According to Deadline, Lionsgate has picked up the rights to Tal M. Klein’s debut novel, the sci-fi tale The Punch Escrow, which has been attracting much interest in Hollywood. Published by Inkshares, the official description for the novel reads: “It’s the year 2147: a time of enduring peace on Earth. The Last War ended half […]
Train to Busan director stars shooting new film Psychokinesis
Screen Daily is reporting that Yeon Sang-ho, director of the acclaimed zombie thriller Train to Busan, will commence principal photography on his next film Psychokinesis this coming Monday, April 17th.The new film is described as a black comedy and will star Ryu Seung-ryong and Shim Eun-kung, who both supplied voice work for Yeon’s Train to […]
Sylvester Stallone set for Escape Plan 3
Following his exit from The Expendables series, it looks like Sylvester Stallone has set his sights on another franchise, with Deadline reporting that he has officially signed on to star in Escape Plan 3.Stallone has just reprised his role as Ray Breslin for the first sequel to the 2013 action thriller – titled Escape Plan 2: […]
Warner Bros. Animation keen on revisiting Flashpoint for Batman story
Despite having adapted the story arc with the 2013 movie Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Warner Bros. Animation supervising producer James Tucker has revealed that he’s keen on revisiting Flashpoint, albeit from the perspective of Thomas Wayne, as opposed to Barry Allen.“The thing we never got to do with Flashpoint was the Flashpoint Batman story,” Tucker tells […]
Chad James Buchanan joins Marvel’s Inhumans
Although production on Inhumans is well underway, Marvel has added a new member to the cast of the ABC and IMAX series, with Chad James Buchanan (Star, Glee, Jane the Virgin) taking to Twitter to announce that he has joined the cast of the superhero show:SEE ALSO: A crossover between Marvel’s Inhumans and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. […]
Ryan Reynolds welcomes Josh Brolin as Cable in Deadpool 2
20th Century Fox’s search for its Cable came to an end yesterday as the studio announced that Josh Brolin will be taking on the role of Nathan Summers in Deadpool 2 (along with, potentially, the X-Force film and third Deadpool). Following the announcement Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to jokingly share his thoughts on Brolin’s […]
Nyssa al Ghul returning to Arrow for “epic fight” with Talia
It looks like Manu Bennett’s Deathstroke isn’t the only familiar face returning to Arrow, as Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Katrina Law is set to reprise the role of Nyssa al Ghul.According to the site, Law is set to return for multiple episodes, which will culminate in an “epic fight” with her half-sister Talia al […]
Netflix picks up Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories
Netflix has added to its upcoming slate of movies by snapping up the rights to The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), the new film from director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, Mistress America), which stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten and Emma Thompson. “Noah Baumbach is an important voice in […]
The Great Beauty’s Toni Servillo to play Silvio Berlusconi for Paolo Sorrentino
The Great Beauty star Toni Servillo is set to reunite with director Paolo Sorrentino on the filmmaker’s new project Loro, where he will take on the role of Italian media mogul and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.According to Variety, the Italian-language film will explore Berlusconi and his inner circle, and Sorrentino is putting the finishing touches […]
Penchant Entertainment adapting Hostage to the Devil
Penchant Entertainment has snapped up the rights to Father Malachi Martin’s bestselling book Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans, with a view to adapting the source material across various feature and TV projects.“Since its publication, Hostage to the Devil has been the canonical book on possession and exorcism and […]
