This past Sunday, Walt Disney Pictures unveiled the first trailer for next year’s live-action remake of the 1998 animated film Mulan, which sees Chinese actress Liu Yifei taking on the role of the legendary warrior for director Niki Caro (Whale Rider). According to Deadline, the trailer pulled in a hefty 175 million views in its […]
The Big Lebowski spinoff The Jesus Rolls set for 2020 release
If you cast your mind back a few years, you may recall that John Turturro started shooting a movie entitled Going Places, a loose remake of the 1974 French film Les Valseuses, which was subsequently revealed to be a spinoff from The Big Lebowski, with Turturro returning to the role of Jesus Quintana. Well, it […]
Dynamite announces James Bond: Live and Let Die graphic novel adaptation
Dynamite Entertainment has announced that it is adapting Ian Fleming’s second 007 adventure to the graphic novel format this September with the release of James Bond: Live and Let Die from writer Van Jensen (James Bond: Casino Royale) “Live and Let Die is an intense sprint, full of huge action and terrifying villains,” said writer […]
Rick Famuyiwa reportedly in talks to direct the Cassian Andor Star Wars series
Having secured a showrunner back in December in Stephen Schiff (The Americans), it seems that Lucasfilm may now have found one of its directors for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel series focussing on Diego Luna’s Rebel spy Cassian Andor. According to a report from Discussing Film, Lucasfilm is in talks with […]
Netflix finds its Slutty Teenage Bounty Hunters
Streaming service Netflix has announced that Maddie Phillips (Van Helsing) and Anjelica Bette Fellini (The Gifted) have been cast in the upcoming comedy series Slutty Teenage Bounty Hunters, where they will star alongside Kadeem Hardison (A Different World) and Virginia Williams (Fuller House). Created by Jenji Kohan and Tara Herrmann (Orange Is the New Black) […]
Rumour: Lashana Lynch is the new 007 in Bond 25
As revealed by the film’s official synopsis, James Bond has left his position in MI6 at the start of the upcoming Bond 25, and if rumours are to be believed, the film will waste little time in introducing his replacement in the 00 branch, with The Daily Mail reporting that Captain Marvel star Lashana Lynch […]
Jon Favreau already working on season 2 of Star Wars series The Mandalorian
Back in April, a rumour surfaced online suggesting that Disney+ had already renewed Lucasfilm’s upcoming live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian for a second season, and creator and executive producer Jon Favreau has seemingly confirmed that fact during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “We’re done with the first season and I’m actually writing […]
John Carpenter to write The Joker: Year of the Villain for DC
Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog) is teaming up with writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2, League of Legends) to make their DC Universe debut with the one-shot comic The Joker: Year of the Villain, which is part of the publisher’s Year of the Villain event. “The Joker is the greatest villain in comics. I’m […]
Sexy Beast TV prequel gets a series order
Back in August of last year it was revealed that a TV prequel to the cult 2000 British gangster film Sexy Beast was in development at Anonymous Content and Paramount Television, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has received a series order from Paramount Network. The series, created by Michael Caleo (The […]
Katherine McNamara upped to series regular for Arrow’s final season
After making her debut in a future Star City last year, The CW has announced that Katherine McNamara has been upped to a series regular for the upcoming eighth and final season of The CW’s Arrow. The Shadowhunters actress originally appeared in the season seven flash-forward scenes as the mysterious cage fighter Blackstar, before being […]
