Having secured a pilot order from The CW earlier this month, Greg Berlanti’s latest DC pilot Black Lightning has found its lead, with THR reporting that Cress Williams (Hart of Dixie) has signed on for the lead role of Jefferson Pierce. The pilot, which has been written by Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil (The […]
Russia bans The Death of Stalin
This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise, but Russia has decided to ban the release of The Death of Stalin, the latest movie from The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci. The satirical comedy, based upon the graphic novel of the same name, explores the Soviet power struggle following the […]
Fox cancels 24: Legacy, but looking at other potential 24 spinoffs
Last month FOX announced that 24: Legacy had been put on hold due to star Corey Hawkins’ commitments to the Broadway play Six Degrees of Separation, which took a potential second season off the table for this fall. Well, it seems that a second season is now off the table for good, as Variety is […]
Gerard Butler says Angel Has Fallen is the series’ Logan
Back in October it was announced that Gerard Butler is set to return as Secret Service agent Mike Banning for Angel Has Fallen, a sequel to the hit action films Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen, and in an interview with Cinema Blend to promote his new film Geostorm, Butler has revealed that the […]
Full cast announced for Woody Allen’s next film
We’d already heard that Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name), Elle Fanning (The Neon Demon), Selena Gomez (Spring Breakers) and Jude Law (The Young Pope) will be appearing in Woody Allen’s next film, and now comes word of the rest of the cast for the as-yet-untitled project. Joining the aforementioned stars are Diego Luna […]
Angela Lansbury in talks for the BBC’s Little Women adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Angela Lansbury is in talks to join the cast of Little Women, a three-part adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel Little Women, which is being produced for the BBC and PBS. Written by Heidi Thomas (Call the Midwife) and directed by Vanessa Caswill (Thirteen), Little Women is set against […]
The script for Jeepers Creepers 4 has already been written, according to Gina Philips
It’s been fourteen years since we last saw The Creeper, but a third instalment in the Jeepers Creepers franchise is now in the can and it seems that creator Victor Salva has already penned a script for Jeepers Creepers 4, according to actress Gina Philips. “I am in [Jeepers Creepers 3] in order to launch what […]
The Resident Evil movie franchise is being rebooted
If you thought Resident Evil: The Final Chapter was the final chapter, then think again… Constantin Film has revealed to Variety that it is in early development on a reboot of the Resident Evil movie franchise, which shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise given the series’ success at the box office. Details are […]
Universal snaps up Madonna biopic Blond Ambition, Madonna not impressed
THR is reporting that Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Elyse Hollander’s Black List script Blond Ambition, a biopic of pop superstar Madonna. The film will be set in the early 1980s in New York and follows Madonna Louise Ciccone as she works on her first album, struggling to get it released while […]
Dave Bautista joins animated action-comedy Groove Tails
Deadline is reporting that Dave Bautista has signed on to join Jamie Foxx in the animated action comedy Groove Tails. The film is being directed by Cameron Hood, animator on How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda 2, and takes place in a world where mice engage in a competitive street dance competition. […]
