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 […]
Woody Harrelson and James Marsden set for Rob Reiner’s Shock and Awe
Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and James Marsden have signed on to appear in Shock and Awe, an Iraq war drama from director Rob Reiner, which reteams the filmmaker with his LBJ screenwriter Joey Hartstone. The site reports that the project follows “Knight-Ridder reporters Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel, who after the events of […]
Netflix sets release date for Black Mirror, Jerome Flynn joins cast
Netflix has announced that its upcoming new series of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is set to hit the streaming service globally on October 21st, as well as revealing that Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn has signed on to headline one of the episodes. Here’s the official synopsis, direct from Netflix: Black Mirror is an […]
Peep Show to get a U.S. remake at Starz
The Tracking Board is reporting that Starz is set to adapt the UK sitcom Peep Show for U.S. audiences, with the network tapping Eli Jorne (Son of Zorn, Blunt Talk) to write and executive produce a U.S. remake of the show. “We are hugely relieved to hand over the responsibility of coming up with the […]
