Last month it was announced that DC Entertainment is adding a live-action Stargirl series to its DC Universe streaming slate, and now That Hashtag Show brings word that a casting search is underway for the title character, with the producers looking for an 18+ actress of any ethnicity to portray a 15-year-old Courtney Whitmore.Meanwhile, the […]
Dave Bautista “thanks” Disney for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 firing
Earlier this week it was confirmed that, despite a wave of support for the filmmaker, The Walt Disney Company will not reverse its decision to fire James Gunn from the Marvel threequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and now star Dave Bautista – a.k.a. Drax the Destroyer – has taken to social media to […]
Bruce Campbell to voice Ash in new Evil Dead video game
Back in April Bruce Campbell announced his retirement as Ash Williams following the cancellation of the Starz TV series Ash vs. Evil Dead, but it seems we do have one more outing from his Ash to look forward to.Speaking to Bloody Disgusting, Campbell revealed that he is set to lend his voice to Ash in an […]
Netflix’s Wu Assassins adds Mark Dacascos and JuJu Chan
Netflix’s upcoming supernatural martial arts crime series Wu Assassins continues to add to its cast, with Deadline reporting that Mark Dacascos (John Wick 3: Parabellum) and JuJu Chan (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) are the latest names to join the show.Written by showrunner John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Wu Assassins will […]
The Exorcist showrunner to script Stephen King adaptation The Tommyknockers
Back in march it was announced that James Wan (The Conjuring) and Roy Lee (It) are teaming to produce a feature adaptation of Stephen King’s novel The Tommyknockers, and now comes word that the project has found a writer.Variety is reporting that Jeremy Slater, showrunner on The Exorcist TV series, is set to script the […]
Sexy Beast prequel TV series is in development
Director Jonathan Glazer’s cult 2000 crime film Sexy Beast looks to be heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Anonymous Content and Paramount Television are working on a TV prequel series.The potential series is being written by Michael Caleo (The Sopranos, Rescue Me) and is set to explore the origins of Gal Dove, […]
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Nine Lives receiving feature film adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Ursula K. Le Guin’s acclaimed science fiction story Nine Lives is set for a feature film adaptation courtesy of producer Gavin Humphries (Pin Cushion) of the UK-based Quark Films and Josephine Rose (Slaughterhouse Rulez) of Bandit Country.First published in Playboy in 1968, Nine Lives takes place on a moon base for […]
Laura Dern in talks to join Greta Gerwig’s Little Women
Back in June it was announced that Greta Gerwig is set to follow her acclaimed directorial debut Lady Bird with a big screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, and now comes word that Laura Dern (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) is in talks to join the project.Should a deal be reached, Dern will […]
Vampyr video game in development as TV series from McG
Deadline is reporting that filmmaker’s McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision is teaming with Fox 21 Television Studios for a TV adaptation of Dontnod Entertainment and Focos Home Interactive’s hit video game title Vampyr.Vampyr takes place in 1918 in London, and follows “a morally righteous doctor who mysteriously turns into a vampire and is now torn […]
Stephen King adaptation In the Tall Grass adds Patrick Wilson and more
Back in May it was announced that James Marsden (Westworld) is set to star in the Stephen King and Joe Hill adaptation In the Tall Grass, and now THR is reporting that Patrick Wilson (Aquaman), Laysla De Oliveira (Code 8) and Harrison Gilbertson (Picnic at Hanging Rock) have joined the cast.Based on King and Hill’s 2012 […]
