After dipping its toes into R-rated territory with the DC Universe live-action series Titans, it seems that DC will be continuing that trend with Epix’s Batman prequel series Pennyworth, with executive producer Danny Cannon (Gotham) revealing at the Television Critics Association press tour that the show will be “unhinged” and “R-rated”.“It’s twentysomething years before Gotham, […]
Rumour: Mad Max: Fury Road sequel may be revving its engine
During the lengthy development and production stage on Mad Max: Fury Road, franchise creator George Miller revealed that he’d also devised two further scripts for sequels, entitled Mad Max: Furiosa and Mad Max: The Wasteland.In the wake of Fury Road’s critical and commercial success, Miller announced his intention to move forward with The Wasteland, but […]
Blumhouse hires screenwriter for Halloween sequel
After scoring a huge success last year with its Halloween sequel/reboot, it seems that Blumhouse Productions is pushing ahead with its plans for a new instalment in the slasher series (Halloween II again?), with Collider reporting that Scott teems has been hired to write the script.Teems has previously worked with Blumhouse on the scripts for […]
Malin Akerman to lead Rashomon-style NBC pilot Prism
Watchmen and Rampage actress Malin Akerman has signed on to lead the cast of NBC’s Rashomon-style drama pilot Prism, which is being written, executive produced and directed by Daniel Barnz (Cake).The potential series will detail a murder trial, with each episode told from the perspective of a different key person. As per Variety, “each new […]
The Expanse season 4 wraps filming, new cast additions announced
Having saved the acclaimed sci-fi series from cancellation last summer, Amazon has now made the first three seasons of The Expanse available to stream, as well as announcing that filming has wrapped on season four.The new season will see the return of cast members Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Frankie […]
George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and Martin to receive new 4K restorations
The UK’s Second Sight Films has announced that it is working on brand new 4K restorations of George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie classic Dawn of the Dead and vampire horror Martin.Producer Richard P. Rubinstein has granted the company access to the films’ original elements, including an original camera negative for Dawn of the Deadand a dupe negative […]
Lily Collins joins Simon Pegg in thriller Inheritance
Lily Collins (To the Bone) has signed on to appear alongside Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) in the cast of Inheritance, a thriller from director Vaughn Stein (Terminal). Kate Mara (House of Cards) had previously been in talks to star.The independent film will explore “what happens when the patriarch of a wealthy and powerful […]
AMC cancels Into the Badlands and The Son
AMC has announced that it has cancelled its martial arts series Into the Badlands and western drama The Son, with the shows set to come to an end at the conclusion of their third and second seasons respectively.Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville), Into the Badlands takes place in a post-apocalyptic feudal society […]
Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh join sci-fi film Possessor
According to Variety, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Stacy Martin (All the Money in the World) have signed on to star alongside Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) and Christopher Abbott (Piercing) in the sci-fi thriller Possessor.The film is being directed by Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral) and sees Riseborough playing Tasya Vos, […]
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct sci-fi feature The Last Human
After being fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story midway through production, it looks like Phil Lord and Chris Miller are gearing up for a return behind the camera, with the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers working on an adaptation of the upcoming sci-fi children’s novel The Last Human.The book, which has been written by […]
