BAFTA-nominated director Will Sharpe (Flowers) has enlisted Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame) and Claire Foy (The Crown) to star in Louis Wain, a biopic of the 19th century English artist. As reported by Variety, the film will see Cumberbatch portraying the prolific artist Wain, “a brilliant man inspired by both his love of the world and […]
Andrew Lincoln joins Naomi Watts in Penguin Bloom
Before he reprises the role of Rick Grimes for The Walking Dead movie (which, as revealed at Comic-Con, is now a theatrical release), Andrew Lincoln is set to star alongside Naomi Watts in the family drama Penguin Bloom. Based on the bestselling book by Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom, the film will tell the […]
It Chapter Two gets R-rating for “disturbing violent content, bloody images and crude sexual material”
It what will come as no surprise whatsoever, the Motion Picture Association of America has granted New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It Chapter Two an R-rating for “disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material.” Based on the MPAA’s description, it seems that director Andy Muschietti and company may […]
Netflix cancels Designated Survivor and Tuca & Bertie
Having saved the show last year after its ABC cancellation, Netflix has announced that it has swung the ace on the Kiefer Sutherland-headlined political thriller Designated Survivor after a single season as a Netflix Original. “We are proud to have offered fans a third season of Designated Survivor, and will continue to carry all three […]
Will & Grace to end (again) in 2020
Having revived the series to much success in 2017, executive producers Max Mutchnick, David Kohan and James Burrows have announced that the U.S. sitcom Will & Grace is to come to an end in 2020. “We think of the Will & Grace reboot episodes the way Karen Walker thinks of martinis – 51 is not […]
Andy Serkis, Travis Knight and Rupert Wyatt have met with Sony about directing Venom 2
With Ruben Fleischer busy with post-production on Zombieland: Double Tap, it seems that Sony is wasting little time in finding a replacement for the filmmaker on Venom 2, with Variety reporting that the studio has recently met with three potential directors for the Marvel sequel. According to the trade, Andy Serkis (Mowgli: Legend of the […]
The Terror: Infamy gets a UK poster and premiere date
Coinciding with the announcement that it will premiere in the UK on Monday, October 7th, AMC has unveiled a new poster for The Terror: Infamy, the hotly-anticipated second season of the acclaimed, horror-infused anthology. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: AMC’s The Terror: Infamy gets a new Comic-Con trailer “Set during World War II, the […]
Jeff Bridges to play The Old Man for FX
Deadline is reporting that Jeff Bridges is heading to the small screen to lead the cast of The Old Man, a new drama set up at FX and based upon the novel of the same name by Thomas Perry. The series has been created by Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine (Black Sails), and will see […]
Disney’s Aladdin hits the $1 billion mark at the global box office
Disney is celebrating another milestone in what is proving to be an enormously successful year for the studio, with the live-action Aladdin adaptation passing the $1 billion dollar mark at the global box office. Given the initial backlash towards the film early in its marketing campaign, and mixed reviews (at best) from critics, Aladdin has […]
Jennifer Lopez may make directorial debut with cartel drama The Godmother
Variety is reporting that Jennifer Lopez may make her directorial debut on The Godmother, a drama based upon the life of the Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco. Lopez is producing the movie for STXfilms, as well as taking on the lead role of Blanco, a.k.a. ‘The Godmother’, a female cartel boss who rose from an […]
