Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, Film Independent hosted the 31st annual Spirit Awards yesterday in Los Angeles, with Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight the big winner, collecting Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing, along with the Robert Altman Award, which recognises a film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. On the acting front, there […]
Nicole Kidman set for suspense thriller The Silent Wife
Nicole Kidman has signed on to star in The Silent Wife, an adaptation of the bestselling book by A.S.A. Harrison, which will be directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 Weeks) from a script by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). The suspense thriller will see Kidman as “a dedicated wife who, despite her husband Todd’s […]
Colin Firth talks Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Given the apparent demise of his character Harry Hart in the first movie, it was somewhat surprising that Colin Firth was announced as returning for next year’s follow up to Kingsman: The Secret Service. At the moment, it’s unclear how he’ll be returning, and Firth wasn’t giving anything away when asked about Kingsman: The Golden […]
IDW uniting Hasbro characters for Revolutionaries series
Once the dust settles on Revolution, IDW is set to launch a brand new series from John Barber and Fico Ossio entitled Revolutionaries, which will further explore and shape the fledgling comic universe that encompasses G.I. Joe, Transformers, M.A.S.K., ROM, Micronauts and Action Man. Revolutionaries will team characters from every corner of this action-packed series, […]
Titan bringing Crackle’s SuperMansion to comic books
Titan Comics has announced that it is bringing Crackle’s hit stop-motion animated superhero comedy series SuperMansion to comic books, with a new ongoing title based around the adventures of Titanium Rex and The League of Freedom. “SuperMansion has it all; playful, yet acerbic commentary on the superhero genre, a group of bungling caped crusaders called […]
Natalie Dormer joins Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on to appear alongside Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman. Based on Simon Winchester’s book about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and directed by Farhad Safinia (screenwriter of Apocalypto), The Professor and the Madman […]
Fox to spoof The X-Files with Ghosted starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson
There may be no word yet on further adventures for Mulder and Scully at Fox, but THR reports that the network is set to spoof The X-Files with a new comedy pilot entitled Ghosted, which will reunite Hot Tub Time Machine 2 stars Adam Scott and Craig Robinson. Described as “a comedic take” on The X-Files, […]
FX orders sci-fi comedy pilot Singularity from Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sonny Lee
Deadline is reporting that following a bidding war, FX has snapped up the sci-fi comedy project Singularity, placing a pilot order for the show, which has been developed by Sonny Lee (Silicon Valley) and producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Preacher). Based on an idea by Lee, the pilot is reportedly similar in tone to […]
Shakespeare-inspired psychological thriller A Midsummer’s Nightmare revived by Lifetime
Deadline is reporting that Lifetime has revived its plans for A Midsummer’s Nightmare, a psychological thriller take on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is being produced by Jeff Kwatinez (Royal Pains) and Josh Barry (Salem) from a script by Anthony Jaswinski (The Shallows). The first season of the anthology series is described as […]
Alicia Silverstone joins Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman in The Killing of a Sacred Deer
With production on The Killing of a Sacred Deer getting underway, Deadline is reporting that Alicia Silverstone has joined the cast of the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film, alongside Raffey Cassidy (Tomorrowland) and Bill Camp (Jason Bourne). The Killing of a Sacred Deer reunites Lanthimos with his The Lobster star Colin Farrell, while Nicole Kidman (Secret in Their […]
