According to Variety, Paramount Pictures has tapped Tyler Perry and Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes to produce a thriller entitled I Am Yours. The project is based on a spec script by Ryan Belenzon and Jeffrey Gelber, and while plot details are being kept under wraps, it is said that […]
The Flash and Supergirl announce new series regulars
The CW has announced some casting news for the new seasons of two of its DC shows in The Flash and Supergirl. First up is the news that Hartley Sawyer (Ralph Dibney/Elongated Man) and Danielle Nicolet (Cecile Horton) have been upped to series regulars for the fifth season of The Flash. Meanwhile, over in National City, Jeremy […]
Game of Thrones’ Alfie Allen joins Jojo Rabbit and How to Build a Girl
With HBO’s Game of Thrones coming to an end, Alfie Allen has added two new feature film projects to his slate, with Deadline reporting that the actor has been cast in Jojo Rabbit and How to Build a Girl. Jojo Rabbit is being directed by Taika Waititi, who also stars as an imaginary version of […]
Kurt Russell, Beau Knapp, Luke Hemsworth, Alexis Bledel and more cast in thriller Crypto
THR is reporting that Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight), Beau Knapp (Seven Seconds), Luke Hemsworth (Westworld), Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid’s Tale), Jeremie Harris (Legion) and Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) have been cast in the money-laundering thriller Crypto. The film follows “a young anti-money laundering agent (Knapp) tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and […]
Star Trek: Discovery showrunners fired, Alex Kurtzman to take charge of season 2
With production on the second season of Star Trek: Discovery well underway, CBS All Access has announced that it has parted ways with showrunners Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts, with executive producer Alex Kurtzman set to take over for the remainder of the season. “We’ve made some producer changes at Star Trek: Discovery,” read a statement […]
Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Dinklage and Tiffany Haddish reportedly wanted for Spamalot
Last month it was announced that Eric Idle is writing a script for a feature film adaptation of Spamalot, itself a stage adaptation / loving ripoff of the classic 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and now we have the first casting rumours for the movie. According to That Hashtag Show, Avengers: Infinity […]
Amazing Spider-Man #800 and Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here top bestselling comics and graphic novels of May 2018
Last month marked the milestone 800th issue of Amazing Spider-Man, with Marvel’s oversized special proving to be the bestselling comic book title of May 2018, as per Diamond Comic Distributors. Marvel also topped the graphic novel chart with the release of Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here, helping them become the month’s top publisher with […]
Francis Lawrence to direct Hulk Hogan vs Gawker movie Conspiracy
Variety is reporting that The Hunger Games and Red Sparrow director Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct an adaptation of Ryan Holiday’s book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue. The film will tell the story of the downfall of gossip blog Gawker following a $140 million judgement against the […]
UPDATE: Incredibles 2 set for superhero-sized $182 million domestic opening weekend
UPDATE: Weekend estimates are now putting the Incredibles at a three-day domestic haul of $182 million. Original story follows… It’s celebration time at Disney HQ once again, as Pixar’s long-awaited sequel Incredibles 2 is tearing up the North American box office this weekend on its way to a whopping $175 million domestic opening. The film, […]
Rumour: Marvel reportedly considering a Hawkeye movie, but with a “different incarnation” of the character
Fans of Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye have long called for a solo movie for the Avengers’ expert archer, and if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that Marvel Studios may well be planning a Hawkeye film – although it won’t necessarily be Renner’s Clint Barton in the spotlight. Appearing at the 10th annual Produced […]
