Storyscape Entertainment and Pioneer Pictures are teaming up for a new action thriller entitled Champion, which will take place in Thailand’s underground prison fighting world. The project has been written by Gary Scott Thompson, screenwriter behind the original The Fast and the Furious, and “follows the journey of an American locked up abroad who must […]
Ed Helms and Amanda Seyfried join comedy The Clapper
Deadline is reporting that Ed Helms (Vacation) and Amanda Seyfried (Ted 2) have signed on to appear in The Clapper, which is being directed by Dito Montiel (Empire State) from his own book of the same name. The site reports that the film revolves around ” professional clapper for infomercials who gets plucked by a […]
Jonas Cuaron to write and direct post-apocalyptic Zorro reboot Z
Last year it was revealed that Lantica Media and Sobini Films were resurrecting Zorro Reborn, the long-in-development post-apocalyptic reboot of the masked hero Zorro, and now the two companies have announced that Jonas Cuaron (Gravity) has signed on to write and direct the project, which will now be going by the title of Z. “When […]
Bella Heathcote joins Fifty Shades Darker
Following on from the news of Kim Basinger’s casting, Deadline is reporting that Bella Heathcote (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) has signed on to appear in Universal’s upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker. Heathcote is set to play Leila, a former lover of Christian Grey, who bears the scars to prove it. […]
The Three Little Stooges movie in the works
Deadline is reporting that C3 Entertainment has tapped Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) to write and direct The Three Little Stooges, a comedy that will revolve around the adventures of a pre-teen Larry, Moe and Curly. Although plot details are being kept under wraps, Deadline’s report suggests “it is not an origins story and […]
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader to star sci-fi comedy The Something
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader are heading into outer space, with the trio signing on to appear in the sci-fi comedy The Something. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the film will follow a group of male astronauts who come across another ship after spending years being stuck in space. The Something will […]
Sony’s Descender adaptation finds a screenwriter
Sony Pictures’ adaptation of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s comic book series Descender has found a screenwriter, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Jesse Wigutow has signed on to write the script. Wigutow has previously worked on the aborted Tron sequel, along with Relativity’s remake of The Crow, and is currently putting the finishing touches […]
The Walking Dead producer bringing Pendergast to Spike TV
Gale Anne Hurd, producer of the ratings juggernaut The Walking Dead, is teaming up with Spike TV to bring Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s Relic and Cabinet of Curiosities book series to the small screen, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The series will be titled Pendergast after its protagonist, the FBI special agent Aloysius Xingu […]
Syfy orders Incorporated TV series from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
Syfy has order a new drama series entitled Incorporated, which is being produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and is set to debut this fall. Entertainment Weekly reports that the thriller series “will follow a young exec who goes undercover in a dangerous corporate world to save the woman he loves — and he […]
Cast announced for Kevin James’ Netflix spy comedy True Memoirs of an International Assassin
With production coming to an end this month, Netflix has officially announced the supporting cast for its upcoming spy comedy True Memoirs of an International Assassin, which is headlined by Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop). The film, which is being directed by Jeff Wadlow (Kiss-Ass 2), will see James joined in the cast by […]
