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 […]
Who’s Afraid? is heading to the small screen
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 […]
Lindsay Lohan joins Rupert Grint and Nick Frost in new Sky 1 comedy Sick Note
Sky 1 has announced that Lindsay Lohan will be joining Rupert Grint and Nick Frost for the second season of its upcoming comedy series Sick Note, which is due to launch its first season this autumn. The series follows the story of Daniel Glass (Rupert Grint), a compulsive liar stuck in a failing relationship and […]
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 […]
