Nashville star Keean Johnson has scored a key role in the upcoming manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, with THR reporting that he’s set to play Hugo, the male love interest opposite Rosa Salazar’s title character. He won the part ahead of competition from Avan Jogia (Tut), Douglas Booth (Jupiter Ascending), Jack Lowden (Dunkirk) and Noah […]
Roy Orbison biopic The Big O in development
Legendary American musician Roy Orbison is set to receive an official biopic, with his estate pledging their cooperation to The Big O: Roy Orbison, which is being scripted by Ray Gideon and Bruce Evans (Stand By Me, Starman). The film will follow the Texan singer’s life, from his breakthrough single ‘Ooby Dooby’ and subsequent hits […]
Lee Daniels developing Lee Daniels biopic
Precious and The Butler director Lee Daniels has revealed that he’s in talks to direct a musical biopic based upon his own life, which he’s comparing to Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 and Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz. “My publicist will kill me, but I’m in talks about doing a musical film about my life,” Daniels […]
NBC revving up a TV adaptation of The Italian Job
It looks like we can add The Italian Job to the ever-increasing list of movies heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that NBC has given a script commitment to a drama series inspired by the 1969 classic and its 2003 remake. The site reports that the TV series, which hails from Paramount TV, […]
Donnie Yen announces Ip Man 4
Following his adventure in the galaxy far, far away in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Donnie Yen will be returning to the role of Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man, with the martial arts superstar announcing on Instagram that he’ll be reuniting with director Wilson Yip for Ip Man 4. https://www.instagram.com/p/BK-t_fiAGv_/?hl=en The first Ip Man […]
The CW rebooting US soap Dynasty
The CW is set to reboot the classic 80s U.S. soap opera Dynasty, tapping Josh Schwartz (The O.C.), Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and Sallie Patrick (Revenge) to write and executive produce a new series, which also has original creators Richard and Esther Shapiro on board as executive producers. Variety reports that the new series “will […]
Disney reportedly retiring Slave Leia from all Star Wars merchandise
It looks like Disney may have decided to retire Princess Leia’s iconic slave outfit from Return of the Jedi from all future Star Wars merchandising, with Marvel comics artist J Scott Campbell stating on Facebook that: “Disney is well on its way to wiping out the “slave” outfit from any future products period. You will […]
Ralph Fiennes to voice Alfred in The LEGO Batman Movie
Ralph Fiennes has become the latest addition to the cast of The LEGO Batman Movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the British actor has joined the animated movie as Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler Alfred Pennyworth. The LEGO Batman Movie will see Will Arnett reprising his role from The LEGO Movie as the Caped Crusader, […]
Daniel Craig to headline TV drama Purity
James Bond star Daniel Craig is returning to the small screen, with Deadline revealing that he’s set to headline a new drama series entitled Purity from producer Scott Rudin (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children). The project, which is based upon the book of the same […]
BBC adapting His Dark Materials
The BBC is set to bring Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials to the small screen, with Variety reporting that BBC One has commissioned an initial eight-part series from New Line Cinema and Bad Wolf. “It’s been a constant source of pleasure to me to see this story adapted to different forms and presented […]
