Terry Gilliam’s cult favourite fantasy film Time Bandits is heading to the small screen, with Apple closing a deal for a TV series adaptation from Anonymous Content, Paramount Television and Media Rights Capital. Released in 1981, Time Bandits follows an eleven-year-old boy called Kevin who finds himself whisked away from his bedroom by a band […]
AMC renews Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead for fifth seasons
During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, AMC has announced that it has renewed both Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead for fifth seasons. “In an environment where viewer choice is almost unlimited, the success of these shows is especially meaningful, with characters and stories that our viewers connect with and return to season […]
Nickelodeon renews Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for season 2
We may still be a few weeks out from its September premiere, but it seems that Nickelodeon is confident that it has a hit on its hands with Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with the network announcing that it has renewed the show for a second season of 26 episodes. Rise of the […]
Disney developing live-action fairy tale movie Sade about an African Princess
Deadline is reporting that Disney has snapped up a pitch for Sade, a live-action fairy tale feature from writers Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer, which tells the story of an African princess. According to the site, Sade follows “a young African girl named Sadé who, when her kingdom is threatened by a mysterious evil […]
BBC announces start of production on His Dark Materials
The BBC and Bad Wolf have officially announced the start of production on its eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Dafne Keen takes on the lead role of Lyra, the young protagonist of the story who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) […]
Alicia Silverstone to star in marriage counselling comedy Judy Small
Alicia Silverstone has been cast alongside Michaela Watkins (Wanderlust) and Rob Corddry (Ballers) in the upcoming comedy Judy Small, which is based upon the novel of the same name by Nancy Doyne. The film will see Silverstone playing Susan Howard, who along with her husband Bob (Corddry) pay a visit to the marriage counsellor Judy […]
Nicole Kidman reuniting with Big Little Lies’ Liane Moriarty for Nine Perfect Strangers
THR is reporting that Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films has nabbed the film and television rights to Nine Perfect Strangers, the upcoming novel from Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies. As with Big Little Lies, Kidman will both executive produce and star in Nine Perfect Strangers, which the site reports will most likely be adapted […]
Natalie Portman in talks to direct and star in Dear Abby / Ann Landers rivalry movie
Collider is reporting that Natalie Portman looks set to follow up her feature directorial debut A Tale of Love and Darkness by getting back behind – and in front of – the camera for a biopic on Esther and Pauline Friedman, the identical twin sisters behind the Dear Abby and Ann Landers advice columns. The […]
David Tennant joins Rooster Teeth’s new animated series gen:Lock
Deadline is reporting that Doctor Who and Jessica Jones star David Tennant has become the latest addition to the cast of gen:Lock, the new Western anime series from Rooster Teeth. gen:Lock takes place in the future, where Earth’s last free society finds itself on the losing side of a global war. Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) […]
Rumour: Rupert Thorne to feature in DC’s Joker movie?
As Warner Bros. and director Todd Phillips continue to assemble their cast for the standalone DC movie Joker, a new casting breakdown has surfaced online, which may suggest that the Batman villain Rupert Thorne could be making his live-action debut in the movie. Omega Underground has got its hands on a breakdown for ‘Mr. Warner’, […]
