STX Films has snapped up the rights to the sea survival tale Adrift, which will see Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) directing Shailene Woodley (Divergent) in what is being described as “Gravity on the high seas.” The film will tell the true story of Tami Oldham, a woman who sets off on a sailing trip with her […]
Luke Cage hits the streets of New Orleans in new Marvel solo series
Luke Cage is going solo in May with the release of a brand new series from critically acclaimed writer David F. Walker (Power Man and Iron Fist, Occupy Avengers) and rising star artist Nelson Blake II (Romulus), which will see Harlem’s Hero for Hire heading to New Orleans to uncover a mystery dating back to his […]
Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines finds its female lead in Hera Hilmar
Director Christian Rivers and producer Peter Jackson have found their female lead for Mortal Engines, with Deadline reporting that Hera Hilmar (The Oath, Da Vinci’s Demons) has signed on to appear in the upcoming adaptation of Philip Reeve’s book series. Mortal Engines “is set in a world many thousands of years in the future. Earth’s […]
Brenton Thwaites to star in supernatural thriller Ghosts of War
Australian actor Brenton Thwaites is set to star in Ghosts of War, a new supernatural thriller from writer-director Eric Bress (The Butterfly Effect, The Final Destination), Variety has revealed. The film will follow “five battle-hardened American soldiers assigned to hold a French chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi […]
Kristen Scott Thomas to make directorial debut with The Sea Change
Oscar-nominated actress Kristin Scott Thomas is stepping behind the camera to make her directorial debut on the romantic drama The Sea Change, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The project has been scripted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida), and follows “a group of people who re-evaluate loss, love, and human connection when they find themselves together on […]
Boom! Studios announces Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Tales original graphic novel
Boom! Studios has teamed with with The Jim Henson Company for the original graphic novel Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Tales from writer and artist Cory Godbey (Jim Henson’s Labyrinth Tales). “The themes woven within The Dark Crystal have never been more important for children or the parents of those children to hear,” said Godbey. […]
Buffy’s Emma Caulfield joins Fear the Walking Dead season 3
Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Emma Caulfield has signed on for a guest role in the third season of Fear the Walking Dead, TV Line is reporting. Although details of her character are being kept under wraps, the site is speculating that Caulfield will be playing the new villainous who is said to have […]
American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson joins serial killer drama Lost Girls
American Horror Story and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story star Sarah Paulson has signed on to appear in the serial killer drama Lost Girls at Amazon Studios, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. Lost Girls is based upon Robert Kolker’s 2013 non-fiction book of the same name, and follows a Long Island mother who […]
Pitch Perfect 3 adds John Lithgow to its cast
THR is reporting that John Lithgow has signed on for a role in the musical comedy threequel Pitch Perfect 3, although details of his character are being kept under wraps. Trish Sie (Step Up All In) is directing Pitch Perfect 3, which will see the return for Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Camp, […]
Colin Farrell joins Denzel Washington in Inner City
Colin Farrell has signed on to star alongside Denzel Washington in the legal drama Inner City, which is being written and directed by Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler). Variety reports that the film sees Washington as “a hard-nosed liberal lawyer named Roman J. Israel, who’s been fighting the good fight while others take the credit. When his […]
