Back in October it was announced that a TV spinoff from the Bad Boys franchise is in development, and now we have word from NBC that the pilot has received the official go ahead. The as-yet-untitled project is being written and executive produced by Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis (The Blacklist), and will focus on […]
Paddington 2 becomes the best-reviewed movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes
StudioCanal’s acclaimed sequel Paddington 2 has set a new record on movie review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, where it has toppled Toy Story 2 to become the best-reviewed movie of all time. The Paul King-directed film, a follow-up to 2014’s box office smash, has scored 168 ‘fresh’ reviews, without a single ‘rotten’. That puts is […]
Immigration-themed Party of Five reboot gets pilot order from Freeform
TV Line has revealed that Freeform has granted a put pilot commitment to an immigration-themed reboot of the 90s family drama Party of Five. The original series follows five siblings who become orphans after their parents are killed in a car accident. However, the reboot – which is being produced by original series creators Chris […]
Jordan Peele quits acting to focus on directing
After making his feature directorial debut last year with the acclaimed horror-thriller Get Out, Jordan Peele has now decided to quit acting in order to focus solely on his directing career. “Daniel Day-Lewis and I are both out (laughing),” Peele told Entertainment Weekly. “Acting is just nowhere near as fun for me as directing.” Peele […]
The Shape of Water takes the top prize at the 2018 PGA Awards
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water received a major boost to its Oscar chances last night when the Producers Guild of America honoured the film with the Darryl F. Zanuck Award at the 2018 PGA Awards. In the past ten years, the recipient of the Darryl F. Zanuck Award has went on to claim Best Picture […]
Will Patton joins the new Halloween movie
Last week it was announced that production is underway on the Halloween sequel from David Gordon Green and Danny McBride, and now we have word of a new addition to the cast of the film. The Tracking Board reports that Will Patton (Shots Fired) has joined the project, and will portray a police officer. He […]
Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Juri and Charlie Hunnam join Sam Taylor-Johnson’s A Million Little Pieces
Back in October it was announced that Fifty Shades of Grey helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson will be directing her husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a feature adaptation of James Frey’s bestselling book A Million Little Pieces, and now Deadline brings word that Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa 2), Carla Juri (Blade Runner 2049) and Charlie Hunnam (King […]
Jason Blum wants to make an Insidious and Sinister crossover
We’ve seen a few horror crossovers over the years – see Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Freddy vs. Jason, Alien vs. Predator, Sadako vs. Kayako, et al – and now producer Jason Blum has suggested that another may be in the offing. During an interview with CinePop to promote the release of Insidious: The Last […]
Liam Neeson on the prospect of a Qui-Gon Jinn return for the Obi-Wan Star Wars spinoff
Although the Obi-Wan Kenobi Anthology movie is yet to be officially announced by Disney and Lucasfilm, it was revealed back in August that Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) has been tapped to develop the project with a view to directing, with a report last month claiming that the Star Wars spinoff is aiming to go into […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Thor 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, Hellboy, Spawn and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, The Punisher, X-Men, Wolverine, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, […]
