Back in June it was announced that Greta Gerwig is set to follow her acclaimed directorial debut Lady Bird with a big screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, and now comes word that Laura Dern (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) is in talks to join the project. Should a deal be reached, Dern […]
Vampyr video game in development as TV series from McG
Deadline is reporting that filmmaker’s McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision is teaming with Fox 21 Television Studios for a TV adaptation of Dontnod Entertainment and Focos Home Interactive’s hit video game title Vampyr. Vampyr takes place in 1918 in London, and follows “a morally righteous doctor who mysteriously turns into a vampire and is now […]
Stephen King adaptation In the Tall Grass adds Patrick Wilson and more
Back in May it was announced that James Marsden (Westworld) is set to star in the Stephen King and Joe Hill adaptation In the Tall Grass, and now THR is reporting that Patrick Wilson (Aquaman), Laysla De Oliveira (Code 8) and Harrison Gilbertson (Picnic at Hanging Rock) have joined the cast. Based on King and Hill’s […]
James Wan teaming with It producer to bring Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers to the big screen
According to THR, James Wan (The Conjuring) is teaming with Roy Lee, one of the producers on last year’s It, to produce a big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1987 sci-fi/horror novel The Tommyknockers. The site reports that the project, which is being produced through Wan’s Atomic Monster and Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment, has been packaged […]
Power Rangers’ Lord Drakkon to get a Diamond Previews exclusive Funko Pop! Vinyl figure
Diamond Comic Distributors and Funko are teaming up to offer Power Rangers fans an exclusive Lord Drakkon Pop! Vinyl figured, limited to just 3000 pieces worldwide. An evil alternate universe version of Tommy Oliver, Lord Drakkon made his first appearance in Boom! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book series, and is the main antagonist […]
Peyton Reed discusses Ant-Man and the Wasp mid-credits deaths
Marvel Studios made us wait until the mid-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp before showing us how Scott Lang and company were affected by the events of Avengers: Infinity War, with Hope Van Dyne, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne all falling victim to Thanos’ Snap. Director Peyton Reed has previously talked about how […]
Elizabeth Banks to win a date with Prince in Queen For a Day
Deadline is reporting that Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Happytime Murders) is set to produce and star in Queen For a Day, a new feature based upon Chris Lee’s Daily Beast article ‘When Prince Made a Chambermaid his Queen For a Day. The film, which is being scripted by Flora Greeson for Paramount Players, will […]
Ray Fisher puts an end to speculation about his Cyborg future in the DCEU
For the past couple of months, rumours have been circulating that Justice League star Ray Fisher’s days as Cyborg are numbered and that the actor was set to depart the DC Extended Universe. The speculation about Fisher’s future increased last week when it was revealed that Joivan Wade (The First Purge) has been cast as […]
Scarlett Johansson tops the list of highest-paid female film stars for 2018
Forbes has revealed its annual list of the highest-paid female film stars in Hollywood, with Avengers: Infinity War star Scarlett Johannson taking first place with earnings of $40.5 million in the twelve months through to June 2018. Johansson did not appear in last year’s top ten, which saw Oscar-winner Emma Stone claiming top spot with […]
Train to Busan sequel in development, director offers first plot details
South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho has announced that he is working on a sequel to the acclaimed 2016 zombie thriller Train to Busan, which is going by the working title Bando (English: Peninsula). “It is an extension of Train to Busan, after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same,” revealed […]
