Variety is reporting that Steve Buscemi has signed on to the cast of The Week Of, the latest Adam Sandler movie from Netflix, which also has Chris Rock attached to star. Directed by frequent Happy Maddison collaborator Robert Smigel, who has co-written the script with Sandler, The Week Of centres on the week of preparation […]
Fox 2000 producing WWII action thriller Liberty Road
Variety is reporting that Fox 2000 has picked up the rights to The Battered Bastards of Bastogne, George Koskimaki’s book about World War II’s Battle of Bastogne, and is adapting it for the big screen under the title of Liberty Road. The book follows the defense of Bastogne in Belgium between December 1944 and January 1945, as the […]
Bill Nighy, Catherine Keener and Matthew Goode to lead Agatha Christie adaptation Ordeal By Innocence
Deadline is reporting that Bill Nighy, Catherine Keener and Matthew Goode have signed on to lead the cast of Ordeal By Innocence, a three-part adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, which is the first of seven dramas as part of a deal between BBC One and Agatha Christie Productions. The 1958 book, said to be […]
The Eyes of My Mother helmer to direct The Grudge remake
Back in March 2014, it was announced that Ghost House Pictures would be rebooting its remake of the Japanese horror The Grudge, and now it seems they are finally ready to move forward with Deadline reporting that Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes of My Mother) has signed on to direct. The new film is based on […]
Felicity Jones to star in Swan Lake movie from Luca Guadagnino
According to Variety, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Felicity Jones has signed on to star in an untitled pitch which is based upon the classic ballet Swan Lake, and has Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash) attached to direct from a script by Kristina Lauren Anderson. The site reports that the film will not […]
James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson and more set for The Coen Brothers’ Ballad of Buster Scruggs
With production on the Coen Brothers’ western series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs due to begin this month, The Tracking Board is reporting that the cast of the TV show is coming together, with James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Zoe Kazan, Stephen Root and Ralph Ineson all nearing deals to join the project. The Ballad […]
Ava DuVernay to direct Central Park Five series for Netflix
Netflix has announced that Ava DuVernay is set to write and direct a five-episode series telling the story of The Central Park Five, five teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of brutally assaulting and raping a jogger in central Park in 1989. Each episode will focus on one of the five teenagers, and will […]
Charlie Saxton and Dave Foley join Misfits U.S. remake
Last month it was announced that the British series Misfits is set for a U.S. remake from Freeform, and now we have word on two more additions to the cast, with Deadline reporting that Charlie Saxton (Hung) and Dave Foley (NewsRadio) have joined the project as series regulars. Saxton will play Simon, who is described […]
John Cho joins The Exorcist, season 2 plot details revealed
TV Line is reporting that Sleepy Hollow and Star Trek star John Cho has signed on to appear as a series regular in the second season of The Exorcist, where he will join the returning Alfonso Herrera, Kurt Egyiawan and Ben Daniels. The second season of the show will explore a new possession case, with […]
Tim Blake Nelson headlining The True Don Quixote
Variety is reporting that production has got underway on The True Don Quixote, a modern-day version of Miguel de Carvantes classic novel, with Chris Poche (Over the Hedge) directing a cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson (Fantastic Four) as Don Quixote and Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Sancho Panza. According to the site, the story […]
