THR is reporting that Sicario star Benicio del Toro has signed on to lend his voice to Swiper, the villainous thieving fox, in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Dora the Explorer from director James Bobin (The Muppets).The film, which wrapped principal photography earlier this month, sees del Toro’s Sicario: Day of the Soldado co-star Isabela […]
Talks underway for expanded second season of Roseanne spinoff The Conners
It may not have managed Roseanne-level ratings, but the spinoff series The Conners has proven to be a solid hit for ABC, and so it comes as little surprise to hear that the network has opened talks over a second season.According to TV Line, cast members Sara Gilbert, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, […]
Sterling K. Brown to lead The Fence
Fresh from his SAG Awards nomination earlier this week, This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown has signed on to star in The Fence, a drama in the works at Fox Searchlight.Variety reports that the film will tell the true story of Michael Cox, an African-American undercover police officer who is mistaken for a suspect […]
Vin Diesel executive producing cop drama Conway for NBC
Vin Diesel is set to produce a new cop drama entitled Conway, which is being produced by One Race TV and Universal Television for NBC.Deadline reports that the show will follow Cal Conway, a St. Louis detective “who finds his world turned upside down when he wakes up from a coma with exceptional cognitive abilities. […]
NBC adapting graphic novel The Blacksmith for the small screen
NBC is developing a TV adaptation of Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman’s graphic novel series The Blacksmith, which is being scripted by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Truth or Dare).The Blacksmith revolves around Alex Malloy, a man who builds high-tech weaponry for U.S. government agents. However, when he discovers some of the files containing his weapon […]
Logan Lerman to hunt Nazis in Jordan Peele-produced The Hunt
Last year it was announced that Get Out helmer Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions is teaming with Sonar Entertainment to produce The Hunt, a ten-episode Nazi-hunting drama which was subsequently picked up by Amazon.Well, we now have our first piece of casting news, with Variety reporting that Logan Lerman (Fury, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) […]
DC’s Birds of Prey adds two more to its cast
With filming set to get underway next month, DC’s girl gang movie Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) has made two more additions to its cast in comedian Ali Wong (Black Box) and Robert Catrini (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back).According to The Wrap, Wong will play an associate of Detective Renee […]
Image and Skybound announce action-packed new series Assassin Nation
Image Comics and Skybound have announced the upcoming launch of the mega-violent action-comedy series Assassin Nation from two-time Eisner Award-winner Erica Henderson (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and Eisner-nominated writer Kyle Sparks (Rick and Morty).The World’s (Former) Greatest Hitman has a hit out on him. What to do? Why, hire the 20 best assassins in the […]
Big Little Lies’ Jean-Marc Vallee to direct Gorilla and the Bird for HBO
Having directed the first season of Big Little Lies for the cable network, filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee is set to reunite with HBO for the new limited series Gorilla and the Bird.Based on Zack McDermott’s book Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother’s Love, the drama is described as “an inspirational tale […]
What Critics Are Saying About Aquaman and Mary Poppins Returns – Flickering Myth Fridays #2
EJ Moreno rounds up the week in pop culture news in the latest episode of Flickering Myth Fridays… In this week’s episode, EJ Moreno dives into what critics are saying about two of Decembers biggest releases in the DC superhero blockbuster Aquaman and Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns.You can read our Aquaman reviews here and here […]
