IDW Entertainment has announced that Locke & Key is finally heading to the screen, with Joe Hill set to write the pilot episode and executive produce a TV series based upon the acclaimed comic book series. “I love this story,” said Hill as part of the announcement. “The seven years I spent working on Locke […]
Eddie Redmayne joins Aardman’s Early Man
Aardman and Studio Canal have announced that Eddie Redmayne is set to lend his voice talents to Nick Park’s new prehistoric comedy adventure Early Man as the voice of Dug. “Not only is Eddie a joy to work with, his versatility and boundless energy have really helped to bring my new character to life,” states […]
Full list of winners from the BAFTA TV Awards 2016
The BAFTA Television Awards took place in London last night, with Wolf Hall taking home two honours in Best Drama Series and Best Leading Actor (Mark Rylance). This Is England ’90 also scooped two awards in Best Miniseries and Best Supporting Actress (Chanel Cresswell), while there were also wins for Don’t Take My Baby (Best […]
Andrew Garfield teaming with It Follows director David Robert Mitchell for Under the Silver Lake
Variety is reporting that Andrew Garfield has signed on to star in Under the Silver Lake, a “modern-day crime thriller set in Los Angeles”, which will be directed by David Robert Mitchell, the filmmaker behind the critically-acclaimed horror It Follows. “David Robert Mitchell is one of the great new voices in cinema and I am […]
Tim Matheson and Cynthia Nixon to play Ronald and Nancy Reagan in Killing Reagan
Having enjoyed huge success with their adaptations of Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy and Killing Jesus, the National Geographic Channel is now set to adapt Bill O’Reilly’s book Killing Reagan, with Tim Matheson (The West Wing) signing on to portray President Ronald Reagan alongside Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) as First Lady Nancy Reagan. “We […]
Jessica Biel and Clive Owen sign on for Invisible
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Jessica Biel and Clive Owen have signed on to star in the relationship drama Invisible, whcih is being directed by Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land). The film “follows Felix (Owen) and Ann (Biel) who, despite their perfect lives, find themselves wanting more. On the other side of London — Anton, Hana […]
Captain America: Civil War pulls in $182 million domestic opening weekend, hits $678 million worldwide
The dust is settling on the domestic opening weekend for Captain America: Civil War, with the Marvel blockbuster debuting to $181.8 in North America, giving it the fifth biggest domestic opening of all time. It had been predicted prior to release that Civil War could break the $200 million mark, although those estimates were lowered on […]
Sony developing Slender Man movie
Sony is set to bring Slender Man to the big screen, with Screen Gems partnering with rights holders Mythology Entertainment to develop the supernatural internet meme as a feature film, which is being written by David Birke (13 Sins). Slender Man was created in 2009 when Eric Knudson shared two Photoshopped images on the Something Awful internet […]
Universal releases first synopsis for The Mummy remake
With production on Universal’s remake of The Mummy in full swing, the studio has released the first synopsis for Monsters Universe-launching film: Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and “Star Trek Beyond”) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened […]
Boba Fett was originally going to be the main villain in Return of the Jedi
Despite only having a handful of scenes in The Empire Strikes Back, and a rather feeble death at the hands of the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi, the bounty hunter Boba Fett has gone on to become one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe. And had George Lucas stuck to […]
