THR is reporting that Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) and Jesse Plemons (Fargo) are set to star in The World to Come, which is being produced by Affleck’s production company Sea Change Media. The World to Come is based upon […]
Gerard Butler to star in disaster thriller Greenland
In news coming out of the European Film Market, it has been announced that Gerard Butler is set to reunite with Ric Roman Waugh (Shot Caller), director of the upcoming action sequel Angel Has Fallen, on the disaster thriller Greenland. Specific plot details are being kept under wraps, but it has been revealed that the […]
EC Comics’ Weird Fantasy returning as a TV series
Hivemind, the company behind The Expanse, has announced that it is partnering up with William M. Gaines Agent, Inc., the proprietors of EC Comics, for a number of film and television projects based on the hugely influential comic book publisher’s groundbreaking legacy and library, beginning with a Weird Fantasy TV show. A lynchpin of the […]
Get ready for the Celestial Ball in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Jam City has announced the new Celestial Ball social event for the hit mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, which will allow fourth-year players and above to participate in the after-class planning and preparations for this first formal dance at Hogwarts. In the quest, players will help other Hogwarts classmates with their own Celestial Ball aspirations. For […]
Imogen Poots joins Nicolas Cage in Prisoners of the Ghostland
Imogen Poots (Green Room, I Kill Giants) has signed on to star alongside Nicolas Cage in the post-apocalyptic action horror Prisoners of the Ghostland, which marks the English-language debut of Japanese director Sion Sono (Midnight Madness, Tag, Love Exposure). Prisoners of the Ghostland will see Cage portraying the notorious criminal Hero, “who is sent to […]
Disney+ eyeing The Grimm Legacy as a potential movie franchise
As Disney continues to plot out its quest for streaming domination with the upcoming launch of Disney+, Deadline is reporting that the Mouse House has tapped David Gleeson to write a feature adaptation of Polly Shulman’s fantasy book series The Grimm Legacy with a view to launching a potential franchise on the platform. Shulman’s YA […]
Danai Gurira exiting The Walking Dead in season 10
Earlier in the week, following the announcement that AMC has renewed the show for a tenth season, it was reported that Danai Gurira’s time on The Walking Dead could be coming to an end soon, and now we have confirmation that the actress is set to become the latest star to depart the ailing zombie […]
Gotham’s Robin Lord Taylor has a small but important role in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
During an appearance at the Television Critics Association winter press tour to promote the fifth season of Gotham, actor Robin Lord Taylor (who plays Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin in the Batman prequel series) has revealed that he has a small but important role in the upcoming action thriller sequel John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. “In the […]
Freddie Highmore to lead heist movie Way Down
In news coming out of Berlinale, it has been announced that Bates Motel and The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore has been cast as the lead in Way Down, a heist movie which is being directed by [REC] helmer Jaume Balaguero. The English-language film will see Highmore playing a gifted engineering graduate student “who masterminds […]
Ruby Rose to star in action thriller Doorman
Orange Is the New Black and The Meg star Ruby Rose has signed on to star in the action thriller Doorman, which is being directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train) and will start production in April. Deadline reports that the movie follows “an officer in the Marines who becomes traumatized while serving her country […]