National Geographic has announced that Antonio Banderas has signed on to the second season of its anthology drama series Genius, where he will portray the legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The first season of Genius saw Geoffrey Rush taking on the role of scientist Albert Einstein. It received ten Emmy Award nominations, and has been […]
Netflix releases trailer for anime series Neo Yokio starring Jaden Smith
Netflix has released the first trailer for Neo Yokio, a new six-episode anime series from Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend), which sees Jaden Smith leading a voice cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Steve Buscemi, Tavi Gevinson, Jason Schwartzman and Jude Law. Check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwc6fTnsdBI Welcome to Neo Yokio, the greatest city in the world. It’s […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to star in Gypsy Boy
Screen Daily is reporting that Benedict Cumberbatch has signed on to star in Gypsy Boy, an adaptation of Mikey Walsh’s bestselling memoirs, which is being produced by BBC Films and Protagonist Pictures. It will reunite the X&Y writing and directing team of James Graham and Morgan Matthews, while Dee Koppang O’Leary (The Crown) and Kevin […]
Morgan Freeman to star in cat-and-mouse thriller The Manuscript
According to Screen Daily, Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of The Manuscript, a high-concept cat-and-mouse thriller from director John Moore (A Good Day to Die Hard, Behind Enemy Lines). Based on a script by Louis Rosenberg and Joe Rosenbaum, The Manuscript follows “an imprisoned genius (Freeman) who uses clues in the manuscript of his […]
The Purge: The Island will depict “the first experimental Purge”
Although he’s handing over directing duties on the upcoming fourth instalment to Gerard McMurray (Burning Sands), franchise creator James DeMonaco will be penning the script for The Purge: The Island, and during an interview with Vulture, the filmmaker has revealed some plot details for the prequel. “I said it’s the first experimental Purge, which I […]
Futurama returning for one-off podcast episode
Futurama is set to return next week, albeit in audio form, as Nerdist reunites creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen for a single, 42-minute ‘radiorama’ episode which will debut on the Nerdist Podcast on September 14th. The new episode ties in with the newly-released mobile game Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow from TinyCo and will see Fry, […]
Millennium Films developing Sheena, Queen of the Jungle movie
According to Deadline, Millennium Films is looking to capitalise on the success of Wonder Woman by bringing its own comic book heroine to the big screen with a feature film adaptation of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. The first female comic book character to have her own title, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle was created […]
CBS planning L.A. Confidential TV series
According to Variety, CBS is developing a TV adaptation of L.A. Confidential, which is based upon James Ellroy’s novel of the same name, with Jordan Harper (The Mentalist, Gotham) set to write and executive produce. The 1990 novel was adapted for the big screen in 1997, with Curtis Hanson directing a cast that included Guy Pearce, […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming gets a new Chinese poster
Spider-Man: Homecoming finally made its way to China this weekend, where the Marvel and Sony-produced reboot is looking at an opening weekend of around $70 million, helping to make it the highest-grossing reboot of all time. To promote its release in the Middle Kingdom, a new poster has arrived online featuring Spidey, The Vulture and […]
Unbroken getting faith-based sequel Path to Redemption
Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken is set to receive a faith-based sequel, with Deadline reporting that the film’s producer Matt Baer is teaming with director Harold Cronk (God’s Not Dead) for Unbroken: Path to Redemption. Based on the second half of author Laura Hillenbrand’s book, Path to Redemption will explore Louis Zemperini’s life after World War II. […]
