Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael Shannon (Midnight Special) are set to star in a new miniseries from Weinstein Television which will dramatise the deadly 1993 standoff between the Branch Davidians and the federal government in Waco, Texas. Titled Waco, the miniseries has been written by John Erick Dowdle and […]
Taylor Kitsch joins Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton in American Assassin
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) has signed on to the cast of the upcoming adaptation of Vince Flynn’s American Assassin, where he’ll play “a mysterious official intent on starting a world war in the Middle East.” Dylan O’Brien is leading the cast as CIA counter-terrorist operative Mitch Rapp, while Keaton as […]
Lady Gaga joins Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born remake
Back in March it was revealed that Bradley Cooper is set to make his directorial debut with a remake of the classic musical A Star is Born, and now it has been announced that he’ll be joined in the cast by Lady Gaga, who is also set to compose and perform new music for the […]
Disney sets Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken for live-action The Little Mermaid
Deadline is reporting that Disney has tapped Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda and Oscar-winning songwriter and composer Alan Menken to write the songs for a live-action adaptation of the animated classic The Little Mermaid. The new film will feature a blend of pre-existing songs from the 1989 animated feature (for which Menken won two Oscars for Best […]
Lionsgate finds a screenwriter for Borderlands movie
Lionsgate is stepping up development on its Borderlands movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Aaron Berg (Section 6, G.I. Joe 3) has signed on to pen the video game adaptation. Borderlands is based on Gearbox Software’s role-playing shooter, which was released in 2009. The game, which is set on the planet of Pandora, a […]
Maika Monroe, Rosa Salazar, Zendaya and Bella Thorne testing for Alita: Battle Angel
With a director in place in Robert Rodriguez, it looks like casting is underway on James Cameron’s manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that a number of actresses are testing for the female lead. According to the site, Maika Monroe (It Follows), Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials), Zendaya (Spider-Man: […]
Jamie Foxx to partner up with a puppet private eye in The Happytime Murders
Last year it was reported that The Jim Henson Company’s R-rated puppet noir The Happytime Murders had been revived by STX Entertainment, and now it looks as though it may have found its human lead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jamie Foxx (Annie) is in talks to play the former partner of a disgraced puppet private eye […]
Alice Eve joins Keanu Reeves in sci-fi thriller Replicas
Way back in October of 2014 it was announced that Keanu Reeves had signed on to headline Replicas, and now we have some more casting news for the sci-fi thriller, with Deadline reporting that he’ll be joined in the project by Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness). Replicas stars Reeves as “a daring neuroscientist who, […]
Charlie Hunnam and Lea Seydoux set for Drake Doremus’ next film
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Like Crazy and Equals director Drake Doremus has tapped Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) and Lea Seydoux (Spectre) to star in his next film. THR reports that the as-yet-untitled project is described as a “unique love story”, although its plot remains a closely guarded secret. It has been written by […]
Netflix places straight-to-series order for cannabis comedy Disjointed starring Kathy Bates
Streaming service Netflix has placed a 20-episode straight to series order for Disjointed, a cannabis-themed workplace comedy from producer Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men). The multi-camera series will star Kathy Bates (American Horror Story) as “a lifelong advocate for legalization who’s finally living her dream as the owner of […]
