX photos feature Rey, Kylo Ren, Lando, Poe, Richard E. Grant, Dominic Monaghan and more
Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: Episode IX follow… As we await the first piece of official marketing for Star Wars: Episode IX, some alleged reference photos from the third and final entry of the Sequel Trilogy have leaked online, and give us our first look at a host of new and returning characters. Among the […]
Deadwood movie will premiere in Spring 2019
Deadwood fans, rejoice! The long-awaited reunion is almost upon us, with Deadline revealing that HBO has set a spring 2019 for the Deadwood movie, which will make it eligible for contention in the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards. Creator David Milch has scripted the movie, with Daniel Minahan (Game of Thrones) directing and Ian McShane (Al […]
Chad Michael Murray to play Edgar Evernever in Riverdale
Riverdale has cast its Edgar Evernever, with TV Line reporting that Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek) is set to portray the mysterious cult leader teased throughout the third season. The official character description reads: “As the enigmatic leader of the cult-like Farm, Edgar arrives in Riverdale to spread his teachings and heal […]
