Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting to executive produce City on a Hill, a new drama pilot for Showtime, which is being directed by Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) from a script by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler). James Mangold (Logan) and Jennifer Todd (Memento). Variety reports that City on a Hill is a fictional account […]
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon set for new TV drama series
THR is reporting that Jennifer Aniston is set for a return to the small screen alongside Reese Witherspoon in a new as-yet-untitled drama series about the world of morning TV shows and the larger New York media scene they inhabit. The project is being spearheaded by Michael Ellenberg, former head of drama at HBO, and […]
Thor: Ragnarok could be the shortest Marvel movie to date
A few days ago it was revealed that Avengers: Infinity War is shaping up to be the longest instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date with a “two hour plus” running time, and now comes word that Marvel is going in the opposite direction with Thor: Ragnarok. “The cut right now, I reckon it’s […]
Bill Clinton and James Patterson meeting with Hollywood A-listers over rights to The President Is Missing
According to THR, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson are meeting with Hollywood heavyweights such as J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg and George Clooney with regards to an adaptation of their upcoming novel The President Is Missing. Plot details for the book, set for publication in June 2018, are being kept under wraps, […]
Thor: Ragnarok was going to feature a childhood flashback with a fat Thor and goth Loki
During an interview of MTV’s Happy Sad Confused Podcast, Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi has revealed that he originally planned to include a scene in the Marvel blockbuster which would have been a flashback to an 80s-style Asgard showing Thor and Loki’s childhood, with the God of Thunder as an overweight kid and the God […]
Taika Waititi explains how Thor: Ragnarok went from 100 minutes to 130 minutes
During the San Diego Comic-Con, Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi suggested that the final cut of the Phase Three threequel would run to around 100 minutes, which would have made it the shortest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie to date. As we now know, it’s actually the longest Thor movie, running at 130 minutes, and the […]
Michelle Pfeiffer and Laurence Fishburne join Ant-Man and the Wasp as Janet Van Dyne and Goliath
Marvel has kicked off its panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International this evening with Ant-Man and the Wasp, beginning with some casting news on the sequel. Michelle Pfeiffer and Laurence Fishburne are swapping the DC universe for the MCU, with Pfeiffer set to play Janet Van Dyne and Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster, a.k.a. […]
Hear the Star Trek: Discovery main title theme
Ahead of its premiere on CBS next weekend, a new video featurette has arrived online for Star Trek: Discovery, which sees composer Jeff Russo and a sixty-piece orchestra performing the main title theme for the new series; check it out here, and let us know what you make of the theme in the comments below… SEE […]
Star Trek: Discovery season 2 will deal with the aftermath of the Klingon War
We’re just a little over a month away from the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, the new CBS All Access series, which is set to take place around ten years prior to The Original Series and will explore the war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Speaking to Digital Spy, producer Alex Kurtzman has […]
Star Trek: Discovery producers talk serialised storytelling, Klingons and Bryan Fuller
With the long-awaited premiere of Star Trek: Discovery now just a little over a month away, producer Akiva Goldsman and showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg have been chatting about the new series at the Television Critics Association press tour, discussing everything from the serialised storyline to initial involvement of previous showrunner Bryan Fuller, particularly […]
