Kim Newman’s novel Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D’Urbervilles is set for a TV adaptation courtesy of Playground Entertainment, the production company behind Little Women, Howards End and King Lear. The novel, published in 2011, is written as the memoirs of Colonel Sebastian Moran, the trusted lieutenant of Sherlock Holmes’ nemesis Professor Moriarty, and […]
Jason Scott Lee set for villain role Disney’s Mulan
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story star Jason Scott Lee has signed on to play the villain Bori Khan in Disney’s live-action remake of its animated film Mulan. The actor has previously worked with Disney on its 1994 live-action The Jungle Book, where he played Mowgli, as well as lending his voice to 2002’s Lilo & […]
Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery is heading to the big screen
The Haunting of Hill House author Shirley Jackson’s 1948 short story The Lottery is set for a feature film adaptation courtesy of Paramount Pictures and producer Frank Marshall (Jason Bourne, Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom). The controversial story, first published in The New Yorker in 1948, takes place in a small New England town where it […]
Ryan Reynolds to produce R-rated Home Alone reimagining Stoned Alone
THR is reporting that Ryan Reynolds is on board to produce and potentially star in Stoned Alone, an R-rated reimagining of the 1990 holiday classic Home Alone, which reteams the Deadpool star with studio Fox. The film revolves around a “20-something stoner who, after missing the plane for his holiday ski trip, gets high and […]
Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct comic book adaptation The Old Guard
With Sony’s planned Spider-Man spinoff Silver & Black seemingly stuck in development hell, THR is reporting that director Gina Prince-Bythewood (Cloak & Dagger, The Secret Life of Bees) is moving on to another comic book-based project in The Old Guard. An adaptation of Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez’s Image Comics series, The Old Guard revolves […]
Netflix gives series order to zombie comedy Daybreak
Netflix has given a 10-episode series order to Daybreak, an adaptation of Brian Ralph’s dark zombie comedy graphic novel, Deadline has revealed. The series has been created by Aron Eli Coleite (Star Trek: Discovery) and Brad Peyton (Rampage) and follows a 17-year old high school student called Josh who is searching for his girlfriend in […]
James Franco in talks to direct ESPN film Those Guys Have All the Fun
According to THR, James Franco is in talks with Focus Features to direct Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN, a feature exploring the birth of the sports network which is based upon the 2011 book by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales. Franco scored major critical success with last year’s […]
Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska are the new Charlie’s Angels
Sony’s big screen reboot of Charlie’s Angels has found its three Angels, with British newcomer Ella Balinska (Midsomer Murders) joining the previously announced Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper) and Naomi Scott (Power Rangers). “Charlie’s Angels, for me, is one of the original brands to celebrate the empowered woman since its debut in the ’70s,” Banks. “This […]
Star Wars: Episode IX cast announced, includes Luke, Lando and Leia
With principal photography set to get underway next week, the official Star Wars website has announced the cast for Star Wars: Episode IX, the third and final chapter of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Reprising their roles are Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), […]
Star Wars Resistance gets a first synopsis
During the San Diego Comic-Con International it was announced that Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be returning to the small screen with a brand new season, but that isn’t the only project from The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels creator Dave Filoni that we have to look forward to. Back in April came […]
