After securing a director this past week in Susanne Bier (The Night Manager), it is now being reported that HBO’s The Undoing has added Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal) to its cast. with the British actor joining Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman (Destroyer) in the six-episode limited series.The series will see Kidman taking on the role […]
Netflix orders live-action/CG animation-hybrid WWII series The Liberator
Netflix has announced that it has ordered the four-part World War II drama The Liberator, which is set to use a new technology called Trioscope Enhanced Hybrid Animation, which blends live-action and CGI.The Wrap reports that the series has been created by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive) and is based upon Alex Kershaw’s book […]
Hulu orders pilot for comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth from Team Downey
Robert Downey Jr. is following in the footsteps of James Gunn by swapping the Marvel universe for DC… well, sort of, as his production company Team Downey is set to produce a pilot for an adaptation of the comic book series Sweet Tooth, published by DC imprint Vertigo.Created by Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth is a […]
TV adaptation of The Bone Collector in development
The 1999 psychological thriller The Bone Collector is joining the ever-expanding list of feature films to receive a small screen adaptation, with Variety reporting that NBC has bought a script for a TV series from VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli.Based on the 1997 book by Jeffery Deaver, The Bone Collector follows Lincoln Rhyme, “a retired […]
Margot Robbie to produce Barbed Wire Heart
Margot Robbie’s Luckychap Productions is teaming with Dan Lin’s Rideback for an adaptation of Tess Sharpe’s novel Barbed Wire Heart, Deadline has revealed.Published by Grand Central, Barbed Wire Heart follows Harley McKenna, the daughter of a meth-dealing killer who’s been groomed for the family business since she was 16. She squares off against the rival […]
Ryan Kwanten and Kodi Smit-McPhee starring in climate change thriller 2067
Deadline is reporting that Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men: Apocalypse) are leading the cast of the climate change sci-fi thriller 2067, which has just commenced production in Australia.Written and directed by Seth Larney (Tombiruo), the film takes place in a future where humans are looking for answers after Earth’s forests, wildlife and […]
Creed II’s Steven Caple Jr. to direct ByAll for Legendary Pictures
After finishing up work on the Rocky spinoff sequel Creed II, rising director Steven Caple Jr. has wasted little time in securing his next project, with Deadline reporting that he is set to helm ByAll for Legendary Pictures.Based on a ten-page short story from Creed II co-writer Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, who will also […]
Akiva Goldsman to adapt Brilliance trilogy for the big screen
Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) is set to write and produce adaptations of author Marcus Sakey’s bestselling book trilogy Brilliance, Deadline has revealed.Brilliance takes place “in a future world where “brilliants” — the rare 1% born gifted with superior mental abilities — are carefully tracked by the government. Federal agent Nick Cooper, himself […]
Lucy Hale reteams with Truth or Dare director for Fantasy Island
Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale has signed on to the cast of Sony and Blumhouse Productions’ Fantasy Island movie, which will reunite her with her Truth or Dare director Jeff Wadlow.The film, based upon the classic TV series, will see Michael Pena (Ant-Man and the Wasp) taking on the Ricardo Montalban role of Mr. […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix doesn’t feature a Stan Lee cameo, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse does
The pop culture world suffered some devastating news this week with the passing of Marvel legend Stan Lee. The comic book icon will of course be a huge miss, not least to fans who’ve enjoyed his many cameos across Marvel’s film and television adaptations.In the wake of his passing, it was confirmed by Marvel studios […]
