Before his return as Jim Hopper in the third season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, David Harbour is set to take on the role of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy in the upcoming big screen reboot of the comic book hero, and the actor has been chatting to Empire about the new film and his character’s “Shakespearean” story. […]
Apple gives Isaac Asimov adaptation Foundation a straight-to-series order
Back in April it was announced that Apple had picked up a small screen adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic sci-fi trilogy Foundation which was in development at Skydance Television, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has secured a ten-episode straight-to-series order. Originally launching as a series of short stories in Astounding Magazine […]
Paramount developing movie adaptation of mobile puzzle game Monument Valley
Paramount Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures have snapped up the feature film rights to Ustwo Games’ hit mobile game Monument Valley, tapping Patrick Osborne – director of the Oscar-winning animated short Feast – to develop a live-action/CG hybrid adaptation. Monument Valley takes place in a surreal, mind-bending world where established laws of space […]
John Lithgow to play Roger Ailes in Fox News movie Fair and Balanced
Variety is reporting that John Lithgow (The Crown) has signed on to portray the deceased former Fox News chief Roger Ailes in Jay Roach’s (Trumbo) new film Fair and Balanced. The film will explore Ailes’ downfall after being hit with allegations of sexual misconduct and harrassment from a number of female employees at the network, […]
Roberto Orci to executive produce Galaga TV series
Back in July of last year it was announced that Bandai Namco is teaming with The Nuttery Entertainment for an animated series based upon the classic arcade game Galaga, and now comes word that the project has found an executive producer. Deadline is reporting that writer-producer Robert Orci (Star Trek, Fringe) is set to serve […]
Jessica Chastain wraps filming on It: Chapter Two
Jessica Chastain has taken to Instagram to announce that she has wrapped filming on New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It: Chapter Two, next year’s follow-up to the blockbuster Stephen King adaptation. It: Chapter Two reunites Chastain with her Mama director Andy Muschietti; she is playing the adult version of Beverly Marsh, and is joined in […]
Rumoured plot details for the Batman spinoff show Pennyworth
Back in May it was announced that Gotham executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon are set to follow one Batman prequel show with another, Pennyworth, a series exploring the origin of Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler. The show, which is being created for Epix Network and is entirely separate from Gotham and any other DC […]
Galaxy Quest writer gives an update on the planned TV series
Having stalled once due to the passing of Alan Rickman, Amazon’s proposed Galaxy Quest TV series appeared to have got itself back on track in August of last year when Paul Scheer (Human Giant) signed on to develop and write the small screen spinoff of the cult 1999 sci-fi comedy. However, Scheer has now revealed to […]
Legendary scores film rights to My Boyfriend Is a Bear graphic novel
Variety is reporting that Legendsary Entertainment has snapped up the film rights to Oni Press’ acclaimed graphic novel My Boyfriend Is a Bear from writer Pamela Ribbon and artist Cat Farris. My Boyfriend Is a Bear is described as an unconventional love story which follows Nora, “who, after a succession of terrible boyfriends, finds true […]
Deadpool 2 director discusses the big X-Men cameo
Among the numerous cameos in this year’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2 was an appearance from the X-Men, with James McAvoy (Professor X), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) popping up ever so briefly in the X-Mansion. Speaking to Den of Geek, director David Leitch has […]
