It’s never going to get the blessing of Alan Moore, let’s face it, but Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons has given HBO and Damon Lindelof’s upcoming TV adaptation of the seminal graphic novel his seal of approval during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.“I do know a little about it,” said Gibbons. “I’ve had conversations with Damon, […]
ThunderCats, No! Ryan Reynolds shoots down ridiculous Six Underground rumour
Last week, a report surfaced from IGN claiming that Six Underground, the new $150 million-budgeted Netflix film from director Michael Bay and star Ryan Reynolds, is actually a secret ThunderCats movie.We never reported on the original rumour, as a) set photos from Six Underground clearly show it’s not a ThunderCats movie, and b) the IGN […]
Supergirl actress Sofia Vassilieva to play Looker in Black Lightning season 2
TV Line is reporting that Sofia Vassilieva (Medium) has been cast in the upcoming second season of The CW’s Black Lightning, where she’ll play the DC Comics superhero Looker.Created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo, Looker made her comic book debut in Batman and the Outsiders #25 in 1985, and – like Jefferson Pierce and […]
Michael Caine joins Ben Foster in Medieval
Last month it was announced that Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) is set to lead the cast of director Petr Jakl’s (Ghoul) action drama Medieval, and now Deadline has revealed that screen legend Michael Caine has signed on to the project.The film will see Foster as the legendary 15th century Czech warlord and national […]
Michael Chiklis joins Bruce Willis in 10 Minutes Gone
Last month it was announced that Bruce Willis has signed on to star in 10 Minutes Gone for MoviePassFilms, and now comes word from Deadline that Michael Chiklis (Gotham) and Kyle Schmid (Six) have also joined the cast.10 Minutes gone follows a man who loses ten minutes of his memory due to being hit by […]
Charlie Hunnam joins True History of the Kelly Gang
Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam has become the latest addition to the cast of True History of the Kelly Gang, director Justin Kurzel’s (Assassin’s Creed) upcoming adaptation of Peter Carey’s Booker Prize-winning novel, which tells the story of the notorious Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.Hunnam joins a star-studded cast which sees George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) as […]
The Jim Henson Company developing The Witchlands as live-action series
Deadline is reporting that The Jim Henson Company has acquired the rights to Susan Dennard’s The Witchlands books, and is developing a live-action TV adaptation.The books take place on a distant continent, in which some are born with a “witchery,” a magical skill that sets them apart from others, and ” follows best friends Safi […]
NBC expands Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s season 6 order with 5 more episodes
Having swooped in to rescue the show with a sixth season order back in May following its cancellation by Fox, NBC has now announced that it has ordered an additional 5 episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, bringing the sixth season episode count up to 18.Created by Michael Schur and Dan Goor, Brooklyn Nine-Nine revolves around the NYPD’s […]
Colin Farrell and Common join Jessica Chastain in Eve
With a new director now on board in The Help’s Tate Taylor, Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films are pushing ahead with casting on the Jessica Chastain-headlined action thriller Eve, with Colin Farrell and Common joining the actress in the cast.Eve sees Chastain in the title role, playing an assassin. Farrell will play the head of […]
Shane Black’s Cold Warrior finds a new home at Netflix
According to Collider, Netflix has picked up Shane Black’s long-gestating project Cold Warrior, which has previously spent close to a decade in development at Universal Pictures.Originally scripted by Chuck Mondry, the project follows a retired Cold War-era spy who teams with a younger agent in order to track down a terrorist. It’s said that Netflix […]
