THR is reporting that Robert Zemeckis’ Oscar-winning 1994 classic Forrest Gump is set for a Bollywood remake, with Aamir Khan (Thugs of Hindostan) set to take on the Tom Hanks role for a Hindi-language film entitled Lal Singh Chadha.“We have bought the rights from Paramount,” said Khan: “I have always loved Forrest Gump as a […]
Emma Roberts, Justin Hartley and Glenn Howerton to star in Blumhouse’s The Hunt
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have enlisted Emma Roberts (American Horror Story), Justin Hartley (This Is Us) and Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) to star in the action thriller The Hunt.Directed by Craig Zobel (Z for Zachariah) from a script by The Leftovers‘ Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse, the […]
Netflix announces Greek mythology anime series Gods & Heroes
Netflix has announced that it is expanding its original anime output with a new eight-episode series entitled Gods & Heroes, which is inspired by Greek mythology and follows the illegitimate son of Zeus as he is tasked with saving heaven and earth despite the interference of a vengeful goddess and her monstrous forces. Check out […]
Tom Holland to reunite with Avengers directors for Cherry
After working with Anthony and Joe Russo on Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, it looks like Tom Holland is set to reunite with the filmmakers for their next directorial effort Cherry.The Wrap reports that Holland is in talks to play an Iraq War veteran who turns to robbing banks in […]
The Batman Who Laughs and Mister Miracle top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of February 2019
For the third month in a row, DC Entertainment’s The Batman Who Laughs has topped Diamond Comic Distributors’ comic book sales chart for February 2019, while the publisher also had the biggest selling graphic novel of the month with Mister Miracle. However, as with January 2019, DC had to settle for second place in terms […]
Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Campbell and more join Netflix’s The Last Kids on Earth
Netflix has announced the voice cast for its upcoming animated TV series adaptation of Max Braillier’s bestselling The Last Kids on Earth book series.Nick Wolfhard (Beyblade Burst) will lend his voice to the lead character Jack Sullivan, and will be joined by Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Rosario Dawson (Daredevil), Catherine O’Hara (Home […]
Kathleen Turner to reunite with Michael Douglas in The Kominsky Method
Kathleen Turner is set to reunite with Michael Douglas some 35 years after their first collaboration in Romancing the Stone, with Turner set to guest star in Netflix’s hit comedy The Kominsky Method.Turner will play Ruth Bederman, the ex-wife of Douglas’ Sandy and mother to Mindy (Sarah Baker). According to Variety, her character description reads: […]
Clayne Crawford returning to TV with Into the Dark
Some ten months after his firing from Fox’s Lethal Weapon, actor Clayne Crawford is set for a return to the small screen with an appearance in Blumhouse and Hulu’s anthology horror series Into the Dark.The series premiered back in October and consists of twelve episodes, each released monthly over the period of a year and […]
Alan Tudyk to voice Iago in Aladdin, much to Gilbert Gottfried’s annoyance
While we’re yet to hear the character in any of the marketing, Disney has announced that Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) will be lending his voice to Iago in director Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin remake.The character, an obnoxious, loud-mouthed parrot sidekick to the villainous Jafar was voiced by Gilbert Gottfried in […]
Alison Brie and Dan Stevens to star in Dave Franco’s directorial debut The Rental
Dave Franco is set to follow in the footsteps of his brother James by getting behind the camera for his feature directorial debut The Rental, and Deadline is reporting that Dan Stevens (Beauty and the Beast) and Alison Brie (GLOW) are set to star alongside Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) and […]
