Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes has signed on for his first post-Bond offering, with Deadline reporting that he is set to direct an adaptation of Gay Talese’s upcoming non-fiction book The Voyeur’s Motel for DreamWorks. The book, which is set for publication on July 12th, tells the story of Colorado man Gerald Foos, “a lifelong voyeur […]
Brian De Palma to direct The Truth and Other Lies
Acclaimed filmmaker Brian De Palma is set to get back behind the camera, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he’s set to direct an adaptation of Sascha Arango’s black comedy crime novel The Truth and Other Lies. The book, which was awards the Prix Européen du Polar du Point, the European prize for best literary […]
HBO remaking Fahrenheit 451 with 99 Homes director
The Wrap is reporting that filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes) has signed on to write and direct a new adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a future American society where firemen are employed to destroy the most illegal of all commodities, the printed book. However, when […]
Skydance Entertainment adapting Image series Faster Than Light for TV
Image and Shadowline Comics have announced that their hit sci-fi series Faster Than Light by Brian Haberlin is being developed for television by Skydance Entertainment. Tomorrow we discover the key to faster than light travel and our world will never be the same. In FASTER THAN LIGHT Captain William Forest and those under his storied […]
The Nut Job 2 announced for May 2017
Open Road Films has announced that The Nut Job 2 is set for release in North America on May 19th 2017, having originally been eyed for release back in January of this year. Deadline reports that the sequel to the 2014 independent animated hit will “return to Oakton, where the evil mayor decides to bulldoze […]
John Krasinski joins Bad Robot’s mystery sci-fi God Particle
The Office and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi star John Krasinski is in talks to join God Particle, the mysterious sci-fi thriller from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. Variety is reporting that Krasinski will play a member of a team of astronauts “who make a terrifying discovery that challenges everything they know about the fabric […]
Natasha Lyonne joins Netflix’s National Lampoon movie A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Orange Is the New Black star Natasha Lyonne has become the latest name to sign on to Netflix’s original movie A Futile and Stupid Gesture, director David Wain’s (Wet Hot American Summer) biopic of National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney. Variety reports that Lyonne is set to play one of the writers on the humour magazine, which became […]
Lucifer and Rosewood renewed for second season
Fox has announced that it has renewed the DC / Vertigo series Lucifer and procedural Rosewood, with both shows joining Scream Queens in receiving second season pickups from the network. “We knew we had something special with Lucifer, from the engaging performances of Tom, Lauren and the rest of the charismatic cast, to Len Wiseman’s […]
Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes and Lucas Hedges join Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards
The Wrap is reporting that Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone) and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) have joined the cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the latest film from Martin McDonagh, direct of In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. The trio join the previously announced Frances McDormand (Hail, Caesar!), Abbie […]
Nat Wolff to star in fantasy adventure Mortal
Nat Wolff has signed on to star in the fantasy adventure Mortal, which is being directed by Norwegian filmmaker Andre Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Trollhunter). Mortal is described as a coming of age, which follows a young man (Wolff) discovering he has God like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology. Production is set to begin in […]
