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. […]
Latest LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 character reveals include Spider-Ham, Hela, Iron Fist and Old West Iron Man
During PAX West 2017, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment have revealed four new playable characters for the upcoming video game sequel LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 in Spider-Ham (a.k.a. Peter Porker), Thor: Ragnarok villain Hela, the Immortal Iron Fist, and Old West Tony Stark, complete with Old West […]
Tyler Hoechlin to play Joe Weider in Bigger
Deadline is reporting that Tyler Hoechlin (Teen Wolf, Supergirl) has signed on to portray bodybuilding pioneer and Mr. Olympia founder Joe Weider in the biopic Bigger, which is being directed by George Gallo (29th Street, Middle Men). First announced back in 2013 and written by Brad and Ellen Furman, Andy Weiss and Gallo, Bigger will tell the true […]
Dark Knights: Metal and Paper Girls top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of August 2017
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling titles for the month of August 2017, with Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal #1 topping the comic book chart, and Image’s Paper Girls Vol. 3 leading the way on the graphic novel front. Despite having the top three titles in the comic book top ten, […]
Charlie Cox and Brittany Snow set for Stripped
Charlie Cox (Daredevil) and Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect) are set to star in the upcoming thriller Stripped, which marks the feature directorial debut of veteran camera operator Patrick O’Brien. The film tells the story of “Will Hickey (Cox), a married professional who becomes increasingly obsessed with a high-priced escort leading him down a dark path of […]
James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel and more join faith-based drama Paul, Apostle of Christ
Variety has revealed that James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley, and John Lynch have been cast in Paul, Apostle of Christ, a religious drama from writer-director Andrew Hyatt (Full of Grace), which is being produced by Sony’s faith-based Affirm Films. The film, which is currently shooting in Malta, will see Faulkner taking on […]
Katie Holmes to star with Jean Reno in female-led action thriller Doorman
Variety is reporting that Katie Holmes and Jean Reno have signed on to star in the female-led action thriller Doorman, which is set to be helmed by Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange). The film, penned by Lior Chefetz, Joe Swanson and Harry Winer from a story by Greg Williams and Matt McAllester, follows “an officer in the […]
Angelina Jolie says Maleficent 2 “is going to be a really strong sequel”
Back in April of last year, Disney officially announced that Maleficent 2 would be part of its live-action fairy tale slate, but it wasn’t until last month that we heard some movement on the film, with Jez Butterworth (Spectre) signing on to pen the script. Now, during an interview with Deadline at the Telluride Film […]
