Jessica Chastain has signed on to produce and star in Eve, an action-thriller from writer director Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now), Variety has revealed. Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters,” reads a statement from Chastain and her prodcuing partner Kelly Carmichael of Freckle Films. “We’ve been fans of his work and are […]
The Walking Dead’s Austin Abrams to star in Bret Easton Ellis adaptation Less Than Zero
THR is reporting that The Walking Dead and Paper Towns actor Austin Abrams has been cast as the lead in Less Than Zero, a new TV adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 1985 novel. The project, which has a pilot order from Hulu, is being written by Craig Wright (Greenleaf), who produces with Ellis, and will see […]
Lamorne Morris joins Vin Diesel in Bloodshot
Deadline is reporting that Lamorne Morris (New Girl, Game Night) has joined the cast of Sony’s Valiant comic book adaptation Bloodshot, where he will portray Wilfred Wigans, a scientist who becomes an unlikely ally to Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot. Bloodshot is being directed by visual effects supervisor Dave Wilson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and sees Diesel […]
Fox confirms there are two different 24 spinoffs in the works
Earlier this week it was announced that 24 showrunner Howard Gordon and co-creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran are working on a prequel series for Fox, which will explore the early, pre-CTU days of Jack Bauer. The network had previously revealed that it also had a “reinvention” of 24 in development – a legal drama following […]
Minecraft movie loses its director but gains new screenwriters
It looks like Warner Bros.’s Minecraft has hit a major stumbling block, with The Wrap reporting that It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney has dropped out of the project, having been announced as director and co-writer back in 2015. According to the site, the studio has now tapped Aaron and Adam Nee (Band of Robbers) […]
Tom Cruise has thought about taking Mission: Impossible into space
With the latest chapter Mission: Impossible – Fallout setting a franchise high opening weekend at the box office, the Mission: Impossible franchise is certainly showing no signs of slowing down despite being six entries and 22 years into its run. Given the critical and commercial success of Fallout, a seventh entry in the series is […]
Aquaman director explains Ocean Master’s beef with the surface dwellers
After battling Steppenwolf in Justice League, Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry is set for problems closer to home this December as he battles his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ next superhero blockbuster Aquaman. Orm – a.k.a. Ocean Master – has his eye on the Throne of Atlantis, but he’s also keen […]
Nintendo finally settles the NES pronunciation debate
It’s a debate that’s raged since the early 80s: just how do you pronounce ‘NES’, the abbreviated name of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System console. NEZ? NESS? Or – god forbid – N-E-S? Well, the answer is finally here, direct from Nintendo itself, with the video game giant confirming that the correct pronunication is in […]
Rumour: The Flash and Black Adam to shoot in 2019
It looks like 2019 is shaping up to be a very busy year indeed for Warner Bros. and DC Films. In addition to the release of the DC Extended Universe features Shazam! and Wonder Woman 1984 and the standalone Joker origin movie, Margot Robbie has revealed that Birds of Prey is expected to go into production […]
Alex Winter says Bill & Ted Face the Music is still moving ahead in 2019
Back in May it was announced that the long-awaited Bill & Ted 3 – a.k.a. Bill & Ted Face the Music – is officially a go, with filming slated to get underway in January. While that was music to the ears of Wyld Stallyns fans, Keanu Reeves was quoted last month as stating that he […]
