MTV has renewed the fantasy drama The Shannara Chronicles for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The series, which was the most expensive pilot ever produced by MTV, is based upon Terry Brooks’ bestselling book series and centres “on the Shannara family, whose descendants are empowered with ancient magic and whose adventures continuously […]
Kat Foster joins Van Damme in comedy pilot Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Deadline is reporting that Kat Foster (Weeds, Your Family or Mine) is set to star alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme as the female lead in Amazon’s comedy pilot Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The pilot sees Van Damme as a “famous actor and martial-arts pro who comes out of retirement to resume his alter-ego: an undercover private contractor by […]
George R.R. Martin pitches Tales of Dunk & Egg as a Game of Thrones spinoff
Earlier this week, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss dismissed talk of a spinoff to HBO’s epic fantasy series as rumour. However, that didn’t stop EW from seeking out the thoughts of A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin, who feels there is plenty of material should the network […]
Captain America: Civil War tracking $175 million plus domestic opening
With Captain America: Civil War set to kick off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Variety is reporting that the latest MCU blockbuster is tracking a domestic opening of $175 million, with some analysts claiming it could go close to $200 million. “It’s tough to predict any movie getting above $200 million, but this […]
Titan celebrating 50th anniversary of the Cybermen with Doctor Who summer crossover event
Titan Comics and BBC Worldwide have announced that they will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of the Doctor’s most iconic foes the Cybermen this summer with the five-part, bi-weekly adventure Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen. Check out the five covers to the first issue here… This special crossover event comic entitled […]
Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers gets R-rating over cartoon testicles
It looks like Kevin Smith has run foul of the Motion Picture Association of America once again, with the filmmaker taking to Instagram to announce that his latest film Yoga-Hosers has been slapped with an R-rating. However, this time it’s not down to foul language or gratuitous nudity, but rather a cartoon drawing of a […]
John C. McGinley to star in horror comedy Stan Against Evil
Former Scrubs star John C. McGinley has signed on for the lead in Stan Against Evil, a new horror comedy series from writer-producer Dana Gould (The Simpsons). McGinley will be joined in the cast of the eight-episode series by Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra). The show, which will air on IFC, sees McGinley as […]
Kevin Bacon joins Jill Soloway’s Amazon pilot I Love Dick
Deadline is reporting that Kevin Bacon has signed on to star alongside Kathryn Hahn in I Love Dick, the new Amazon comedy pilot from Jill Soloway (Transparent). I Love Dick is set in an academy community in Marfa, Texas and “centers on a struggling married couple, failing wife and independent filmmaker Chris (Hahn) and Sylvere, and […]
Interlude developing The Twilight Zone interactive pilot
We shall soon be able to take a trip to the fifth dimension courtesy of Interlude, which has announced that it has entered into a deal with CBS to develop an original interactive project based on Rod Serling’s cult classic The Twilight Zone. The pilot episode is being written and directed by award-winning game creator […]
Daisy Ridley and J.J. Abrams reuniting for fantasy thriller Kolma
The Wrap is reporting that Star Wars: The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams is set to reunite with star Daisy Ridley for the fantasy thriller Kolma. Abrams is producing the project, which has Marielle Heller (Diary of a Teenage Girl) in talks to direct. Based on a 2003 Israeli movie of the week entitled All […]
