Director Jonathan Glazer’s cult 2000 crime film Sexy Beast looks to be heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Anonymous Content and Paramount Television are working on a TV prequel series. The potential series is being written by Michael Caleo (The Sopranos, Rescue Me) and is set to explore the origins of Gal […]
Netflix’s Wu Assassins adds Mark Dacascos and JuJu Chan
Netflix’s upcoming supernatural martial arts crime series Wu Assassins continues to add to its cast, with Deadline reporting that Mark Dacascos (John Wick 3: Parabellum) and JuJu Chan (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) are the latest names to join the show. Written by showrunner John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Wu Assassins […]
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Nine Lives receiving feature film adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Ursula K. Le Guin’s acclaimed science fiction story Nine Lives is set for a feature film adaptation courtesy of producer Gavin Humphries (Pin Cushion) of the UK-based Quark Films and Josephine Rose (Slaughterhouse Rulez) of Bandit Country. First published in Playboy in 1968, Nine Lives takes place on a moon base […]
Laura Dern in talks to join Greta Gerwig’s Little Women
Back in June it was announced that Greta Gerwig is set to follow her acclaimed directorial debut Lady Bird with a big screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, and now comes word that Laura Dern (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) is in talks to join the project. Should a deal be reached, Dern […]
Vampyr video game in development as TV series from McG
Deadline is reporting that filmmaker’s McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision is teaming with Fox 21 Television Studios for a TV adaptation of Dontnod Entertainment and Focos Home Interactive’s hit video game title Vampyr. Vampyr takes place in 1918 in London, and follows “a morally righteous doctor who mysteriously turns into a vampire and is now […]
Power Rangers’ Lord Drakkon to get a Diamond Previews exclusive Funko Pop! Vinyl figure
Diamond Comic Distributors and Funko are teaming up to offer Power Rangers fans an exclusive Lord Drakkon Pop! Vinyl figured, limited to just 3000 pieces worldwide. An evil alternate universe version of Tommy Oliver, Lord Drakkon made his first appearance in Boom! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book series, and is the main antagonist […]
Peyton Reed discusses Ant-Man and the Wasp mid-credits deaths
Marvel Studios made us wait until the mid-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp before showing us how Scott Lang and company were affected by the events of Avengers: Infinity War, with Hope Van Dyne, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne all falling victim to Thanos’ Snap. Director Peyton Reed has previously talked about how […]
Elizabeth Banks to win a date with Prince in Queen For a Day
Deadline is reporting that Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Happytime Murders) is set to produce and star in Queen For a Day, a new feature based upon Chris Lee’s Daily Beast article ‘When Prince Made a Chambermaid his Queen For a Day. The film, which is being scripted by Flora Greeson for Paramount Players, will […]
Ray Fisher puts an end to speculation about his Cyborg future in the DCEU
For the past couple of months, rumours have been circulating that Justice League star Ray Fisher’s days as Cyborg are numbered and that the actor was set to depart the DC Extended Universe. The speculation about Fisher’s future increased last week when it was revealed that Joivan Wade (The First Purge) has been cast as […]
Scarlett Johansson tops the list of highest-paid female film stars for 2018
Forbes has revealed its annual list of the highest-paid female film stars in Hollywood, with Avengers: Infinity War star Scarlett Johannson taking first place with earnings of $40.5 million in the twelve months through to June 2018. Johansson did not appear in last year’s top ten, which saw Oscar-winner Emma Stone claiming top spot with […]
