Watchmen and Rampage actress Malin Akerman has signed on to lead the cast of NBC’s Rashomon-style drama pilot Prism, which is being written, executive produced and directed by Daniel Barnz (Cake).The potential series will detail a murder trial, with each episode told from the perspective of a different key person. As per Variety, “each new […]
The Favourite leads the nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards 2019
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leading the field with nods in 12 categories.The Favourite is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Make Up & Hair, Editing, Yorgos […]
George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and Martin to receive new 4K restorations
The UK’s Second Sight Films has announced that it is working on brand new 4K restorations of George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie classic Dawn of the Dead and vampire horror Martin.Producer Richard P. Rubinstein has granted the company access to the films’ original elements, including an original camera negative for Dawn of the Deadand a dupe negative […]
Lily Collins joins Simon Pegg in thriller Inheritance
Lily Collins (To the Bone) has signed on to appear alongside Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) in the cast of Inheritance, a thriller from director Vaughn Stein (Terminal). Kate Mara (House of Cards) had previously been in talks to star.The independent film will explore “what happens when the patriarch of a wealthy and powerful […]
AMC cancels Into the Badlands and The Son
AMC has announced that it has cancelled its martial arts series Into the Badlands and western drama The Son, with the shows set to come to an end at the conclusion of their third and second seasons respectively.Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville), Into the Badlands takes place in a post-apocalyptic feudal society […]
Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh join sci-fi film Possessor
According to Variety, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Stacy Martin (All the Money in the World) have signed on to star alongside Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) and Christopher Abbott (Piercing) in the sci-fi thriller Possessor.The film is being directed by Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral) and sees Riseborough playing Tasya Vos, […]
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct sci-fi feature The Last Human
After being fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story midway through production, it looks like Phil Lord and Chris Miller are gearing up for a return behind the camera, with the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers working on an adaptation of the upcoming sci-fi children’s novel The Last Human.The book, which has been written by […]
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin picks up NoSleep ghost tale The Spire in the Woods
According to Variety, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has snapped up the rights to Tony Lunedi’s The Spire in the Woods, a ghost story that began life as a 10-part story on Reddit’s NoSleep subreddit.The project will be retitled The Bells, and follows “a teen boy searching for the cause of a friend’s suicide, who finds […]
The 4400 reboot not moving forward this season at The CW
Having completed its pilot pickups for the year, Deadline is reporting that The CW has opted to roll its planned reboot of the cult sci-fi series The 4400 forward to next pilot season, along with two other projects in The L.A. Complex and Good Christian Bitches.A reimagining of the USA Network drama series, The 4400 […]
Lethal Weapon could get a fourth season with Damon Wayans returning
Back in October, Damon Wayans revealed that he had decided to quit the FOX TV series Lethal Weapon for health and family reasons, with the actor stating that he was “getting too old for this” and citing his diabetes and gruelling 16 hour days as factors in his decision.Wayans had clashed with co-star Clayne Crawford […]
