Variety is reporting that Reel FX Creative Studios is reteaming with director Jorge R. Gutierrez for a sequel to The Book of Life, the 2014 animated feature about a Mexican bullfighter who embarks on an adventure in the afterlife as he looks to fulfil the expectations of his family and friends. Check out the teaser […]
Zachary Levi to play the villain in Psych: The Movie
Last month it was announced that Psych will be returning to the small screen for a two-hour TV movie, reuniting stars James Roday (Shawn Spencer) and Dule Hill (Burton ‘Gus’ Guster) with creator Steve Franks, and now Hill has taken to Twitter to reveal that Chuck star Zachary Levi has been cast as the antagonist […]
Diane Kruger joins Robert Zemeckis’ Marwencol adaptation
THR is reporting that Diane Kruger has signed on to star alongside Steve Carell in Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming feature film adaptation of Jeff Malmberg’s acclaimed 2010 documentary Marwencol. Zemeckis has spent several years in development on the project, which revolves around a man (Carell) who, after a violent assault, builds a miniature World War Two-era […]
Freeform renews Shadowhunters for season 3
The cast of Shadowhunters has announced that Freeform has renewed the Mortal Instruments series for a 20-episode third season, which will air in 2018. Watch the announcement video here… Shadowhunters is set to resume its second season on June 5th, and will see the Shadowhunters and Downworlders reeling from what happened at the New York […]
Martin Freeman producing TV adaptation of Milton’s Paradise Lost
Variety is reporting that Sherlock star Martin Freeman is set to executive produce a TV adaptation of John Milton’s 17th century poem Paradise Lost, which is being produced by Dancing Ledge. “Paradise Lost is like a biblical Games of Thrones, transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? […]
Luther creator penning supernatural thriller Inside
Neil Cross, creator of the BBC crime drama Luther, has signed on to pen the supernatural thriller Inside for 20th Century Fox, Variety has revealed. The site reports that Inside is described as “The Shawshank Redemption with a supernatural element” and is “set within a modern-day secure facility that’s home to mythological creatures along with […]
O’Shea Jackson Jr. to play baseball star Dock Ellis
Straight Outta Compton star O’Shea Jackson Jr. is set to portray baseball pitcher Dock Ellis in a biopic entitled Dock, which has been scripted by Joey Poach (In Color) and is being produced by Ice Cube, David Permut and Jeff Kwatinetz. Ellis enjoyed a decade-long career in Major League Baseball, where he played for the […]
Cars 3 writers set for A Tale of Momentum and Inertia
Fresh from Disney-Pixar’s Cars 3, screenwriters Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart are set to pen the script for A Tale of Momentum and Inertia, a feature adaptation of the House Special (formerly LAIKA/house) animated short, which is in development at Fox Animation Studios. A Tale of Momentum and Inertia follows “a rock giant who accidentally […]
Eliza Dushku to star in fantasy series The Black Company
Deadline is reporting that Eliza Dushku has signed on to star in The Black Company, an adaptation of Glen Cook’s epic action fantasy book series, which is being developed by IM Global. Dushku’s Boston Diva Productions will also produce alongside David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four. The ten book series “follows the exploits of the Black […]
Three more join the cast of Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines
THR is reporting that Colin Salmon (Limitless), Patrick Malahide (Game of Thrones) and Rege-Jean Page (Roots) have joined the cast of the Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines adaptation. The adaptation of Philip Reeve’s award-winning book series is being directed by frequent Jackson collaborator Christian Rivers and is set thousands of years in the future in a […]
