The Babadook and The Nightingale director Jennifer Kent is teaming with Amazon Studios for an adaptation of Alexis Coe’s non-fiction book Alice + Freda Forever. Taking place in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1890s, the thriller will tell the story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, two teenage girls who fell in love, only for jealousy […]
A24 developing Earthsea TV series
According to Deadline, A24 is teaming with Oscar-nominated producer Jennifer Fox (Nightcrawler) for a TV series adaptation of Ursula Le Guin’s fantasy book series Earthsea. Consisting of five novels and eight short stories, Earthsea is “set in a fantasy archipelago of hundreds of islands, imperiled by those who use magic to gain power and upset […]
Christoph Waltz joins Liam Hemsworth in Quibi action thriller series
Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz has signed on to star alongside Liam Hemsworth in an as-yet-untitled action thriller series from writer Nick Santora (Scorpion) and director Phil Abraham (Mad Men), which is being produced for the upcoming Quibi streaming service. As per Deadline, the series sees Hemsworth as Dodge Maynard, who – desperate to take care of […]
Marvel’s new Ghost Rider series gets a trailer
With the devil’s bounty hunter returning this October, Marvel has released a trailer for the new ongoing Ghost Rider series featuring comments from Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, Assistant Editor Chris Robinson and Writer Ed Brisson. “One thing we’re really diving into is what this really means to [the Ghost Riders’] lives,” says Brisson, with Cebulski […]
Iko Uwais to play the Hard Master in G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes
The Raid and Wu Assassins star Iko Uwais looks set to become the latest addition to the cast of Snake Eyes, with THR reporting that the actor is in talks to portray the Hard Master in the G.I. Joe spinoff film. Should the deal close, Uwais will join Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians), who is […]
Charlize Theron teases Cipher return with Fast & Furious 9 behind-the-scenes photos
Back in July it was revealed that The Fate of the Furious villain Cipher will be returning in next year’s currently-untitled Fast & Furious 9, and now actress Charlize Theron has shared a couple of behind-the-scenes photos from the set which show that the cyberterrorist has ditched her dreadlocks and is going for a new […]
Rooney Mara heads to Nightmare Alley with Guillermo del Toro
Deadline has revealed that Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mary Magdalene) has become the latest addition to the cast of Guillermo del Toro’s next directorial effort Nightmare Alley. The film will reunite Mara with her Carol co-star Cate Blanchett and also stars Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born). Cooper plays Stan, a […]
Guillermo del Toro looks to enlist star-studded cast for Nightmare Alley
Variety is reporting that Cate Blanchett is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in the cast of Nightmare Alley, the next movie from The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro. Based on the William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, which was previously adapted for the big screen back in 1947, Nightmare Alley […]
Mission: Impossible 7 recruits Hayley Atwell
Director Christopher McQuarrie has announced on Instagram that Hayley Atwell is set to join Tom Cruise and company in the cast of Mission: Impossible 7, which is set to shoot back-to-back with Mission: Impossible 8. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Fl_JOA_bZ/?utm_source=ig_embed Atwell, who is best known for her role as Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, responded […]
The End of the F***ing World 2 adds Naomi Ackie, first look images released
Channel 4 has announced that Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) has joined the cast of the second series of the award-winning The End of the F***ing World, with the network unveiling the above first look images of Jessica Barden’s Alyssa and Ackie’s mysterious new character Bonnie. The second series of the RTS […]
