Last year it was announced that The Raid and Apostle director Gareth Evans is working on a TV series entitled Gangs of London, and now Deadline is reporting that the project has found its two leads in Joe Cole (A Prayer Before Dawn) and Sope Dirisu (Humans). Created by Evans and his regular cinematographer Matt […]
Antoine Fuqua to adapt The Devil Soldier
Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven) has signed on to produce and potentially direct The Devil Soldier, an adaptation of the book of the same name by The Alienist author Caleb Carr. The historical action epic will follow Frederick Townsend Ward, an American outlaw-turned-soldier of fortune who is best known for his military service […]
Cary Elwes to star in superhero drama The Hyperions
The Princess Bride and Saw star Cary Elwes has signed on to star in the independent superhero drama The Hyperions, THR has revealed. The film is being written and directed by Jon McDonald, and will see Elwes portraying a professor who invents a device called the Titan badge, which grants humans superpowers and creates an […]
The Edge of Seventeen TV spinoff finds its leads
Earlier this year it was announced that YouTube is developing a TV adaptation of the 2016 film The Edge of Seventeen, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that the project has found its leads. Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games) is set to take on the lead role of Mira, a new take on […]
Aquaman nets $94 million opening weekend in China
Warner Bros. and DC Films’ latest DCEU blockbuster Aquaman has got off to an impressive start at the box office, with the Jason Momoa-headlined superhero adventure grossing $93.6 million in its opening weekend in China. Aquaman set a record December opening for the market, with an 85% market share over the weekend. It’s also the […]
Syfy rebooting Rod Serling’s Night Gallery
With a new iteration of The Twilight Zone incoming from CBS All Access and executive producer Jordan Peele, Deadline is reporting that Syfy is looking to revive another of Rod Serling’s classic anthology series with a reboot of Night Gallery. The new project is being developed by Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf) and David Janollari (Midnight, […]
Netflix announces new Ghost in the Shell anime series
Streaming giant Netflix has announced that it has ordered a new Ghost in the Shell anime series entitled Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045, which will be directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed). YES, A NEW GHOST IN THE SHELL ANIME IS COMING.Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 […]
Hulu developing a shared John Grisham TV universe
According to The Wrap, streaming service Hulu is looking to develop a shared John Grisham universe, beginning with TV adaptations of the novels The Rainmaker and Rogue Lawyer. Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman are on board to write and executive produce the two companion series, which are said to be designed in such a way […]
Charlie Cox comments on the cancellation of Marvel’s Daredevil
Almost two weeks on from the surprise cancellation of Daredevil, actor Charlie Cox has shared his thoughts on the decision to axe the Marvel superhero series during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “A lot of us really expected to keep going, and I certainly did,” said Cox. “The truth is, I felt like we had a […]
The LEGO Batman Movie sequel in development
Chris McKay, director of the 2017 animated feature The LEGO Batman Movie, has taken to Twitter to reveal that development is underway on a sequel to The LEGO Movie spinoff. https://twitter.com/buddboetticher/status/1070345889422561281 The LEGO Batman Movie grossed $312 million globally upon its release in 2017, so it shouldn’t really come as much of a surprise that […]
