Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg’s Amblin and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’ Playtone have signed a deal with Apple TV+ for Masters of the Air, a World War II event miniseries which will serve as a follow up to their acclaimed HBO series Band of Brothers and The Pacific. The project, which was originally […]
Warner Bros. developing Training Day prequel film
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. Pictures has enlisted newcomer Nick Yarborough to write a script for a prequel to the 2001 film Training Day starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. According to the site, the as-yet-untitled prequel will take place around a decade prior to the Antoine Fuqua-directed prequel and pick up around the […]
Russell Crowe to star in Kevin Williamson-produced supernatural thriller
Russell Crowe has signed on to star in an as-yet-untitled supernatural thriller from producer Kevin Williamson (Scream, The Following, The Vampire Diaries), which is in development at Miramax. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Joshua John Miller and M.A. Fortin (Final Girls, Queen of the South), and will see Crowe starring as a […]
Eddie Murphy says Coming to America sequel will be PG-13
Well, here’s something that may well dampen some of the enthusiasm for Coming 2 America, as Eddie Murphy has revealed during an interview with CinemaBlend that the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy classic will be PG-13, as opposed to the R-rating of the original film. “I think what happened was, there was a period […]
Joker enjoys huge second weekend, pushes global total to $544 million
After scoring a record-breaking October opening last week, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker has fought off competition from The Addams Family and Gemini Man to retain top spot at the box office at the second time of asking – and pushing its worldwide haul just shy of $550 million in the process. Domestically, Joker […]
Robert Downey Jr. talks to the animals in first Dolittle trailer
Universal Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for Dolittle, director Stephen Gaghan’s oft-delayed adaptation of Hugh Lofting’s The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, which sees Robert Downey Jr. taking on the title role of the doctor with the ability to speak to animals. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: First poster for Dolittle featuring Robert Downey […]
Netflix wants to reunite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston for Murder Mystery sequel
Having delivered one of Netflix’s most successful launches for its original content, it will come as little surprise to hear that the streaming service is looking to reunite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston for another Murder Mystery. According to THR, Netflix is currently in negotiations with screenwriter James Vanderbilt to return to script a sequel […]
Gal Gadot to produce and star in holocaust drama Irena Sendler
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is set to take on the title role in Irena Sendler, a fact-based historical drama which will tell the true story of the heroic Polish social worker and nurse who made a defiant stand against Nazi Germany during World War II. As part of the Polish Underground, Sendler helped to […]
Stephen King adaptation The Stand adds three more to its cast
Katherine McNamara (Arrow), Eion Bailey (ER) and Hamish Linklater (Legion) have become the latest additions to the ever-expanding cast of CBS All Access’ limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s apocalyptic epic The Stand. As reported by Variety, McNamara has been cast as Julie Lawry, “a small-town girl with a wild side”, with Bailey as Teddy […]
Wayne Brady to play DC villain Gravedigger in Black Lightning
Emmy-winning Let’s Make a Deal host Wayne Brady is set to join The CW’s Black Lightning in the recurring role of the DC supervillain Tyson Sykes, a.k.a. Gravedigger. As per Deadline, the Black Lightning incarnation of Gravedigger is described as “a World War II-era member of the U.S. military who was transformed into a superhuman […]
