Variety is reporting that Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Rick Okon (Tatort) and August Wittgenstein (The Crown) are set to lead the cast of Sky’s €25 million drama series Das Boot, based upon the classic war film from director Wolfgang Petersen. The series “will pick up the World War II story in the fall of 1942 and […]
Ryan Kwanten and Cory Hardrict join Sean Bean in The Oath
Last month it was announced that Sean Bean is set to headline The Oath, a new drama series from Crackle and creator Joe Halpin (Hawaii Five-O), and now Deadline is reporting that Bean will be joined in the cast by Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Cory Hardrict (American Sniper). The ten-episode series is being produced […]
Boondock Saints director Troy Duffy to helm The Blood Spoon Council
The Boondock Saints director Troy Duffy has signed on to helm the thriller The Blood Spoon Council, his first film since 2009’s The Bookdock Saints II: All Saints Day. The film will follow a vigilante group known as The Blood Spoon Council, who hunt down and execute serial killers. The FBI commissions a young, rogue profiler […]
Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner to pen Toni Erdmann remake
Back in February it was reported that Jack Nicholson is set to make his return to the big screen to star in a remake of the acclaimed 2016 German comedy Toni Erdmann, and now The Tracking Board is reporting that the project has found its writers in the Girls duo of Lena Dunham and Jenni […]
The First Doctor joins the Twelfth Doctor in the Doctor Who Christmas Special 2017
As revealed in this evening’s series ten finale of Doctor Who [read our review here], this year’s Christmas Special will be a multi-Doctor adventure which sees the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) joined by the First Doctor (David Bradley) in what will be Capaldi’s final outing as the Time Lord. Here’s the first two promotional images showing […]
Mayor Adam West to appear in five more episodes of Family Guy
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Family Guy executive producer Steve Callaghan has been discussing last month’s passing of Adam West, during which he revealed that the actor had already recorded his lines as Mayor Adam West for five more episodes of the animated comedy series prior to his death, and they will air this […]
Syfy is shooting a sequel to Deep Blue Sea
No doubt spurred on by the success of its Sharknado series, Syfy is dipping its toes back into the sharksploitation genre, with Moviehole reporting that the network has kicked off production on a made-for-TV sequel to 1998’s Deep Blue Sea. The site reports that the project is currently shooting in Cape Town, with Darin Scott (House […]
Top Gun 2 gets director and 2019 release date
Back in May, Tom Cruise revealed that Top Gun 2 is finally moving ahead, and now we have word that Paramount has set a release date and director for the sequel to the 1986 box office smash. The currently untitled Top Gun sequel (it seems that Top Gun: Maverick wasn’t official) is set to hit […]
Ralph Macchio returning for Psych: The Movie
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Ralph Macchio will be reprising the role of police academy officer Nick Conforth in the upcoming TV special Psych: The Movie. “He’s actually a big catalyst to get our investigation going. He holds one of the key pieces of information,” creator Steve Franks told the outlet. “He actually functioned perfectly within the framework […]
Mahershala Ali in talks for True Detective season 3
Although a third season of True Detective may not have the green light from HBO just yet, THR is reporting that Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) is in early talks about taking on the lead role in a new season of the anthology drama. According to the site, HBO is yet to reach a deal with Ali, […]
