Golden Globe-nominated American actor R. Lee Ermey – best known for his role as the no-nonsense Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 war movie Full Metal Jacket – has passed away aged 74. The actor’s manager Bill Rogen shared the sad news on Twitter. https://twitter.com/RLeeErmey/status/985651917870202883 After a career in the United States Marine Corps, […]
The Defenders and Daredevil producer adapting The Witcher for Netflix
Back in May it was revealed that Netflix had snapped up the rights to Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher saga, and now comes word from Variety that the streaming service has tapped Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (The Defenders, Daredevil, Power) to adapt the material as a TV series. Launching as a series of short stories in the Polish […]
Natalie Portman and Jude Law set for Vox Lux
Bold Films has announced that Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Jude Law (The Young Pope) are set to star in Vox Lux, the new film from writer-director Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader). The film will star Portman as in the lead role of Celeste, and follows her rise from the ashes of a […]
Natalie Portman to lend her voice to animated film Foxy Trotter
Bold Films has announced that it is set to produce and finance its first animated film Foxy Trotter from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Chris Prynoski, which has Natalie Portman attached to produce and star. Foxy Trotter is a motorcycle riding, rock and roll photographer in the early 70s on a mission to capture the perfect rock […]
Freeform developing a Cleopatra TV series
Freeform is looking to get into the period drama business, with the network announcing that it is developing a Cleopatra series from Michael Seitzman, executive producer on Quantico and Code Black, as well as Christina Davis and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. The project is described as “an epic, female-centric adventure series following the life of the […]
Wonder Woman projected for $175 million opening weekend at the global box office
Off the back of its stellar critical reception (it’s currently at a whopping 97% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), there’s certainly a lot of excitement among fans for Wonder Woman, the first female-led superhero movie of the DCEU, and indeed the modern superhero era. And it seems that excitement could translate to a healthy opening at […]
Tom Hanks to star in remake of Swedish comedy A Man Called Ove
Deadline is reporting that Tom Hanks has signed on to produce and star in a remake of the Oscar-nominated Swedish comedy A Man Called Ove. Hanks is set to play the titular character, “a grumpy widower whose overall unhappiness is exacerbated when he is unceremoniously dumped as chairman of the neighborhood association where he lives. […]
Director Sam Mendes exits Disney’s Pinocchio, prompting speculation of a Bond return
It looks like Disney will have to find a new director to pull the strings on its live-action Pinocchio film, with The Tracking Board reporting that Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) has exited the project. It’s unclear why the filmmaker has opted to drop out of Pinocchio, but it has prompted speculation that Mendes could […]
Guillermo del Toro still seeking financing for his stop-motion animated Pinocchio movie
Like many of his projects, Guillermo del Toro’s planned stop-motion animated adaptation of Pinocchio seems to have found itself stuck in limbo, with very little in the way of movement. In January, del Toro announced that he was still working on the film, and had enlisted Emmy winner Patrick McHale to help pen the screenplay. And […]
Deadpool’s Ed Skrein joins Hellboy, David Harbour on how his Hellboy will differ from Ron Perlman’s
Deadpool star Ed Skrein has become the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot, with THR reporting that the actor is set to portray Major Ben Daimio, described as “a rugged military member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who, due to a supernatural encounter, can turn into a jaguar when angered […]
