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 […]
James Cameron talks Terminator 6, reveals title as Terminator: Dark Fate
Despite immersing himself back into the world of Pandora as he works on his hugely-ambitious plans for four Avatar sequels, James Cameron has managed to squeeze in producing duties on his long-gestating manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, and is also set for a return to the Terminator franchise this year as he reunites with Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams to star in comic book adaptation The Owners
Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has signed on to star in the 1990s-set thriller The Owners, which is based upon a comic book from artist Hermann and writer Yves H and will mark the feature debut of French TV director Julius Berg (The Crimson Rivers). “I’m very proud that Maisie Williams is joining the […]
Peter Dinklage and Matt Reeves team for comic book adaptation Last Sons of America
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage is teaming with Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) for a feature film adaptation of the Boom! Studios comic book series Last Sons of America, which will be produced for Netflix. Created by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Matthew Dow Smith, The Last Sons of America takes […]
