2017 is going to be a massive year for DC Films and fans of the DC Extended Universe. Not only do we have Wonder Woman to look forward to, but in November the biggest heroes of the DC universe will join forces with the release of the hotly-anticipated Justice League movie. As you’d expect, there’s […]
Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville to play Roald Dahl in biopic
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville is set to portray the legendary author Roald Dahl in an as-yet-untitled biopic, which will take place in the 1960s and revolve around Dahl’s marriage to actress Patricia Neal. “I can’t imagine anyone better to give the ambivalent nature of Roald Dahl’s life,” producer Elliot Jenkins told the BBC. “He […]
NBC officially cancels DC workplace comedy Powerless
This won’t come as too much of a surprise given that NBC pulled the show from the air last month with three episodes still to go, but it has now officially been announced that the DC workplace comedy Powerless has been cancelled after a single season. Powerless was developed by Ben Queen (A to Z) […]
Tim Blake Nelson headlining The True Don Quixote
Variety is reporting that production has got underway on The True Don Quixote, a modern-day version of Miguel de Carvantes classic novel, with Chris Poche (Over the Hedge) directing a cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson (Fantastic Four) as Don Quixote and Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Sancho Panza. According to the site, the story […]
Amazon greenlights neo-Victorian fantasy noir Carnival Row
Amid a raft of cancellations across the various US TV networks, streaming service Amazon has announced that it has given an eight-episode series order to Carnival Row, a fantasy drama from Rene Echevarria (Star Trek), Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim) and director-producer Paul McGuigan (Victor Frankenstein). The one hour drama series is described as a “fantasy-noir” […]
Liam Hemsworth and Adam Devine join Rebel Wilson in Isn’t It Romantic
THR is reporting that Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) and Adam Devine (Pitch Perfect 2) have joined the cast of the romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic, where they will star alongside the previously cast Rebel Wilson. The film is being directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) and follows “a cynical […]
Wonder Woman tracking $65 million – $75 million domestic opening weekend
DC’s iconic superhero Wonder Woman is set to grace the big screen in her very first solo movie next month as Gal Gadot reprises her Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice role as the Amazon Princess, and according to the latest box office tracking, the DC Extended Universe release is tracking a domestic opening weekend […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 passes the half billion mark at the box office
Having debuted in the U.S. this past weekend to $145 million following its international rollout a week earlier, Marvel’s cosmic superhero sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has now passed the $500 million mark at the global box office, having earned $175.9 million in North America and $325.8 million internationally for a total to […]
The Shannara Chronicles moves to Spike TV for season 2
When The Shannara Chronicles returns for its second season later this year, it will be on a new home, as Spike TV has announced that it has picked up the critically acclaimed adaptation of Terry Brooks’ fantasy book series from MTV. The new season will consist of 10 one-hour episodes. Details of the premiere date and […]
Scandal to come to an end with season 7
According to TV Line, ABC’s hit political thriller series Scandal is set to come to an end with its upcoming seventh season, with the network said to be making an official announcement this coming week. According to the site, series creator Shonda Rhimes has made the call, having previously said that “I feel like there […]
