ABC has given a script commitment to Time After Time, an adaptation of the 1979 novel from Karl Alexander, which is being spearheaded by Kevin Williamson, screenwriter of Scream and creator of the likes of Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries and The Following. Time After Time follows the legendary sci-fi author H.G. Wells as he […]
Hobo with a Shotgun director signs on for underwater thriller at Fox
Jason Eisener, director of the cult exploitation thriller Hobo with a Shotgun, has signed on to direct an as-yet-untitled underwater thriller for 20th Century Fox. The Tracking Board reports that the project “is taking a unique approach in that it’s attempting to reinvent the haunted house genre in a terrifying new way, described as a very […]
Megan Fox joins New Girl
With Zooey Deschanel away on maternity leave, ABC has announced that Megan Fox is joining the fifth season of the hit sitcom New Girl. Fox is set for a recurring role as Reagan, and will make her first appearance in the sixth episode of the season, which gets underway in January. Created by Liz Meriwether, […]
Jason Statham’s Viva La Madness heading to the small screen
Earlier this year, Jason Statham announced that filming on Viva La Madness would get underway next year, and now it has been has revealed that the adaptation of JJ Connelly’s Layer Cake follow-up is heading to the small screen, with Gaumont International Television announcing a TV drama series. “Viva La Madness, with its riveting characters […]
Ernie Hudson to appear in Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters
It looks like Ernie Hudson is joining Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray in Paul Feig’s upcoming Ghostbusters movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Hudson is set to feature in the female-led reboot. Back in January, Hudson criticised the idea of a female Ghostbusters, before changing his mind the following day and describing it as […]
Game of Thrones casts the Tarly family and Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men
Having cast Freddie Stroma (UnREAL) earlier this month as Dickon Tarly, HBO has now announced that it has filled out the cast of Samwell’s (John Bradley) family, with James Faulkner (X-Men: First Class) set to play patriarch Lord Randyll Tarly, Samantha Spiro (From Hell) as mother Melessa and Rebecca Benson (Macbeth) as younger sister Talla. […]
Amanda Seyfried heading to Twin Peaks
TV Line is reporting that Amanda Seyfried (A Million Ways to Die in the West) has signed on for a recurring role in Twin Peaks for what is said to be a “pivotal character”. Production on Showtime’s revival of the cult classic is now underway, with David Lynch directing and Kyle MacLachlan reprising the role […]
Movie Review – The Messenger (2015)
The Messenger, 2015. Directed by David Blair. Starring Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole,Tamzin Merchant, David O’Hara and Joely Richardson. SYNOPSIS: The Messenger is the story of Jack’s last melt down: a story of frustration and guilt, love and betrayal, family and blame. There’s something inherently unpleasant about The Messenger, a half-arsed, vague reworking of The Sixth […]
Disney to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy, according to John Landis
Here’s some potentially exciting news for fans of the original Star Wars trilogy, with Empire reporting that director John Landis has revealed that Disney is planning to finally re-release the unaltered theatrical cuts of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. At a Q&A tonight John Landis dropped that Disney […]
The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Jessica Jones, Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, The Incredibles 2 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Deadpool, Gambit, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel, Justice […]
