Earlier this month it was announced that MGM has tapped director Lars Klevberg (Polaroid) to helm a “contemporary reboot” of the cult 80s horror Child’s Play, and now we may have our first piece of casting news. According to That Hashtag Show, The Lord of the Rings and The Incredible Hulk star Liv Tyler has been offered […]
Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits is heading to the small screen courtesy of Apple
Terry Gilliam’s cult favourite fantasy film Time Bandits is heading to the small screen, with Apple closing a deal for a TV series adaptation from Anonymous Content, Paramount Television and Media Rights Capital. Released in 1981, Time Bandits follows an eleven-year-old boy called Kevin who finds himself whisked away from his bedroom by a band […]
AMC renews Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead for fifth seasons
During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, AMC has announced that it has renewed both Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead for fifth seasons. “In an environment where viewer choice is almost unlimited, the success of these shows is especially meaningful, with characters and stories that our viewers connect with and return to season […]
Nickelodeon renews Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for season 2
We may still be a few weeks out from its September premiere, but it seems that Nickelodeon is confident that it has a hit on its hands with Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with the network announcing that it has renewed the show for a second season of 26 episodes. Rise of the […]
Disney developing live-action fairy tale movie Sade about an African Princess
Deadline is reporting that Disney has snapped up a pitch for Sade, a live-action fairy tale feature from writers Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer, which tells the story of an African princess. According to the site, Sade follows “a young African girl named Sadé who, when her kingdom is threatened by a mysterious evil […]
BBC announces start of production on His Dark Materials
The BBC and Bad Wolf have officially announced the start of production on its eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Dafne Keen takes on the lead role of Lyra, the young protagonist of the story who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) […]
Bryce Dallas Howard joins Rocketman as Elton John’s mother
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star Bryce Dallas Howard has become the latest addition to the cast of the Elton John biopic Rocketman, where she will play the music icon’s mother. The film is being directed by Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle) and will detail John’s life from his emergence as a prodigy at the Royal […]
Alicia Silverstone to star in marriage counselling comedy Judy Small
Alicia Silverstone has been cast alongside Michaela Watkins (Wanderlust) and Rob Corddry (Ballers) in the upcoming comedy Judy Small, which is based upon the novel of the same name by Nancy Doyne. The film will see Silverstone playing Susan Howard, who along with her husband Bob (Corddry) pay a visit to the marriage counsellor Judy […]
Nicole Kidman reuniting with Big Little Lies’ Liane Moriarty for Nine Perfect Strangers
THR is reporting that Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films has nabbed the film and television rights to Nine Perfect Strangers, the upcoming novel from Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies. As with Big Little Lies, Kidman will both executive produce and star in Nine Perfect Strangers, which the site reports will most likely be adapted […]
Natalie Portman in talks to direct and star in Dear Abby / Ann Landers rivalry movie
Collider is reporting that Natalie Portman looks set to follow up her feature directorial debut A Tale of Love and Darkness by getting back behind – and in front of – the camera for a biopic on Esther and Pauline Friedman, the identical twin sisters behind the Dear Abby and Ann Landers advice columns. The […]
