Deadline is reporting that Kate Winslet (The Mountain Between Us) and Saoirse Ronan (Mary, Queen of Scots) have signed on to star in the romantic drama Ammonite, which is being written and directed by Francis Lee (God’s Own Country). Ammonite will take place in the 1840s in a UK coastal town, and will follow “the […]
Benicio del Toro to voice Swiper in the Dora the Explorer movie
THR is reporting that Sicario star Benicio del Toro has signed on to lend his voice to Swiper, the villainous thieving fox, in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Dora the Explorer from director James Bobin (The Muppets). The film, which wrapped principal photography earlier this month, sees del Toro’s Sicario: Day of the Soldado co-star […]
Talks underway for expanded second season of Roseanne spinoff The Conners
It may not have managed Roseanne-level ratings, but the spinoff series The Conners has proven to be a solid hit for ABC, and so it comes as little surprise to hear that the network has opened talks over a second season. According to TV Line, cast members Sara Gilbert, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson, Michael […]
Sterling K. Brown to lead The Fence
Fresh from his SAG Awards nomination earlier this week, This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown has signed on to star in The Fence, a drama in the works at Fox Searchlight. Variety reports that the film will tell the true story of Michael Cox, an African-American undercover police officer who is mistaken for a […]
Vin Diesel executive producing cop drama Conway for NBC
Vin Diesel is set to produce a new cop drama entitled Conway, which is being produced by One Race TV and Universal Television for NBC. Deadline reports that the show will follow Cal Conway, a St. Louis detective “who finds his world turned upside down when he wakes up from a coma with exceptional cognitive […]
NBC adapting graphic novel The Blacksmith for the small screen
NBC is developing a TV adaptation of Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman’s graphic novel series The Blacksmith, which is being scripted by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Truth or Dare). The Blacksmith revolves around Alex Malloy, a man who builds high-tech weaponry for U.S. government agents. However, when he discovers some of the files containing his […]
Logan Lerman to hunt Nazis in Jordan Peele-produced The Hunt
Last year it was announced that Get Out helmer Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions is teaming with Sonar Entertainment to produce The Hunt, a ten-episode Nazi-hunting drama which was subsequently picked up by Amazon. Well, we now have our first piece of casting news, with Variety reporting that Logan Lerman (Fury, The Perks of Being a […]
Venom writer: Spider-Man could play “a significant role” in a future Venom movie
When Sony first announced that it would be moving ahead with an interconnected Marvel universe beginning with a Venom movie, there were conflicting comments coming out of Sony and Marvel Studios as to if and how these films would be linked to the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland. While Marvel’s […]
DC’s Birds of Prey adds two more to its cast
With filming set to get underway next month, DC’s girl gang movie Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) has made two more additions to its cast in comedian Ali Wong (Black Box) and Robert Catrini (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back). According to The Wrap, Wong will play an associate of Detective […]
Image and Skybound announce action-packed new series Assassin Nation
Image Comics and Skybound have announced the upcoming launch of the mega-violent action-comedy series Assassin Nation from two-time Eisner Award-winner Erica Henderson (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and Eisner-nominated writer Kyle Sparks (Rick and Morty). The World’s (Former) Greatest Hitman has a hit out on him. What to do? Why, hire the 20 best assassins in […]
