THR is reporting that Naomi Watts, Frank Grillo and Bobby Cannavale have signed on to star in Once Upon a Time in Staten Island, the latest project from The Purge writer-director James DeMonaco and Blumhouse Productions. The film marks a change in direction for DeMonaco, and is described as a period coming-of-age family drama which […]
Facebook Watch orders female teen soccer drama from Cristiano Ronaldo
Deadline is reporting that Facebook Watch has given a series commitment to a new female teen soccer drama from Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Memphis Beat creators Liz Garcia and Josh Harto. The as-yet-untitled project revolves around “a high school girls soccer team in upstate New York as the team’s melting pot line-up and […]
Vin Diesel to headline action comedy Muscle
Vin Diesel has signed on to headline his “next big, signature franchise” in the action-comedy Muscle, which is being produced by STX Films. “I’ve known Vin for more than a decade after working closely with him on the Fast and Furious franchise and I’m excited for him to return to this genre. Muscle is the […]
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law returning for new special
Eleven years after the original series ended its run, Adult Swim has announced that Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is returning later this year for a half-hour animated special. Created by Erik Richter and Michael Ouweleen, who are executive producing the special, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law follows ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman from Hanna-Barbera’s Birdman […]
Lando: A Star Wars Story in development at Lucasfilm? Well, not quite
Reports are circulating on the internet that Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy has announced that the next Star Wars Anthology movie will focus around the character of Lando Calrissian, played by Donald Glover in Solo: A Star Wars Story. The original story, from Premiere France, quoted Kennedy as stating that: “We think that the next spinoff will […]
Deadpool 2 tracking a $350 million worldwide opening weekend
As Deadpool 2 begins its international rollout, Deadline is reporting that Fox’s hotly-anticipated superhero sequel can expect to pull in a global opening weekend of between $305 million and $350 million. Tracking for the film’s domestic weekend suggest an opening in the region of $130 million and $150 million, which puts it in the same […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to star in political drama Brexit
According to Deadline, Benedict Cumberbatch will follow up his current Patrick Melrose series with another return to the small screen, signing on to star in Brexit, a political drama at Channel 4. The site reports that Brexit will see Cumberbatch as Dominic Cummings, the leading strategist and Campaign Director of Vote Leave, with the one-off […]
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Marvel’s Venom #1
Having shifted over 200,000 copies since it went on sale last week, Marvel has now given fans a behind-the-scenes peek at Venom #1 with a video featuring writer Donny Cates and editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski. Check it out here… In the aftermath of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s collapse, an evil has been awakened beneath the streets of New York…bringing […]
Street Fighter invades Power Rangers: Legacy Wars for crossover event
Two powerhouses of geek culture are set to collide tomorrow as nWay, Saban Brands, Lionsgate and Capcom join forces to deliver a Power Rangers and Street Fighter crossover for the competitive mobile game Power Rangers: Legacy Wars. Players will be able to add iconic fighters — including Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, Akuma, Cammy, and M.Bison — […]
Famke Janssen and Robert Patrick join John Travolta in The Poison Rose
Variety is reporting that Famke Janssen (X-Men) and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) have signed on alongside the previously announced John Travolta and Morgan Freeman in the crime thriller The Poison Rose. Directed by George Gallo (Midnight Run) and based on the novel by Richard Salvatore, The Poison Rose sees Travolta as Carson Philips, […]
