It looks like Martin Scorsese will follow up his currently-in-production mob epic The Irishman by reuniting with Leonardo DiCaprio, although it may not be for the previously reported FBI tale Killers of the Flower Moon or the Dr. H.H. Holmes serial killer film The Devil in the White City. According to Deadline, the duo are […]
Alan Tudyk has co-written a K-2SO story for Star Wars Adventures
Having starred as K-2SO in last year’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, actor Alan Tudyk has now turned his hand to writing for the former Imperial droid, with Nerdist reporting that Tudyk has co-written a back-up story in IDW’s upcoming Star Wars Adventures #3. Entitled ‘Adventures in Wookiee-Sitting’, the all-ages tale sees Captain Cassian Andor […]
The Walking Dead could “absolutely” continue without Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes
While we’ve seen countless shock deaths in The Walking Dead over the years, once character who has always seemed safe is Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes. However, writer Robert Kirkman recently revealed that he doesn’t think Rick will make it to the end of the comic book series, and now it seems the TV adaptation could […]
Sanaa Lathan joins The Affair season 4
Shots Fired and American Assassin actress Sanaa Lathan has joined the fourth season of Showtime’s Golden Globe-winning series The Affair in a recurring role. Lathan is set to portray Jenelle, “the tough-as-nails principal of the charter school where Noah teaches, who intrigues him. She’s got a lot to prove to her school’s oppositional administration and […]
The Gifted showrunner confirms that Polaris is Magneto’s daughter in the show
With Fox and Marvel’s new X-Men show The Gifted set to get underway on Monday, showrunner Matt Nix has been talking to Comic Book Resources about the series, and more specifically the character of Lorna Dane/Polaris, played by Emma Dumont. As comic book readers will know, Polaris is the daughter of Magneto, and Nix has […]
Men in Black spinoff sets screenwriters and release date
After toying with the idea of a Jump Street crossover, it seems that Sony has decided to dust off its Men in Black franchise by officially moving forward on a spinoff to the blockbuster franchise. Deadline is reporting that the studio has set a May 17th 2019 release date for the as-yet-untitled film, which has […]
Syfy gives pilot order to comic book adaptation Deadly Class
According to THR, Syfy has given a pilot order to Deadly Class, a drama based upon the Image Comics title from Rick Remender and Wes Craig. The script has been penned by Remender and Miles Feldsott, with Adam Targum (Banshee) set to serve as showrunner as well as executive producing with Joe and Anthony Russo […]
Amazon adapting Ringworld, Lazarus and Snow Crash as drama series
With Amazon in the midst of overhauling its programming strategy in order to seek out high concept projects with mass appeal, Deadline is reporting that the streaming service has snapped up the rights to three potential drama projects in Ringworld, Lazarus, and Snow Crash. Ringworld is based on Larry Niven’s sci-fi book series and “tells […]
Designated Survivor’s Natascha McElhone joins Sean Penn in The First
Deadline is reporting that Designated Survivor star Natascha McElhone has joined Sean Penn in The First, the upcoming straight-to-series sci-fi drama from House of Cards creator Beau Willimon. “What I so admire about Natascha’s work is the fearlessness and honesty she brings to every role,” said Willimon. “She’s a wonderfully talented adventurer of the spirit, […]
NBC to air The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
NBC has announced that it is set to air The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special, a half-hour animation based upon the 2016 ‘Haunted Elevator’ sketch from Saturday Night Live, which saw Tom Hanks as the titular David S. Pumpkins, a mystery man in a pumpkin suit alongside two dancing skeleton sidekicks, played by Mikey Day […]
