Mark Millar has announced his first comic book project for Netflix, with THR reporting that the Kick-Ass and Kingsman writer is penning a six-issue series entitled v, which will be illustrated by Olivier Coipel.“We wanted to make a splash with our first book for Netflix and this is it,” said Millar. “I love dark fantasy and […]
Rebecca Rittenhouse and Morgan Spector join Gina Torres in the Suits spinoff
USA Network has announced that Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Mindy Project) and Morgan Spector (The Mist) have been cast in key roles in the planned Suits spinoff revolving around Gina Torres’ character Jessica Pearson. Both will make their debut in the season seven finale of Suits, which is serving as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff.According […]
Meet the Blacks sequel The House Next Door adds Danny Trejo and Rick Ross
Last month it was announced that Friday After Next co-stars Mike Epps and Katt Williams are set to reunite for The House Next Door, a sequel to the 2016 comedy Meet the Blacks, and now Deadline is reporting that Danny Trejo (Machete) and rapper Rick Ross (Magic City) have signed on to appear in the […]
Toni Collette to lead the cast of the BBC and Netflix’s Wanderlust
The BBC and Netflix have announced that Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense) is set to lead the cast of the upcoming Netflix series Wanderlust, where she will star alongside Steven Mackintosh (Stan Lee’s Lucky Man), Zawe Ashton (Fresh Meat) and Royce Pierreson (Line of Duty).The series, created by Nick Payne (Constellations, The Sense of an […]
Steve Pink to adapt Hunter S. Thompson’s The Curse of Lono
Deadline is reporting that Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine, About Last Night) has signed on to direct an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s book The Curse of Lono.Published in 1983, The Curse of Lono follows the exploits of Thompson and illustrator Ralph Steadman as they are sent to cover the marathon in Waikiki and […]
Colossal director teaming with The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman for The Comeback
THR is reporting that Timecrimes and Colossal director Nacho Vigalondo is teaming with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman to develop Image Comics’ time-travel thriller series The Comeback as a feature film for Sony Pictures.Penned by Ed Brisson, The Comeback follows Seth and Mark, “two agents of Reconnect, a company that, for a hefty fee, […]
Sandra Bullock to star in Let Her Speak
According to Variety, Oscar winner Sandra Bullock has signed on to play Texas senator Wendy Davis in Let Her Speak, a drama penned by Mario Correa, which has Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal on board to produce through their Escape Artists banner.The film will tell the story of Davis, a little known senator who became […]
Michael B. Jordan to make directorial debut with The Stars Beneath Our Feet
According to THR, Michael B. Jordan has signed on to make his directorial debut with an adaptation of David Barclay Moore’s The Stars Beneath Our Feet.The story revolves around “a 12-year-old in Harlem who is reeling from the death of his older brother due to gang-related violence. He channels his grief into one of his […]
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown reportedly offered lead in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
According to That Hashtag Show, Stranger Things’ breakout star Millie Bobby Brown has been offered the lead role of Kill Pole in The Chronicles of Narnia reboot The Silver Chair.The site reports that TriStar Picturs made the offer back in April, although it’s unclear whether Brown has accepted.Based on the sixth book in C.S. Lewis’ […]
Mark Millar teases a big Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl announcement
Comic book writer Mark Millar has taken to Twitter to tease a big announcement concerning the characters of Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl, complete with an image of Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloe Grace Moretz in character. Right, this brilliance won’t write itself. Time to help get a press release together for the big Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl news […]
