Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott is moving ahead with the long-discussed sequel to his 2000 Best Picture winner Gladiator, with the filmmaker tapping Peter Craig (The Town) to work on a script. The original Gladiator starred Russell Crowe as Maximus, a Roman General who is betrayed by Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the son of the […]
Freeform adapting Stephen King’s Joyland as a TV series
Freeform is looking to get involved with the Stephen King renaissance, with the Disney-owned cable network picking up the rights to King’s 2013 novel Joyland for development as a potential TV series. Published by Hard Case Crime, Joyland is set in 1973 and follows a stunt Devin Jones who takes a summer job at the […]
British horror Demon Eye gets a poster and trailer
Devilworks has released a poster and trailer for Demon Eye, a British horror from writer-director Ryan Simons, which stars Darren Day (remember him?) alongside Kate James, Liam Fox, Ellie Goffe and Robert Hamilton. Take a look at the poster, trailer and synopsis here, via Rue-Morgue… A young woman returns to her father’s country house in […]
Lena Dunham to write A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea for Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams
Producers Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams have enlisted Lena Dunham (Girls) to pen an adaptation of Melissa Fleming’s non-fiction book A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea, which is being developed as a feature by Paramount Pictures and Amblin Partners. The book tells the true story of Doaa Al Zamel, a Syrian refugee who fled […]
Disney moves up the release of Frozen 2
Fans of Disney’s Frozen have a little less time to wait for the return of Anna and Elsa, as the studio has announced that it has moved up the release of Frozen 2 a week, with the sequel now set to open on November 22nd 2019 rather than November 27th. Frozen 2 is once again […]
Eiza Gonzalez and Rebecca Hall join Godzilla vs. Kong
Legendary Pictures continues to fill out the cast of its MonsterVerse crossover Godzilla vs. Kong, with Rebecca Hall (Holmes and Watson) and Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver) the latest to join 2020 monster mash-up. Godzilla vs. Kong is being directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch), and in addition to the two iconic monsters, the film will […]
First official image of Sylvester Stallone in Rambo V: Last Blood
We already got a look at Sylvester Stallone’s John J. Rambo in his new cowboy-inspired attire thanks to a behind the scenes image last month, and now we’ve got the first official image from Rambo V: Last Blood thanks to Lionsgate… Filming on Rambo V is currently taking place under director Adrian Grunberg (Get the Gringo), […]
Jason Flemyng set for villain role in Batman prequel series Pennyworth
Casting on Epix’s upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth continues, with Deadline reporting that Jason Flemyng (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, X-Men: First Class) has signed on to portray a villain called Lord Hardwood who is described as an “”upper-class Englishman; he’s cultured, urbane, brilliant and supremely sure of himself. His sadistic, cruel nature has a […]
Titan announces Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years Collector’s Edition
Titan Publishing has announced the upcoming release of Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years – an in-depth behind-the-scenes collectors edition celebrating the first 10 years of Marvel Studios movies from Iron Man to Ant-Man and the Wasp. In 2008, Tony Stark made his first Iron Man suit. Shortly after, Nick Fury told Stark that he […]
Teaser poster for Leprechaun Returns
The Leprechaun franchise pulls a Halloween this year as it revisits to its original continuity for a brand new instalment, Leprechaun Returns, and Lionsgate has announced that the film is set to hit Digital and On Demand on December 11th 2018; check out a teaser poster here… SEE ALSO: The Leprechaun returns with first teaser […]
