Deadline is reporting that Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) and David Lowery (The Old Man and the Gun) are teaming up for a TV adaptation of Joe Dante’s cult 80s sci-fi adventure Explorers. Released in 1985 and starring Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and Jason Presson, and follows a sci-fi obsessed boy who has a recurring dream about […]
Allison Janney to star in Bad Robot’s Lou
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has enlisted Oscar-winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) to star in Lou, a dramatic thriller described as a tonal mix of Thelma and Louise and Taken. THR reports that the film will follow “a young woman and her landlord, Lou, who team up to track down the former’s child after the girl […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 outsells its predecessor in just 8 days
After a monster opening weekend where it racked up $725 million in retail sales (the second biggest entertainment launch of all time after Grand Theft Auto V), Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has now hit another milestone. In its first eight days on sale, the critically-acclaimed western has shifted 17 million copies worldwide, topping the […]
The CW developing Vertigo comic book adaptation Survivors’ Club
The CW is looking to add another DC-related project to its slate, although rather than extending the Arrowverse, this time it is turning to the Vertigo imprint for an adaptation of the comic book series Survivors’ Club. The potential series is being written by Jared Frieder (Sweet/Vicious) and takes place in a world where horror […]
Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy joins British superhero series The Few
UK production company Praxima have announced that legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy is joining the cast of the award-winning British superhero series The Few, created by actor Sam Benjamin (Peaky Blinders) and director Sam Bradford (Double Cross). Conroy is set to play a special guest star character with a dark past called Bobby ‘Shakespeare’ Smith, […]
Additional photography underway on DC’s Shazam
Last month it was reported that Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Shazam! was set to undergo three weeks of reshoots, and now leading man Zachary Levi has taken to Instagram to confirm that the additional photography on the DC Extended Universe blockbuster is now underway. There’s been no reports of any issues with Shazam!, and […]
Marvel’s The Eternals aiming to start shooting in September 2019
Although much are Marvel’s Phase Four plans are being kept under lock and key, we do know that the next slate of movies will include the launch of a brand new cosmic franchise in The Eternals. The project recently secured a director in Chloe Zhao (The Rider), who will helm from a script by Matthew and Ryan […]
Marvel announces weekly series The Man Without Fear
In the wake of Death of Daredevil, Marvel has announced that it is launching the five-issue weekly limited series The Man Without Fear this January as the creative team of Jed Mackay and Danilo Beyrouth attempt to answer the question: how do you live in a world without Daredevil? Check out the cover artwork for the […]
The Witch director wraps filming on The Lighthouse starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson
Back in February of this year it was announced that director Robert Eggers (The Witch) had enlisted Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe for the seafaring horror The Lighthouse, and now comes word from IndieWire that the film has wrapped production ready for release in 2019. Speaking to Interview Magazine, Pattinson and Dafoe have also been […]
Ben Foster to star in Holocaust boxing drama Harry Haft
Deadline is reporting that Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) has signed on for the title role in Harry Haft, a fact-based drama from director Barry Levinson (Paterno), which is based upon the Alan Scott Haft novel Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano. The film tells the true story of Haft, “a […]
