With James Wan opting to pass on directing duties on the upcoming Swamp Thing pilot, rumours are suggesting that the DC Universe live-action series has found his replacement. According to Splash Report (so caution advised), Underworld creator and Live Free or Die Hard and Total Recall helmer Len Wiseman has signed on to direct the […]
Dwayne Johnson to star in The King with director Robert Zemeckis
Warner Bros. and New Line Pictures have won a hotly contested auction for The King, a package deal from Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions, which will see The Rock starring as the Hawaiian king Kamehameha the Great. Robert Zemeckis (Allied) from a script by Randall Wallace (Braveheart). Kamehameha was the founder and ruler of the […]
Jennifer Garner wants justice in latest Peppermint TV spots
With its release date fast approaching, STXfilms has debuted two new TV spots for Peppermint, the upcoming action thriller from Taken director Pierre Morel, which sees Jennifer Garner out for revenge against a cartel following the death of her husband and child. SEE ALSO: Jennifer Garner action thriller Peppermint gets a batch of images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq2Kaq_N-gQ […]
Roseanne will be killed off for spinoff The Conners, reveals John Goodman
Back in June it was announced by ABC that the network will be launching The Conners, a spinoff from the hit sitcom Roseanne, the latter of which was axed the previous month due to a racist tweet from leading lady Roseanne Barr. The new show will see John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and […]
Tyler Hoechlin, Justin Chatwin and more join sci-fi drama Another Life
Following on from the news that Selma Blair (Hellboy) will star alongside Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) in Another Life, we now have word on more additions to the cast of the Netflix sci-fi drama. Deadline is reporting that Tyler Hoechlin (Supergirl), Justin Chatwin (Shameless), Samuel Anderson (Loaded) and Elizabeth Faith Ludlow (The Walking Dead) have […]
Alec Baldwin drops out of DC’s Joker movie
Just yesterday it was revealed that Alec Baldwin had signed on to portray Bruce Wayne’s father Thomas Wayne in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker movie, but now the actor has revealed that he’s dropped out of the film. “I’m no longer doing that movie,” said Baldwin in an interview with USA Today, citing scheduling […]
The Help’s Tate Taylor to direct Jessica Chastain in Eve
Earlier this month it was revealed that Jessica Chastain is to produce and star in the action thriller Eve – news that was met with controversy, given that the film has been written and directed by Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now), a filmmaker has a long history of domestic violence and alleged assault allegations. In the […]
Deadly Class casts the villainous Chester ‘F*ckface’ Wilson
Deadline is reporting that SyFy’s upcoming adaptation of the Rick Remender and Wes Craig comic book series Deadly Class has cast a new villain, with Tom Stevens (Wayward Pines) set for the recurring role of Chester ‘Fuckface’ Wilson. The primary antagonist of the comic’s second story arc, Wilson is described by Deadline as “a resident […]
White Boy Rick gets a new poster
Sony has released a new poster for White Boy Rick, the upcoming crime drama from director Yann Demange (’71) which tells the true story of Rick Wershe Jr., the youngest ever FBI informant; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch two TV spots for White Boy Rick starring Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt SEE ALSO: […]
Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland sets new animated series Solar Opposites at Hulu
THR is reporting that Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland has sold a new animated series to Hulu, with the streaming service placing a two-season, sixteen episode order for Solar Opposites. Solar Opposites “follows a family of aliens ‘from a better world’ who take refuge in middle America. Roiland is set to lend his voice […]
