Although the poor box office performance of Ghostbusters: Answer the Call seems to have put the brakes on a sequel to the all-female relaunch, co-creator Ivan Reitman believes there’s plenty of life left in the Ghostbusters franchise, as he revealed during a recent interview with io9. “We certainly would’ve loved to have a larger hit,” […]
Thomas Lennon and Udo Kier join Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Back in May of last year it was announced that Charles Band’s cult horror franchise Puppet Master is receiving the reboot treatment with Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, and now comes word from Variety that Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!) and Udo Kier (Nymphomaniac) have joined the cast of the film, which begins production this week. […]
Sony’s Venom movie to shoot in the fall, described as “action horror sci-fi”
Earlier this month it was announced that Sony has dusted off its plans for a Venom solo movie, setting the Spider-Man spinoff for release on October 5th 2018. Now, according to production tracking site My Entertainment World, Sony has set a Fall 2017 filming start date for the project, which is being described as an […]
The Russos enlist Swiss Army Man directors for mystery sci-fi feature
The Russos are teaming up with The Daniels, with Deadline reporting that Joe and Anthony Russo have enlisted Swiss Army Man writer-directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan to write, direct and produce a new sci-fi feature. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the site reports that the movie will be as original as […]
Kyle Chandler to play Jason Bateman’s brother in Game Night
Emmy Award-winning Bloodline star Kyle Chandler has signed on to play the brother of Jason Bateman in Game Night, a new comedy from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros., which is being directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation). The film follows a group of couples who are caught up in a very […]
Kristen Wiig signs on alongside Cate Blanchette in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Way back in November of 2015 it was announced that Cate Blanchett would be taking on the lead in Richard Linklater’s adaptation of Maria Semple’s 2012 bestseller Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, and now THR is reporting that she will be joined in the cast by Kristen Wiig. The project has been adapted by Scott Neustadter […]
Steve Carell, Amy Schumer and Nicole Kidman cast in She Came to Me
Writer-director Rachel Miller (The Many Lives of Pippa Lee, Maggie’s Plan) has enlisted Steve Carell, Amy Schumer and Nicole Kidman to star in her new film She Came to Me, THR has revealed. Although plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as “a sweeping comedic drama, a multigenerational story about family […]
David Boreanaz replaces Jim Caviezel in CBS’ Navy SEALs drama
Deadline is reporting that David Boreanaz (Angel, Bones) has signed on for the lead role in CBS’ upcoming Navy SEALs drama pilot, after the previously cast Jim Caviezel (Person of Interest) parted ways due to creative differences with the network. The potential series “follows the lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan […]
John Leguizamo joins Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch in Waco event series
Back in August it was reported that Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael Shannon (Midnight Special) had joined an event series based around the 1993 Waco standoff, and now Deadline is reporting that John Leguizamo has joined the cast as ATF agent Robert Rodriguez, who was sent into David Koresh’s Mount Carmel to gather evidence […]
Ruben Fleischer to direct Valiant comic book adaptation Archer & Armstrong
Valiant Entertainment has tapped Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer to direct an adaptation of its comic book series Archer & Armstrong, with Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean) penning the script. The series, created by Jim Shooter, Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton, launched in 1992 and “centers around the unlikely friendship between Armstrong, an immortal warrior […]