Last week it was confirmed that Netflix has decided to cancel The Punisher and Jessica Jones, bringing to an end the streaming service’s partnership with Marvel which has also brought us Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and the crossover limited series The Defenders. Since the first of the cancellations last year, there’s been a lot […]
The Favourite’s Yorgos Lanthimos to write and direct Pop. 1280
Deadline is reporting that The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos is set to write and direct an adaptation of Jim Thompson’s crime novel Pop. 1280 for Imperative Entertainment. The 1964 novel follows “a corrupt sheriff of a small town who manipulates the people in his orbit in order to win the next election.” Lanthimos – whose other […]
If Beale Street Could Talk leads winners of 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards were presented last night, with If Beale Street Could Talk taking home the top prize, the Best Feature Award. Beale Street also collected Best Director (Barry Jenkins) and Best Supporting Female Actor (Regina King), while other winners included Sorry to Bother You (Best First […]
Marvel’s War of the Realms variant covers from George Perez and Ryan Ottley
Coming hot on the heels of the covers from Adi Granov and Rom Lim, Marvel has now unveiled another two variants for the upcoming The War of the Realms #1, this time featuring artwork from George Perez and Ryan Ottley; check them out here… SEE ALSO: The War of the Realms variant covers reimagine Marvel […]
Haley Bennett, Riley Keough and Jason Clarke join The Devil All the Time
Antonio Campos (Simon Killer, The Sinner) continues to fill out the cast of his upcoming adaptation Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel The Devil All the Time, with Variety reporting that Haley Bennett (Thank You for Your Service), Riley Keough (Under the Silver Lake) and Jason Clarke (The Aftermath) have boarded the film. Set to feature […]
Will Ferrell to play Chuck Blazer in FIFA scandal film American Huckster
Will Ferrell is set to take on the role of corrupt FIFA executive and whistleblower Chuck Blazer in HBO Film’s adaptation of Mary Papenfuss and Teri Thompson’s book How Chuck Blazer Got Rich From – and Sold Out – the Most Powerful Cabal in World Sports. Born in Queens, Blazer climbed through the ranks of […]
Doug Jones turned down a cameo in the Hellboy reboot
Doug Jones, who portrayed the character of Abe Sapien in Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, has revealed to THR that he was offered a cameo appearance in Lionsgate’s upcoming reboot, but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts. “There was a chance that a cameo might have happened, […]
The Greatest Showman sequel in early development
It may not have impressed critics, but the 2017 musical The Greatest Showman certainly resonated with audiences, with the Hugh Jackman-headlined film grossing $435 million worldwide, and its soundtrack album spending a total of 28 weeks at the top of the UK chart – tying with The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Given […]
Disney film chief thinks Solo: A Star Wars Story reception was a little unfair
The Star Wars franchise found itself in unfamiliar territory last year, with Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story becoming the first instalment in the series to disappoint at the box office. Coming off a troubled production where Ron Howard was brought in to reshoot the majority of the film after […]
Michael B. Jordan to star in Denzel Washington’s A Journal for Jordan
Black Panther and Creed star Michael B. Jordan looks set to team up with Denzel Washington for the latter’s latest directorial effort, with THR reporting that Jordan is in talks to produce and star in the upcoming drama A Journal for Jordan. Scripted by Oscar-nominated Virgil Williams (Mudbound) and based upon Dana Canedy’s bestselling memoir, […]
