Hoodlum Entertainment has picked up the rights to Maria Lewis’ YA werewolf novel Who’s Afraid?, and is developing the urban fantasy tale as a potential TV series. Here’s the official description for the book: “Tommi Grayson’s never exactly been a normal girl. Bright blue hair, a mysterious past and barely controlled rage issues have a […]
Luke Cage’s Mike Colter joins sci-fi thriller Extinction
Luke Cage star Mike Colter has signed on to appear in the cast of Universal Pictures’ sci-fi thriller Extinction, where he joins Michael Pena (Ant-Man), Lizzy Caplan (Allied) and Israel Brossard (The Bling Ring). Extinction is being directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love) from a script by Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Spenser Cohen (Moonfall) and […]
Bryan Singer teaming up with Blackpills for sci-fi series August One
Deadline is reporting that Bryan Singer is teaming with the digital media company Blackpills for August One, a sci-fi thriller series which takes place in a world where the Roman Empire never fell. Created by John Cabrera, August One is being produced by Singer’s Bad Hat Harry and is set in a society “on the […]
10 Cloverfield Lane screenwriters adapting YA novel Scythe
Deadline is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane screenwriters Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken have signed on to pen a big screen adaptation of Neal Shusterman’s YA novel Scythe, which is in development at Universal Pictures. The official description for the bestselling novel from publishers Simon & Schuster reads: A world with no hunger, no disease, […]
Melissa Benoist and Julia Garner join Waco
Paramount Network and Weinstein Television have added Melissa Benoist (Supergirl) and Julia Garner (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) to the cast of the upcoming Waco limited series, with Benoist set to play Rachel Koresh, the wife of cult leader David Koresh, and Garner as Rachel’s younger sister Michelle Jones. The six-part series will explore […]
Kevin Hart was wanted for Genie role in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin
A few days ago it was reported that Will Smith is in talks to portray the Genie in Disney’s upcoming live-action Aladdin project from director Guy Ritchie.Well, according to Variety, Smith was not the first actor approached for the role, as Kevin Hart was previously in talks to play the character made famous by Robin […]
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could team for Killers of the Flower Moon
According to Deadline, Martin Scorsese could be set to team with his regular A-list collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on an adaptation of David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which is in development at Imperative Entertainment.The book “tells the true crime story […]
Chris Sullivan talks Taserface role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
This Is Us star Chris Sullivan joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe this coming week as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 begins its international rollout, and the actor has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about his role as Taserface.“Taserface is an intergalactic space pirate, who is in the service of Yondu, and a member of […]
The Fate of the Furious tops $900 million worldwide
Having topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the biggest worldwide opening of all time last weekend, Universal Pictures’ The Fate of the Furious has now pushed its worldwide haul to $908.4 million in its second weekend.Domestically, The Fate of the Furious retained top spot at the box office with $38.7 million – down 61% […]
Luke Cage season 2 casting breakdown reveals two new characters
With the second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage readying itself to go into production, MCU Exchange has got its hands on casting breakdowns for two new series regulars set to join Mike Colter’s Power Man in the Netflix series.[BYRON] 30 – 45, 6’0 or taller, Jamaican, but open to Black Caribbean or African Descent. The […]
