Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel is teaming up with writer Virgil Williams (Mudbound, Criminal Minds) to develop a new drama series for NBC entitled Crusher’s Club, which will take place in a struggling boxing gym. Variety reports that the series, penned by Williams, will take place in a boxing gym that serves as a […]
Nintendo teaming with Illumination Entertainment for animated Mario movie
It looks like Nintendo may finally have got over the disastrous 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, as the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the gaming giant is teaming up with Illumination Entertainment for an animated movie featuring its iconic company mascot. According to the report, negotiations have been going on for a year, […]
J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack and Rashida Jones set for animated Santa origin story Klaus
The Tracking Board is reporting that J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack and Rashida Jones have signed on to lend their voices to Klaus, a new animated feature from Despicable Me writer Sergio Pablos. The family comedy will mark the directorial debut of Pablos and tells the story of a desperate postman who accidentally brings about the genesis […]
Linda Cardellini joins Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book
Linda Cardellini (Avengers: Age of Ultron) has signed on to star opposite Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence) and Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) in Green Book, which is being directed by Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber To) from a script he’s written with Nick Vallenlonga and Brian Currie. Based on a true story, Green Book is […]
Jack Reynor to engage in sex magick in CBS’ Strange Angel
CBS has announced that Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) is set to lead its CBS All Access original drama series Strange Angel, which is based upon George Pendle’s 2006 book and has David Lowery (A Ghost Story) attached to direct the pilot. The series will follow the mysterious-yet-brilliant double life of Jack Parsons in […]
28 Weeks Later director in talks with Disney for live-action The Sword in the Stone remake
It seems that the box office disappointment of Warner Bros.’ King Arthur: Legend of the Sword hasn’t put Disney off its plans for its own Arthurian tales, with THR reporting that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is in talks to direct a live-action adaptation of the 1963 animated film The Sword in the Stone. The project is […]
Sony’s Men in Black spinoff gets a new release date
After toying with the idea of a Jump Street crossover, Sony Pictures announced back in October of last year that it has decided instead to reboot the Men in Black franchise with a new spinoff film from screenwriters Matt Holloway and Art Marcus (Iron Man, Transformers: The Last Knight). The as-yet-untitled film was given a May 17th […]
Tim Burton says “there’s nothing concrete yet” on Beetlejuice 2
For the past couple of years, there’s been a rumour every few months claiming that the long-gestating sequel to Beetlejuice is about to move ahead. The last one came in March of this year and was quickly debunked, and now Tim Burton has revealed to Collider that while he’s keen on the movie, there are […]
Michael Keaton thinks the “ship may have sailed” on Beetlejuice 2
For a while in 2014, it seemed that the stars were aligning for Beetlejuice 2, with director Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder seemingly on board for a follow-up to the 1988 fantasy comedy. However, back in May of this year, Burton stated that “there’s nothing concrete yet”, and now Michael Keaton has […]
Roland Emmerich on Will Smith’s absence from Independence Day: Resurgence
Despite the fact that Independence Day: Resurgence is bringing back several cast members from the original movie, there is one name absent from the roster of the 1996 blockbuster, with Will Smith opting against a return to the franchise. Speaking to Comic Book, director Roland Emmerich has revealed that Smith was originally set to return, […]
