THR is reporting that Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) is joining Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) and Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) in the cast of Disney’s The One and Only Ivan. An adaptation of Katherine Applegate’s Newbery Medal-winning book and directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You), The One and Only Ivan is a CG/live-action […]
Universal to remake 1996 thriller Fear
According to Deadline, Universal Pictures is planning to reimagine the 1996 psychological thriller Fear with a new take from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jonathan Herman (Straight Outta Compton). The original film was directed by James Foley, and starred Reese Witherspoon as a teenager who falls for a handsome and mysterious young man (Mark Wahlberg). However, his darker […]
Early Avengers: Infinity War tracking predicts $215 million domestic opening weekend
Marvel Studios’ 10th anniversary year got off to a great start last month with the release of Black Panther, which pulled in the second-biggest four day opening in history and will pass the $800 million mark this weekend. And of course, there’s more success for Marvel on the horizon with next month’s hugely-anticipated Avengers: Infinity […]
Game Night directors close their deal for Flashpoint
Back in January it was announced that Vacation and Game Night directors (and Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters) Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley would be helming DC’s Flash movie Flashpoint, only for the duo to state last week that they were yet to begin working on the film as they hadn’t closed their deals. Well, it seems […]
DC’s Constantine animated series to premiere this month
Having made his return to the Arrowverse with a recent guest role in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Matt Ryan reprises the role of supernatural detective John Constantine once again this month for CW Seed’s new animated series. Announced back in October of last year, it has now been revealed that Constantine will premiere on March […]
Jennifer Carpenter and Morris Chestnut join spy series The Enemy Within
According to TV Line, Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) and Morris Chestnut (Rosewood) have signed on to star alongside Raza Jaffrey (Code Black) in the NBC drama pilot The Enemy Within. Written and executive produced by Ken Woodruff (Gotham), The Enemy Within is described as “a character-driven investigative thriller and will see Carpenter playing CIA operations deputy […]
Get Out named Best Feature at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Ahead of the Academy Awards tonight, the winners of the 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced in Hollywood last night, with Jordan Peele’s Best Picture-nominated Get Out taking home the top honour, Best Feature, as well as Best Director. Other big winners on the night included Timothee Chalamet (Best Male Lead, Call Me by […]
Denis Leary joins Animal Kingdom for season 3
TNT has announced that Denis Leary (The Amazing Spider-Man, Rescue Me) has signed on for a recurring role in the third season of the acclaimed drama series Animal Kingdom, where he will portray Billy, Deran’s (Jake Weary) drifter dad who Smurf (Ellen Barkin) kicked out years ago. “Denis Leary’s extensive and successful career playing complicated, […]
Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Telling being adapted for the big screen
THR is reporting that writer-director Leena Pendharkar (20 Weeks, Raspberry Magic) is working on an adaptation of the late author Ursula K. Le Guin’s acclaimed sci-fi novel The Telling, which has Rekha Sharma (Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: Discovery) set to star. Le Guin had been working with Pendharkar on the project before her passing this […]
Alyson Hannigan to star in ABC comedy pilot Man of the House
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and How I Met Your Mother star Alyson Hannigan has signed on to star in a new comedy pilot at ABC entitled Man of the House, which has been written by Vijal Patel (Black-ish) and Frank Pines (Baby Daddy) and is said to be based upon Pines’ real life experience. The […]
