J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has enlisted Oscar-winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) to star in Lou, a dramatic thriller described as a tonal mix of Thelma and Louise and Taken.THR reports that the film will follow “a young woman and her landlord, Lou, who team up to track down the former’s child after the girl is […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 outsells its predecessor in just 8 days
After a monster opening weekend where it racked up $725 million in retail sales (the second biggest entertainment launch of all time after Grand Theft Auto V), Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has now hit another milestone.In its first eight days on sale, the critically-acclaimed western has shifted 17 million copies worldwide, topping the total […]
The CW developing Vertigo comic book adaptation Survivors’ Club
The CW is looking to add another DC-related project to its slate, although rather than extending the Arrowverse, this time it is turning to the Vertigo imprint for an adaptation of the comic book series Survivors’ Club.The potential series is being written by Jared Frieder (Sweet/Vicious) and takes place in a world where horror franchise […]
Marvel’s The Eternals aiming to start shooting in September 2019
Although much are Marvel’s Phase Four plans are being kept under lock and key, we do know that the next slate of movies will include the launch of a brand new cosmic franchise in The Eternals.The project recently secured a director in Chloe Zhao (The Rider), who will helm from a script by Matthew and Ryan Firpo, […]
Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy joins British superhero series The Few
UK production company Praxima have announced that legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy is joining the cast of the award-winning British superhero series The Few, created by actor Sam Benjamin (Peaky Blinders) and director Sam Bradford (Double Cross).Conroy is set to play a special guest star character with a dark past called Bobby ‘Shakespeare’ Smith, who […]
Guns, gangsters and ghosts in trailer for British horror-comedy Polterheist
Coinciding with its early DVD release, we’ve got a poster and trailer for Polterheist, a genre-busting British horror-gangster-comedy from director David Gilbank, which stars Jamie Cymbal, Sid Akbar Ali, Jo Mousely and Pushpinder Chani.In Polterheist, two hapless small time criminals kidnap a psychic medium, forcing her to contact the gangster they murdered to find his buried cash. Racing […]
The Witch director wraps filming on The Lighthouse starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson
Back in February of this year it was announced that director Robert Eggers (The Witch) had enlisted Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe for the seafaring horror The Lighthouse, and now comes word from IndieWire that the film has wrapped production ready for release in 2019.Speaking to Interview Magazine, Pattinson and Dafoe have also been chatting […]
Marvel announces weekly series The Man Without Fear
In the wake of Death of Daredevil, Marvel has announced that it is launching the five-issue weekly limited series The Man Without Fear this January as the creative team of Jed Mackay and Danilo Beyrouth attempt to answer the question: how do you live in a world without Daredevil? Check out the cover artwork for the […]
Ben Foster to star in Holocaust boxing drama Harry Haft
Deadline is reporting that Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) has signed on for the title role in Harry Haft, a fact-based drama from director Barry Levinson (Paterno), which is based upon the Alan Scott Haft novel Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano.The film tells the true story of Haft, “a boxer […]
Alex Rider TV series finds a director
Earlier in the year, Sony and Eleventh Hour Films announced that they had acquired the rights to Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider book series, and had tapped BAFTA Award-winning writer Guy Burt (The Borgias) to script an eight-episode adaptation of the reluctant teen superspy’s second outing Point Blanc.Well, the project has now found itself a director […]
