The second season of HBO’s critically acclaimed Westworld TV series wrapped up this past weekend, with Variety reporting that – as with the rest of the season – the finale fell short of the numbers the show delivered in its first season.According to the outlet, Sunday’ season two finale pulled in 1.6 million viewers and […]
Fox invites fans to produce their own short film to celebrate Alien’s 40th anniversary
Next year marks the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi horror Alien, and 20th Century Fox is marking the occasion by inviting fans and budding filmmakers to produce their very own short film set within the Alien universe. In celebration of the upcoming 40th anniversary, @20thcenturyfox is inviting fans through the @tongal community to […]
Danny McBride and John Goodman set for televangelist comedy The Righteous Gemstones
HBO is reteaming with Vice Principals‘ Danny McBride, Jody Hill and David Gordon Green for a new half-hour comedy pilot entitled The Righteous Gemstones, which will see McBride starring alongside John Goodman.The potential series will tell the story of the Gemstones, a world famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable […]
Rafe Spall and Les Twins join the Men in Black spinoff
Casting continues on the Men in Black spinoff, with THR reporting that Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and street dancing duo Les Twins – a.k.a. Laurent Nicolas Bourgeois and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois – have signed on to appear in the movie.The as-yet-untitled film is being directed by F. Gary Gray (The Fate of the […]
Hivemind adapting Image Comics’ Gideon Falls for TV
Hivemind, a new company from veteran producers Jason Brown, Sean Daniel, Kathy Lingg and Dinesh Shamdasani, have announced that they have acquired the rights to Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino’s Image Comics series Gideon Falls to develop as a TV drama.An atmospheric thriller colliding rural mystery and urban horror, Gideon Falls launched in March 2018 […]
Dolemite Is My Name adds Keegan-Michael Key
Actor and comedian Keegan-Michael Key has become the latest addition to the cast of the Rudy Ray Moore biopic Dolemite Is My Name, where he’ll portray Jerry Jones, the screenwriter of Moore’s 1975 blaxploitation classic Dolemite.Eddie Murphy is taking on the role of Rudy Ray Moore, raunchy stand-up comedian Moore, best known for his character […]
Netflix to adapt Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
Streaming service Netflix has announced that it is set to adapt Salman Rushdie’s Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel Midnight’s Children as TV series.Midnight’s Children follows the life of Saleem Sinai, born on the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the time of India’s independence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway […]
FX sets premiere dates for American Horror Story and Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC
FX has announced premiere dates for the upcoming eighth season of American Horror Story as well as the long-gestating Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC.Season eight of American Horror Story – confirmed as a crossover between season one’s Murder House and season 3’s Coven – is set to premiere on Wednesday, September 12th.The new season, […]
Avengers 4 reportedly titled Avengers: End Game
While Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige has stated this week that the title of Avengers 4 is unlikely to be revealed until the end of the year, it seems the subtitle for the Avengers: Infinity War follow-up may have already leaked online courtesy of cinematographer Trent Opaloch, whose personal website lists the movie as Avengers: End […]
Michael Douglas would like to “kick some serious ass” as the original Ant-Man in a prequel movie
When it was first announced that Marvel Studios would be going with Scott Lang as its Ant-Man for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was some disappointment amongst fans over the fact that we wouldn’t get to see Dr. Henry ‘Hank’ Pym suiting up as the miniature hero.Michael Douglas was of course subsequently announced as securing […]
