Dakota Johnson (Bad Times at the El Royale), Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) and Casey Affleck (Manchester By the Sea) have signed on to star in The Friend, a fact-based drama from Scott Free Productions and Black Bear.The film is being directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Blackfish, Megan Leavey) from a script by Brad […]
Scandal’s Darby Stanchfield joins Netflix’s Locke & Key
Deadline is reporting that Darby Stanchfield (Scandal) has signed on to play the matriarch Nina Locke in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s horror-fantasy comic book series.Locke & Key revolves around three siblings who move with their mother to their ancestral home in Maine following the gruesome murder of their father, and […]
Rumour: Rocksteady working on Batman: Arkham Crisis
Since 2016, Rocksteady Studios – the company behind the hugely successful Batman: Arkham video game series – has been slaving away in secret on a new title, with rumours surfacing every few months that the developer is turning its attention from The Dark Knight to the Man of Steel.Back in December, Rocksteady co-founder Sefton Hill dismissed the […]
Mackenzie Davis joins Kristen Stewart in same-sex rom-com Happiest Season
Back in November it was announced that Kristen Stewart is set to star in Happiest Season, a same-sex romantic comedy from director Clea DuVall (The Intervention), and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire) has signed on as the co-lead.Written by DuVall and Mary Holland, Happiest Season follows […]
Mattel teaming with Warner Bros. for Hot Wheels movie
After a number of failed attempts to get a movie adaptation off the ground, Mattel is once again looking to bring Hot Wheels to the big screen, with the toy giant teaming with Warner Bros. for a live-action film based upon the iconic brand.“Mattel Films has great momentum as it continues to execute on our […]
Zendaya and Javier Bardem joining Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve continues to assemble a stellar cast for his upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, with Zendaya (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Javier Bardem (Loving Pablo) the latest to join the cast of the sci-fi epic.Collider reports that Zendaya will play Chani, a strong young woman who shares a deep […]
Priyanka Chopra to star in feature film adaptation of Netflix’s Wild Wild Country
Actress Priyanka Chopra (Baywatch) has revealed that she is set to star in a feature film adaptation of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning documentary series Wild Wild Country, which is being directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man).The documentary tells the story of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a.k.a. Osho, a controversial Indian guru who founded the Rajneeshpuram community in Wasco […]
Sneak peek clip and images from Star Wars Resistance Season 1 Episode 15 – ‘The First Order Occupation’
Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled five promotional images and a sneak peek clip from this weekend’s fifteenth episode of Star Wars Resistance, entitled ‘The First Order Occupation’. Check them out here…In “The First Order Occupation,” After Torra’s kidnapping and subsequent rescue by Major Vonreg, the First Order sends a contingent of stormtroopers to the Colossus […]
The CW renews 10 series, including all of its DC superhero shows
The CW is wasting little time in arranging its schedule for the 2019-2020 season, with the network handing out early renewals to 10 series.Set to return later this year are Arrow (Season 8), Black Lightning (Season 3), DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Season 5), Dynasty (Season 3), The Flash (Season 6), Riverdale (Season 4), Supergirl (Season 5), […]
David Bowie biopic Stardust announced, but Duncan Jones isn’t happy about it
Screen Daily is reporting that Johnny Flynn (Beast) is set to play the music icon David Bowie in a new biopic entitled Stardust, where he’ll star alongside Jena Malone (The Neon Demon) and Marc Meron (GLOW).Stardust is being directed by Gabriel Range (I Am Slave, Death of a President) from a script by Christopher Bell, […]
