CBS has announced that it is set to air Michael Jackson’s Halloween, a one-hour animated special set to feature the King of Pop’s music as its soundtrack. Here’s a first look image from the special: Variety reports that Michael Jackson’s Halloween “follows millennials Vincent (Lucas Till) and Victoria (Kiersey Clemons), who meet ‘accidentally’ on Halloween […]
Nominations for 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced
The nominations for the 69th annual Emmy Awards have been announced today, with HBO’s Westworld and NBC’s Saturday Night Live leading the pack with 22 nominations apiece. Check out a full list of the nominations here courtesy of Variety… Drama Series “Better Call Saul” (AMC) “The Crown” (Netflix) “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) “House of Cards” (Netflix) “Stranger […]
Deadpool’s Brianna Hildebrand cast in The Exorcist season 2
Following the casting of John Cho (Star Trek) earlier this month, Fox has now announced that Deadpool star Brianna Hildebrand has signed on to the second season of its acclaimed horror drama The Exorcist. Season two of the show will follow a new possession case, as “Alfonso Herrera’s Father Ortega and Ben Daniels’ newly collarless Marcus Keane find […]
Blake Lively to star in action thriller The Rhythm Section for director Reed Morano and Bond producers
Deadline is reporting that Blake Lively (The Shallows) has signed on to star in The Rhythm Section, a “female Jason Bourne-type” spy thriller, which is being directed by Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale). The project, which is being envisioned as the first instalment of a potential franchise, is based upon the series of novels from […]
Boom! announces Kong: Gods of Skull Island
Boom! Studios has announced the upcoming release of the King Kong one-shot Kong: Gods of Skull Island from writer Philip Kennedy Johnson and artist Chad Lewis. Check out the cover artwork here… In this stand-alone Kong story, the year is 1912, and a wealthy humanitarian has traveled to Skull Island with the purpose of civilizing […]
The Walking Dead’s Elizabeth Ludlow joins Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Filming on Godzilla: King of the Monsters got underway last month under director Michael Dougherty (Krampus), and now Deadline is reporting that actress Elizabeth Ludlow (The Walking Dead) has become the latest addition to the cast of the MonsterVerse sequel. As with much of the cast, her role is being kept under wraps for the […]
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving to star in Melrose alongside Benedict Cumberbatch
Variety is reporting that Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge) and Anna Madeley (The Crown) have signed on to star in Showtime and Sky Atlantic’s upcoming limited series Melrose, which is based upon the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn. Benedict Cumberbatch is producing the series, as […]
Renee Zellweger and more join Sarah Jessica Parker in Best Day of My Life
AMBI Group have announced the supporting cast set to join Sarah Jessica Parker in the romantic drama Best Day of My Life, with Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones’s Diary), Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet), Common (John Wick: Chapter 2), Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada), Taylor Kinney (Rock the Kasbah) and Gus Birney (The Mist) all signing […]
Gael Garcia Bernal, Rosa Salazar and more join Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Kindergarten Teacher
Variety is reporting that Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle), Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Michael Chernus (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Anna Baryshnikov (Manchester By the Sea), Daisy Tahan (The Nice Guys), Samrat Chakrabarti (In Treatment) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space) have joined Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) in The Kindergarten Teacher. Written and directed by Sara […]
Moonlight’s Barry Jenkins to direct If Beale Street Could Talk
Director Barry Jenkins has found his next feature following the Best Picture-winning Moonlight, with Variety reporting that he is set to helm an adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk, which is being produced by Annapurna Pictures. The project “follows Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to […]
