Having exited Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Flash movie over creative differences, Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters and Game Night directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have now signed on to helm the big screen reboot of Dungeons & Dragons. The new adaptation of the iconic role-playing game has been in development for several years […]
The Purge 5 finds a director
Back in October of last year, franchise creator James DeMonaco revealed that the hugely successful Blumhouse horror-thriller series The Purge is set to come to an end with a fifth movie, and now comes word from Variety that Everardo Gout (Luke Cage, Mars) has signed on to direct the next instalment. Plot details for The […]
Erotic manga adaptation Tezuka’s Barbara gets a teaser trailer
The Fool, Third Window Films and Rapid Eye Movies have teamed up for a live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s erotic manga series Barbara, which has been directed by Tezuka’s son Macoto Tezka. Tezuka’s Barbara is an adult-oriented fantasy which deals with deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist whose life is […]
The Man Who Fell to Earth TV series in development at CBS All Access
CBS All Access has given a series order to a TV adaptation of Walter Tevis’ 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, which was previously brought to the big screen in 1976 with Nicolas Roeg directing David Bowie. As per Variety, the series “will follow an alien who arrives on earth at a turning […]
Bruce Lee’s daughter unhappy with his portrayal in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Shannon Lee, daughter of the iconic Bruce Lee, has criticised the portrayal of her father in Quentin Tarantino’s new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, stating that she found the experience of watching the movie “uncomfortable”. “He comes across as an arrogant asshole who was full of hot air, and not someone who had […]
Showtime’s Halo series adds six to its cast
Having enlisted Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) to portray the iconic Master Chief back in April, Showtime has now added a further six names to the cast of its hotly-anticipated TV adaptation of the bestselling video game franchise Halo. As reported by THR, Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor), Bokeem Woodbine (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Shabana Azmi (Neerja), Bentley Kalu […]
Gal Gadot confirmed for Hedy Lamarr limited series
A year after she was first linked to the project, Deadline is reporting that Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has officially closed her deal to portray Austrian-American actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr in a limited series set up at Showtime. Written by Sarah Treem (The Affair), the series will chronicle Lamarr’s life and career, beginning […]
Reese Witherspoon to produce and star in sci-fi Pyros
Big Little Lies star Reese Witherspoon is set to star in the sci-fi feature Pyros, as well as producing the film with with Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix). Scripted by Thomas Pierce and based on his short story Tardy Man, the project revolves around “a group of augmented people who are fitted with indestructible fire […]
Watch an exclusive clip from The Bromley Boys starring Game of Thrones’ Brenock O’Connor
Ahead of its U.S. release this month, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the British comedy The Bromley Boys starring Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones’ Olly); check it out here, and be sure to head on over to our YouTube channel for more exclusive clips and videos… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2UVsQv16dI Based on the novel by Dave Roberts, […]
Fast Color TV series in development at Amazon
Amazon Studios has announced that it is working on a TV adaptation of director Julia Hart’s and co-writer Jordan Horowitz’s acclaimed 2018 sci-fi feature Fast Color starringed Gugu Mbatha-Raw. As per Deadline, the potential series will revolve around Ruth, “a former drug addict and runaway, who returns home and rediscovers the special powers she thought […]
