Deadline is reporting that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Stolen Picture production company has secured the screen rights to Ben Aaronovitch’s fantasy book series Rivers of London and is working on a TV adaptation.Rivers of London follows Peter Grant, “an ordinary police constable turned magician’s apprentice as he solves crimes across the British capital with […]
Will Ferrell eSports comedy finds a director
If you cast your mind back to 2016, you may recall that Will Ferrell attached himself to an untitled eSports comedy set up at Legendary Pictures, and now comes word that the project has found a director and is now gearing up to press start.Deadline reports that the film will be directed by Richie Keen, […]
Avengers: Endgame’s Ronin joins Marvel Contest of Champions
Former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Clint Barton is taking justice into his own hands this week as Avengers: Endgame’s Ronin makes his debut in Kabam’s hit mobile fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions. Check out Ronin’s champion spotlight gameplay trailer, bio and stats and abilities here…Following the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Clint Barton is drawn out […]
Michael Chiklis to star in border drama Coyote from Breaking Bad executive producer
Deadline is reporting that The Shield and Gotham star Michael Chiklis has signed on to executive produce and star in Coyote, a crime drama set on the U.S.-Mexico border, which has been created by Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad).The potential series will see Chiklis playing Ben Clemens, a United States Border Patrol Agent who, on the […]
Evangeline Lilly to headline mystery drama Albedo
Following her exploits in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Hope Van Dyne, a.k.a. The Wasp, former Lost star Evangeline Lilly is returning to the small screen for the eight-episode mystery drama series Albedo from Entertainment One and Bell Media.Taking place 150 years into the future, Albedo sees Lilly playing Detective Vivien Coleman, who is “dispatched […]
X-Men series Legion gets a season 3 premiere date
FX has announced that its mind-bending Marvel series Legion is set to return for its third and final season on Monday, June 24th, shifting from its previous Tuesday night slot.Legion is created by Noah Hawley (Fargo) and stars Dan Stevens as David Haller, the son of Professor Charles Xavier and an omega level mutant who, […]
Quentin Tarantino talks Hateful Eight miniseries, reveals Django Unchained director’s cut is coming
This week saw the Netflix release of an extended version of Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, with the 2015 western broken up and re-edited into a four-episode miniseries, and speaking to Slash Film, Tarantino has revealed that he personally oversaw the creation of the miniseries cut, and has also created an extended director’s cut of […]
Wolverine battles Conan in trailer for Marvel’s Savage Avengers
Coinciding with its launch this week, Marvel Entertainment has unveiled a trailer for its brand new Savage Avengers series from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Mike Deodato, which brings together a dangerous new team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Venom, Wolverine, The Punisher, Elektra, Doctor Voodoo and Conan the Barbarian.“We will be bringing in some […]
Sonic the Hedgehog to get major redesign following fan backlash to trailer
Sonic the Hedgehog fans have spoken, and it seems that Paramount Pictures and SEGA have heard their voice… This past week saw the release of the first trailer for the live-action/CG-hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and – perhaps unsurprisingly, given the negative reaction to early publicity material – many fans were left feeling hugely disappointed […]
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to oversee Marvel TV universe from Sony
Following their work on last year’s Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have just signed a bumper five-year deal with Sony Pictures TV to oversee the development of a Marvel television universe.According to THR, the nine-figure deal will see Lord and Miller creating live-action drama, comedy and animated […]
