Deadline is reporting that Alyssa Milano has signed on to appear alongside Dallas Roberts and Debby Ryan in Insatiable, a new pilot at The CW which is written and executive produced by former Dexter co-executive producer Lauren Gussis. The site reports that the project is inspired by real-life Southern lawyer and top beauty pageant coach […]
Justin Lin to direct Black Panthers drama The Stand Off for Netflix
Netflix has tapped director Justin Lin (Star Trek Beyond) and screenwriter Mark Heyman (Black Swan) for the upcoming period drama The Stand Off, Deadline is reporting. The film takes place in December 1969 and follows the first major operation of the newly-formed SWAT unit as they raid the los Angeles Headquarters of the Black Panther […]
Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon set for What They Had
THR has revealed that Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Robert Forster have joined Taissa Farmiga and Blythe Danner in the cast of What They Had, a drama which centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown and confront her past when her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The drama will […]
Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale to play Truth or Dare for Blumhouse
Variety is reporting that Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale has joined the upcoming Blumhouse Productions supernatural thriller Truth or Dare, which is being directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2). The film has been written by Wadlow, Chris Roach (Non-Stop) and Jillian Jacobs and follows “a college student in Mexico who is conned into playing […]
Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis teaming up for The Spy Who Dumped Me
According to Deadline, Imagine Entertainment are in talks with Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters) and Mila Kunis (Bad Moms) for the upcoming comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, which is being directed by Susanna Fogel (Chasing Life) from a script by Fogel and David Iserson (United States of Tara). The film will see the duo playing “best […]
Universal developing Obama White House workplace comedy
According to THR, Universal Pictures is in development on an workplace comedy centred around the Obama White House administration, which will be based on former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein’s upcoming book From the Corner of the Oval. The site reports from From the Corner of the Oval focusses on the White House as a […]
Ryan Murphy sets new drama Pose at FX
Not content with American Horror Story, American Crime Story and Feud, FX has picked up another series from producer Ryan Murphy entitled Pose, which he is writing with his frequent collaborator Brad Falchuk and up-and-coming writer Steven Canals. Deadline reports that the new drama will take place in 1986 and “examines the juxtaposition of several […]
Legendary announces Kong: Skull Island comic series
Coinciding with its release this week, Legendary has announced that it is set to launch a new Kong: Skull Island comic book series entitled Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, a four-part saga from writer Arvid Nelson that that delves deeper into the mysteries of Skull Island and the mythic origins of Kong. Serving as both […]
Alexandra Shipp talks possible Storm return in next X-Men movie
Although we’re still waiting on official confirmation from 20th Century Fox about the next instalment in the main X-Men series (thought to be titled X-Men: Supernova), Sophie Turner has already confirmed her return as Jean Grey, while both James McAvoy (Professor X) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast) have seemingly revealed that they’ll also be back. One […]
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt head to A Quiet Place
Husband and wife duo of John Krasinski and Emily Blunt have signed on to star in the Paramount and Platinum Dunes project A Quiet Place, which Krasinski will also write and direct. Deadline reports that the story for A Quiet Place is being kept tightly under wraps, but is based on a spec script from […]
