Deadline is reporting that Italian actor Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) is set to reunite with his Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone on a new live-action version of Pinocchio. Servillo is set to play Geppetto in the film, which is said to be taking an “artisanal approach, blending prosthetics, special makeup and CGI.” “Pinocchio is a […]
Adam West wants to play Thomas Wayne in Ben Affleck’s The Batman
Having reprised the role of the Dark Knight for the animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders this year, Adam West has revealed that he’s now keen on another DC role, as he’d like to cameo in Ben Affleck’s The Batman – and he even has a specific role in mind. “Absolutely,” said West when […]
The Walking Dead season 7 premiere scores huge rating
Well, no surprise here, but the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead has enjoyed a mammoth rating, with ‘The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be’ pulling in 17 million viewers and an 8.4 rating among the 18-49 demographic. EW reports that those figures put it ahead of NBC’s Sunday Night Football in terms […]
The CW brings in new writer for Clive Barker’s Weaveworld adaptation
Last year it was announced that Clive Barker was executive producing a TV adaptation of his 1987 novel Weaveworld alongside Jack Kenny (Warehouse 13), although the script did not make it to pilot. Well, it looks like The CW is now taking a secodn stab at the fantasy horror, with Deadline revealing that Josh Stolberg […]
Production underway on Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning
Production is now underway on Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning, a prequel to the cult crime thriller Rise of the Footsoldier and the third instalment of the hit franchise. Directed by Zackary Alder (The Rise of the Krays, The Fall of the Krays), the film will see the return of cast members Craig Fairbrass, […]
Margot Robbie joins Sony’s Peter Rabbit movie
Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie looks set to become the latest addition to the cast of Sony’s live-action/CG-hybrid Peter Rabbit movie, with Variety reporting that the Australian actress is in final talks to join the project. Peter Rabbit is being directed by Will Gluck (Easy A), and sees James Corden (Into the Woods) lending his voice […]
Peter Jackson announces next project Mortal Engines
Peter Jackson has been out of action since his last foray to Middle-earth with The Hobbit trilogy, but it seems he’s now ready for a return, with the filmmaker announcing on Facebook that he’s set to write and produce an adaptation of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines, which is being directed by his protege Christian Rivers. Here’s […]
Aardman announces Shaun the Sheep Movie 2
Aardman and StudioCanal have officially announced Shaun the Sheep Movie 2, the follow-up to the hugely-successful and Oscar-nominated 2015 film, which will begin pre-production in January 2017 under director Richard Starzak (Shaun the Sheep Movie, Creature Comforts). “Shaun’s move to the big screen proved such a success with audiences around the world that he and […]
The Walking Dead executive producer discusses the graphic violence of the season 7 premiere
Warning. Spoilers for the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead follow… Well, they made us wait six months, but last night we finally got an answer to the big cliffhanger from the season six finale of The Walking Dead, as Negan’s victim – or rather victims – were revealed in the season seven opener, […]
Daisy Ridley suggests we’ll learn the identity of Rey’s parents in Star Wars: Episode VIII
It’s the burning question coming out of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and one that’s spawned many theories since the release of the first chapter of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy last December: just who are the parents of Daisy Ridley’s Rey? One such theory is that Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso – the protagonist of the upcoming […]
