Sean Bean has signed on to headline The Oath, a new drama series from streaming service Crackle, which has been created by Joe Halpin (Hawaii Five-O) is being executed produced by Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson and his G-Unit Film & Television company. Deadline reports that the ten episode series “explores a world of gangs made […]
Sony and Shawn Levy adapting The Day The Crayons Quit
Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures has snapped up the rights to the bestselling children’s book The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, and has tapped Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps to produce a live-action/animated hybrid feature adaptation. The Day the Crayons Quit follows a box of crayons whose inhabitants go […]
All Eyez on Me director to helm police thriller The Shave
Fresh from the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me, Variety is reporting that director Benny Boom has signed on to helm the Rogue One Entertainment’s police thriller The Shave, which is based on a Black List script by Thomas White and Miles Hubley. The film revolves around “an LAPD officer, recently exonerated in the […]
Cristal Pictures picks up action thriller The Steward from John Wick creator
Variety is reporting that Cristal Pictures has picked up The Steward, an action-thriller from John Wick creator Derek Kolstad. According to the site, the project will feature on an original character, and is being planned as a potential franchise launcher with worldwide appeal, including China. “Derek is a terrific writer and masterful at creating original, […]
Paramount sets October 2018 release date for Bad Robot’s WWII supernatural thriller Overlord
Paramount Pictures has announced that it has set an October 26th 2018 release date for the J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot-produced supernatural WWII thriller Overlord, which is heabily rumoured to be the fourth instalment in the Cloverfield cinematic universe after this year’s God Particle. The official synopsis for Overlord reads: On the eve of D-Day, […]
UPDATE: Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller exit Han Solo Star Wars spinoff in the middle of production
Well this is a shocker. Despite being in production since February, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have exited the young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff movie, citing creative differences with Lucasfilm. “Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had […]
Character descriptions for the live-action Teen Titans series revealed
With Warner Bros.’ live action Teen Titans series set to begin production this September, it shouldn’t be too long before we start hearing some official casting news on the project. However, in the meantime, The Hashtag Show has got its hands on some character casting breakdowns which – while they’re using code names – suggest that […]
Comic book series to explore the origin of John Wick
Back in December it was announced that Dynamite Entertainment is to launch a brand new comic book series based upon the hit action franchise John Wick, and now THR is reporting that the series will explore the origins of Keanu Reeves’ famed assassin. Check out the cover artwork to the first issue here… “I was […]
Vin Diesel returning as Xander Cage for xXx4
After making his return to the xXx franchise earlier this year with the third instalment, xXx: Return of Xander Cage, THR is reporting that Vin Diesel will be reprising the role of the extreme sports star turned secret agent once again for xXx4. The sequel has been announced as part of a slate of films from […]
Tony Danza to headline The Good Cop for Netflix
Netflix has announced that Tony Danza is set to lead its new 10-episode police procedural dramedy The Good Cop, which sees Andy Breckman (Monk) serving as showrunner and executive producing alongside Randy Zisk (Bones, Monk), and Howard Klein (The Office, The Mindy Project). The Good Cop will see Danza as Tony Sr., a disgraced former […]
