With Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating Don Quixote project stalling yet again, THR is reporting that Disney is now readying its own adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s classic 1605 novel courtesy of screenwriter Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips). The Spanish novel tells the story of an aristocrat called Alanso Quixano, “who, after reading too […]
Coen Brothers to pen Silk Road thriller Dark Web for Fox
THR is reporting that Joel and Ethan Coen have signed on to pen the screenplay for Dark Web, a thriller from 20th Century Fox which has previously been scripted by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island. Formerly titled Silk Road, Dark Web is based on a Wired magazine article from Joshuah Bearman, […]
Michelle Williams in talks to play Janis Joplin in big screen biopic
Variety is reporting that Michelle Williams is in talks to portray the rock ‘n’ roll icon Janis Joplin in the biopic Joplin, which is being directed by Martha Marcy May Marlene helmer Sean Durkin. The film is being produced by Peter Newman, who holds the rights to much of Joplin’s music catalogue and written materials. The […]
STX turning Bad Moms into a franchise, Bad Dads spinoff announced
STX Entertainment has announced that it is set to capitalise on the success of the hit comedy Bad Moms by launching a franchise of feature film spinoffs, digital shorts, and a reality series, beginning with a Bad Dads movie, which has been set for a July 14th 2017 release. “Where other studios have automatically green […]
MTV renews Scream for shortened third season
MTV has announced that it has renewed Scream: The TV Series for a third season, although it will run for just six episodes, as opposed to ten episodes for the first and thirteen for the second. The network has not revealed whether the third season will be its last, although the show has struggled in […]
The Expendables screenwriter to pen The Wolf Man
As Universal Pictures gears up to launch its Classic Monsters universe with next year’s The Mummy, THR is reporting that the studio has brought on board a new screenwriter for its remake of The Wolf Man. According to the site, Dave Callaham (The Expendables) has signed on to rewrite the original draft from Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners). […]
R-rated Wizard of Oz prequel How the Wizard Came to Oz in development
If Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful didn’t quite satisfy your thirst for a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, then you’re in luck as RAMstar Studios has announced that it is developing an adaptation of Donald Abbot’s 1991 novel How the Wizard Came to Oz. According to FlickSided, Abbot himself is penning the […]
Jeff Nathanson to pen Disney’s The Lion King remake
Last month it was announced that The Jungle Book helmer Jon Favreau has signed on to direct a live-action (well, CG) remake of The Lion King, and now Disney has found itself a screenwriter for the project. According to Variety, Jeff Nathanson will write the remake of the 1994 animated classic, having recently penned the […]
Stranger Things adds two new cast members for season 2
Netflix’s hit supernatural series Stranger Things has added two new cast members for its second season, with EW reporting that Dacre Montgomery (Power Rangers) and Sadie Sink (American Odyssey) have signed on for major roles. Sink is set to play Max, “a tough and confident girl whose appearance, behavior and pursuits seem more typical of boys […]
John Turturro and John Goodman returning for Transformers: The Last Knight
Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson aren’t the only Transformers veterans set to return for the upcoming fifth instalment, as director Michael Bay has revealed that both John Turturro and John Goodman will be back for Transformers: The Last Knight. Turturro portrayed Sector 7 Agent Seymour Simmons in Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: […]
