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 […]
Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five adds Felicity Huffman, Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo
Earlier this month it was announced that Michael K. Williams (The Wire), Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) and John Leguizamo (John Wick) have been cast in Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) new limited series Central Park Five, and now we have word that Felicity Huffman (American Crime), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) and Jovan Adepo (Fences) […]
Showtime renews The Affair for a fifth and final season
Showtime has announced that it has renewed its Golden Globe-winning drama The Affair for a fifth and final season, which will air in 2019. “We love the intimacy, the nuance and the emotional honesty of The Affair’s subjective examination of both infidelity and fidelity,” said Gary Levine, President of Programming at Showtime. Sarah Treem has […]
David Tennant joins Rooster Teeth’s new animated series gen:Lock
Deadline is reporting that Doctor Who and Jessica Jones star David Tennant has become the latest addition to the cast of gen:Lock, the new Western anime series from Rooster Teeth. gen:Lock takes place in the future, where Earth’s last free society finds itself on the losing side of a global war. Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) […]
Rumour: Rupert Thorne to feature in DC’s Joker movie?
As Warner Bros. and director Todd Phillips continue to assemble their cast for the standalone DC movie Joker, a new casting breakdown has surfaced online, which may suggest that the Batman villain Rupert Thorne could be making his live-action debut in the movie. Omega Underground has got its hands on a breakdown for ‘Mr. Warner’, […]
Arrow announces UK release details for Gaspar Noe’s Climax
Arrow Films has announced that Climax, the new film from controversial filmmaker Gaspar Noe (I Stand Alone, Irreversible, Enter the Void, Love), will receive its UK premiere as the closing night of this year’s Arrow Home Video FrightFest on August 27th, followed by a nationwide theatrical release from September 21st. Climax follows a dance troupe who celebrate a […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix reshoots reportedly taking place in August and September
Back in March it was announced that 20th Century Fox had pushed back the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix from November 2nd of this year to February 14th 2019, with the film set to undergo “significant” reshoots based on feedback from a test screening. The reason for the delay in reshoots was due to cast […]
Peter Dinklage to produce and star in Rumpelstiltskin movie
According to Variety, Sony Pictures has tapped Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage to produce and star in an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpelstiltskin tells the story of a miller who lies to the king, stating that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The king summons the girl to demonstrate her […]
