Emmy Award-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor has announced that he has exited Amazon’s acclaimed drama series Transparent following sexual harassment allegations from his former personal assistant Van Barnes, along with Transparent guest star Trace Lysette. “Playing Maura Pfefferman on Transparent has been one of the greatest privileges and creative experiences of my life,” said Tambor in […]
F. Murray Abraham to voice the villain in How to Train Your Dragon 3
According to Deadline, DreamWorks Animation has set F. Murray Abraham to voice the villain Grimmel in How to Train Your Dragon 3, where he’ll join the likes of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Kit Harington, Cate Blanchett. “We are thrilled that F. Murray Abraham has joined our How to Train Your Dragon 3 cast as the […]
Plan B to bring YA sci-fi Landscape With Invisible Hand to the big screen
THR is reporting that Brad Pitt’s Plan B has snapped up the film rights to M.T. Anderson’s new young adult sci-fi novel Landscape With Invisible Hand and will partner with Annapurna on a big screen adaptation. Told through a series of short vignettes, Landscape With Invisible Hand “takes place on Earth after an alien species, […]
Millennium Films to explore the origin of Curious George
Deadline is reporting that Millennium Films has signed an exclusive deal with the estate of Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey, authors of the children’s book series Curious George, and has set a project in development which will explore the origin of the beloved character and tell the true story of its creators. “We are […]
Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge cast in Showtime’s City on a Hill
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 […]
