Deadline has revealed that Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven) has signed on to direct The Street, a new thriller from Goodfellas screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi. Plot details on The Street are being kept under wraps, but is it understood that the thriller is set against the backdrops of New York and Shanghai. In addition […]
Modern reimagining of Black Beauty in development
According to Deadline, Ashley Avis (Deserted, The Trouble with Mistletoe) has signed on to write and direct a modern reimagining of Anna Sewell’s classic 1877 novel Black Beauty for Bolt Pictures and Constantin Film. The new movie will tell the story of Jo Green, “a teenager who recently lost her parents, who is sent to […]
New TV adaptation of The Baby-Sitters Club in development
According to THR, Waldey Media and producer Michael De Luca are in development on a new TV adaptation of author Ann M. Martin’s popular young adult book series The Baby-Sitter’s Club, which has Lucia Aniello (Broad City) and Rachel Shukert (GLOW) attached to direct and showrun respectively The project, which is being packaged for potential […]
Disney’s live-action Mulan adds two to its cast
With Walt Disney Pictures and director Niki Caro (The Zookeeper’s Wife) gearing up to begin filming this summer, THR is reporting that the live-action remake of Mulan has added Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect) and Ron Yuan (Marco Polo) to its cast. The new additions join the previously announced Liu Yifeu (The Chinese Widow) will play […]
Zachary Levi joins The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for season 2
Having wrapped production on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ superhero blockbuster Shazam!, Zachary Levi is returning to the small screen for a recurring role in the second season of Amazon Studios’ The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. THR reports that Levi will play an eclectic Manhattan doctor who suddenly starts orbiting the Weissman/Maisel world, although further details […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer discusses the surprise cameo, and possible future appearances
Warning. Major Solo: A Star Wars Story spoilers follow… Ron Howard delivered quite the surprise in the closing moments of Solo: A Star Wars Story when it was revealed that Emilia Clarke’s Qi’ra has been working for the former Sith Lord Darth Maul, now head of the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate. The cameo – which […]
First images from Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell
Filmmaker Rob Zombie has unveiled four images from his latest film, the House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects follow-up 3 From Hell, which feature returning actors Sheri Moon Zombie (Baby), Bill Moseley (Otis) and Sid Haig (Captain Spaulding) along with Halloween 2’s Jeff Daniel Phillips, who is portraying Warden Virgil Dallas Harper; check them […]
Amazon picks up The Expanse for season 4
Last week it was reported that Amazon was in talks to pick up The Expanse following its cancellation by Syfy earlier this month, and now the streaming service has confirmed that it has ordered a fourth season of the acclaimed sci-fi drama. “We couldn’t be more excited that The Expanse is going to continue on […]
Deadpool 2 writers wanted the cast of the Fantastic Four reboot to cameo
Last week, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they floated the idea of writing a cameo for Chris Evans in Fox’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2, which would have seen the MCU star reprising his Human Torch role from the studio’s original Fantastic Four movies to audition for Wade Wilson’s X-Force team. Well, it appears that […]
Bond 25 is officially a go with Danny Boyle directing
Earlier this year it was announced that Danny Boyle was circling the director’s chair on Bond 25, with his regular collaborator John Hodge penning a screenplay which – if approved by MGN and Eon – would serve as the next instalment in the long-running spy series. Well, we now have official confirmation of Boyle’s involvement, […]
