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 […]
Jude Law cast as Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts 2
The search for a young Albus Dumbledore is over, with Variety reporting that Jude Law has been cast as the wizard for Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel.“As fans ourselves, we are thrilled to have Jude Law joining the Fantastic Beasts cast, playing a character so universally adored,” […]
UPDATE: Deathstroke returning to Arrow
It looks like Oliver Queen will turn to an unlikely ally for assistance in his battle again Prometheus in the season five finale of Arrow, with actor Stephen Amell revealing on Twitter that Manu Bennett’s Slade Wilson will be returning to the show! Desperate times call for desperate measures. Welcome back @manubennett. pic.twitter.com/ITB7a7Tq6h — Stephen […]
Regina King and John Ridley reuniting for No Place Safe
American Crime star Regina King is set to reunite with series creator John Ridley to develop No Place Safe, a new drama for FX which is based on the Atlanta child murders of the 1970s and 1980s. Based on Kim Reid’s memoir and penned by Wendy Calhoun (Empire), the series will take place in 1979 […]
Sophie Turner and Asa Butterfield to star in Time Freak
Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) and Asa Butterfield (The Space Between Us) have signed on to star in the romantic comedy Time Freak, which marks the feature directorial debut of Andrew Bowler and is based upon his Oscar-nominated short of the same name. According to Deadline, the film follows “Stillman (Butterfield), a heartbroken physics student […]
Justin Hartley joins A Bad Moms Christmas
This Is Us star Justin Hartley has become the first new addition to the cast of the upcoming comedy sequel A Bad Moms Christmas, joining returning stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn.Deadline reports that Hartley will play Ty Swindle, a fit and handsome firefighter by day, who doubles as an erotic dancer by […]
Christopher Lloyd to have a Senior Moment alongside William Shatner
Variety is reporting that Christopher Lloyd has signed on to star alongside William Shatner is director Giorgio Serafini’s upcoming comedy Senior Moment, which will start production in the spring.The film sees Shatner as “a retired Top Gun Navy pilot who used to test aircraft for NASA. After speeding around town in his vintage convertible hot […]
Sci-Fi London announces 2017 festival line-up
Sci-Fi London has announced the programme for its 17th annual festival, which is taking place across London between April 27th and May 6th, offering ten days of film, live music, immersive experiences and more.This year’s festival showcases a fantastic lineup with 6 world film premieres, 13 UK film premieres, 11 world short premieres and 13 UK […]
