The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird is set to make his feature film directorial debut with Days of the Bagnold Summer, an adaptation of Joff Winterhart’s graphic novel of the same name. Days of the Bagnold Summer tells the story of an idle summer in the lives of a shy fifteen-year-old heavy metal fan and his librarian […]
Gareth Edwards explains why the original ending of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was changed
It was pretty clear to anyone who’d seen a trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that the much publicised reshoots led to some rather major changes in December’s blockbuster Anthology movie, particularly during the climactic battle on Scarif. And, speaking to Slash Film, director Gareth Edwards has now offered some insight into the […]
Disney XD renews Big Hero 6: The Series for second season
Big Hero 6: The Series doesn’t premiere until the fall, but Disney XD must be very confident that they have a hit on their hands, having given an order for a second season of the animated movie spinoff. “[Creators Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi] have delivered a dynamic adventure series that follows the […]
Common to star in revenge thriller Quick Draw
Content Media and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura have announced that Common (Suicide Squad, John Wick: Chapter 2) has signed on to star in the revenge thriller Quick Draw, which is being written and directed by Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Without a Paddle). “Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this […]
Emma Frost leads the X-Men into battle against Hydra in Marvel’s Secret Empire: United
Following yesterday’s Secret Empire: Uprising reveal, Marvel has now announced another one-shot tying into its upcoming Secret Empire event in Secret Empire: United from writer Jim Zub (Thunderbolts) and artist Ario Anindito (Uncanny Inhumans, Venom: Space Knight). “Secret Empire: United shows us both levels of Hydra’s orchestrated takeover; ground level conflict between ideologies and high level […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to star in How to Stop Time
SunnyMarch and StudioCanal have announced that they have snapped up the rights to Matt Haig’s (A Boy Called Christmas, Paddington) upcoming novel How to Stop Time and are developing a feature film adaptation, with Benedict Cumberbatch set to play the lead role, as well as executive producing. How to Stop Time tells the story of Tom […]
Finn Jones blames Donald Trump for Iron Fist’s bad reviews
A few days ago, Iron Fist star Finn Jones spoke about the bad reviews for Netflix’s latest Marvel series, pulling out the old “we made it for the fans, not the critics” line, and now he’s shifted his focus, blaming Donald Trump for viewers’ inability to connect to Danny Rand. “I think the world has changed […]
Emily Browning playing two characters in American Gods
With the premiere of Starz’s American Gods fast approaching, the cast and crew of the hotly-anticipated Neil Gaiman adaptation took part in a special panel at SXSW, during which show creator Bryan Fuller revealed that Emily Browning will be pulling double duty; in addition to her previously announced role as Laura Moon, she will also […]
Damien Chazelle-penned mystery-thriller The Claim optioned
Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle’s early script The Claim – which made the 2010 Black List – has been optioned by Scott Clayton’s Oceanside Media, which plans to commence production on the mystery thriller later this year for release in 2018. “I am excited to be partnering with Route One and Motion Picture Capital to produce […]
The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon gets series order, Jon Favreau to direct first episode
CBS’ The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon is skipping the pilot stage, with the network announcing it has given a straight-to-series order for the single camera comedy for the 2017-2018 season. Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book) has signed on to direct the first episode, and will also executive produce alongside Chuck Lorre, […]
