Showtime has announced that Kevin Bacon (The Following) and Aldis Hodge (Underground) have been cast in the pilot for City on a Hill, a one-hour drama which presents a fictional account of what was called the ‘Boston Miracle’. Hodge will play District Attorney Decourcy Ward, who moves from Brooklyn to Boston and formed an unlikely […]
Luc Besson to direct James Patterson TV adaptation The French Detective
ABC has announced that Luc Besson (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) is set to make his TV directorial debut with The French Detective, a pilot based upon James Patterson’s Luc Moncrief book series, which will star Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist). Written by Bill Collage and Adam Cooper (Assassin’s Creed) and Jonathan […]
The Hunger Games screenwriter polishing Terminator 6 script
With filming on the sixth instalment in the Terminator franchise slated to get underway in March, Variety is reporting that Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips) has been brought in to polish the script. The as-yet-untitled Terminator sequel/reboot is based on an idea from producer James Cameron, director Tim Miller and Skydance founder David […]
Stephen Chbosky to write and potentially direct Disney’s Prince Charming
According to THR, filmmaker Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder) has signed on to write the script for Disney’s live-action fairy tale reimagining Prince Charming, with a view to directing the project. Prince Charming has been scripted by Matt Fogel (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) and is described as a “revisionist […]
Netflix picks up Super-Normal starring Josh Gad, Luke Evans and Daisy Ridley
Last month it was announced that Josh Gad would be reuniting with his Beauty and the Beast co-star Luke Evans and Murder on the Orient Express cast mate Daisy Ridley for the superhero project Super-Normal, and now comes word that Netflix has snapped up the rights to the feature film. While plot details are being […]
CBS developing a Stripes TV series
It looks like the 1981 comedy Stripes could be the latest movie to find itself making the transition to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that CBS is developing a single camera comedy series based upon the film. According to the site, the series will revolve around a rebellious outsider who finds his calling when […]
Latest rumours on The Batman claim it will be a Justice League sequel with or without Ben Affleck
I’m struggling to think of a project which has had as much rumour and speculation surrounding it as Warner Bros. and DC Films’ planned Dark Knight solo movie The Batman. For months now, it seems a day hasn’t gone by without some report claiming to drop “insider information” on the status of the film, and […]
Thor: Ragnarok closing in on $750 million worldwide
Despite some stiff superhero competition this weekend from Warner Bros.’ Justice League (which debuted to $281.5 million around the globe), Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok continued its impressive box office run as it approaches the $750 million mark worldwide. The Taika Waititi-directed blockbuster has pulled in $738.1 million, making it the ninth Marvel Cinematic […]
Justice League suffers lowest opening weekend box office of the DC Extended Universe
Warner Bros.’ long-awaited DC team-up Justice League has suffered a rather tough time at the U.S box office in its opening weekend, with the film grossing $96 million across the Friday-to-Sunday period. While it’s obviously ridiculous to call a $96 million opening a disaster (it is an astronomical number after all), the film – which […]
Wendi McLendon-Covey cast in the Playmobil movie
Back in 2013 it was announced that a Playmobil movie was in development, and now thanks to Deadline we have our first piece of casting news for the project. The site reports that The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey has been cast in the live-action/animation hybrid, which is based upon the bestselling Playmobil toy line. The […]
