Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes) and his 6th & Idaho production company are set to produce a feature film adaptation of Clifford D. Simak’s Hugo Award-winning sci-fi novel Way Station for Netflix. Via Deadline, the official logline for Way Station reads: For more than […]
The Umbrella Academy enrols three new cast members for season 2
Netflix’s superhero drama series The Umbrella Academy has added three new cast members for its second season, with Deadline reporting that Ritu Arya (Humans), Yusuf Gatewood (Good Omens) and Marin Ireland (Y: The Last Man) have signed on to star in the small screen adaptation of the Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba comic book. Arya […]
Dan Aykroyd confirms that he’ll appear in Ghostbusters 2020
Franchise co-creator and star Dan Aykroyd has confirmed that he’ll be making an appearance in next year’s Ghostbusters 2020, director Jason Reitman’s return to the original Ghostbusters continuity established by his father Ivan Reitman with the original 1984 movie and its 1989 sequel. “Ivan Reitman’s son Jason has written a new movie, called — well, […]
Hustlers delivers STX’s biggest ever box office opening weekend
Coming off the back of strong reviews out of the Toronto International Film Festival and potential awards talk for Jennifer Lopez, the stripper crime dramedy Hustlers has given STX Entertainment its best ever opening weekend at the North American box office with $33.2 million across the Friday to Sunday period. Although it finished up in […]
Amanda Seyfried to star in Netflix horror Things Heard & Seen
THR is reporting that Amanda Seyfried (The Art of Racing in the Rain) is in final talks to star in the new Netflix-produced horror Things Heard & Seen, which is being written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (American Splendor). The film is based upon Elizabeth Brundage’s All Things Cease to Appear […]
Frank Darabont doesn’t believe he could get The Shawshank Redemption made today
Frank Darabont’s acclaimed Stephen King adaptation The Shawkshank Redemption celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and during an interview with Indiewire to mark the occasion, the filmmaker has suggested that the movie – widely considered as one of the greatest of all time – wouldn’t be able to get made in today’s Hollywood given that […]
Robert Rodriguez and Diego Boneta team for comic book adaptation El Gato Negro
Alita: Battle Angel director Robert Rodriguez is teaming with Terminator: Dark Fate actor Diego Boneta for El Gato Negro, a TV adaptation of the Mexican comic book series by creator Richard Dominguez. The project, which is set up at the Apple TV+ streaming service, tells the intergenerational exploits of two crime fighters in South Texas […]
Toni Collette joins Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley
With filming expected to begin early in the New Year, Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) continues to assemble his cast for his next feature Nightmare Alley, with Hereditary and Knives Out star Toni Collette the latest to sign on for the adaptation of the 1946 William Lindsay novel. “Guillermo is a […]
Michael Fassbender to star in Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins
Before he returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for 2021’s Thor: Love & Thunder, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi is set to direct a feature adaptation of the 2014 football documentary Next Goal Wins, and Deadline brings word that Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is closing a deal to lead the cast. Next Goal Wins […]
Netflix casts its Young Wallander
Back in November of last year it was reported that Netflix is teaming with Yellow Bird UK, the company behind the BBC’s Wallander, for a new original prequel series based upon Henning Mankell’s bestselling book series entitled Young Wallander. Well, we now have the first official casting news on the six-part series, with Swedish actor […]
