Rod Roddenberry, the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has joined CBS’ upcoming small screen revival of the classic sci-fi franchise, signing on to serve as an executive producer alongside Roddenberry Entertainment COO Trevor Roth, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin and showrunner Bryan Fuller. “Gene Roddenberry, the Great Bird of the Galaxy, left a finely […]
Assassin’s Creed sequel already in development with Michael Fassbender returning
The first movie doesn’t arrive until December, but it seems Ubisoft and New Regency are confident that they have a hit on their hands with the Assassin’s Creed movie, as The Tracking Board is reporting that a sequel is already in development with Michael Fassbender once again on board to star and produce. SEE ALSO: […]
Jordana Brewster joins Lethal Weapon TV series
The Fast and the Furious star Jordana Brewster has signed on to appear in Fox’s upcoming Lethal Weapon pilot, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the actress is set to play Dr. Maureen ‘Mo’ Cahill, an LAPD hostage negotiator and therapist. The Lethal Weapon pilot is being directed by McG and will star Damon Wayans […]
Rumour: Shang-Chi to feature in Marvel’s Iron Fist series
Marvel came in for a little criticism last week with the news that Game of Thrones star Finn Jones had been cast as Danny Rand in Iron Fist, with some fans feeling that the studio missed an opportunity to further diversify the MCU by casting an Asian actor in the title role. Well, according to The […]
Demon Chicken Poyo achieves a brutal finale this April
New York Times bestselling creative team John Layman and Rob Guillory will unleash the final one-shot chronicling the action-packed exploits of the beloved homicidal cybernetic kung-fu rooster this April with the release of Demon Chicken Poyo from Image Comics. “Several years ago Rob Guillory and I changed the face of comics, and indeed all pop […]
AMC greenlights anthology drama series The Terror
AMC has given a straight-to-series order for The Terror, a ten-episode anthology drama series from Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, which is based upon the bestselling 2007 novel by Dan Simmons. David Kajganich (True Story) has written the script and will serve as co-showrunner with Soo Hugh (The Whispers). Deadline reports that the series “is […]
Josh Brolin and Miles Teller cast in Joseph Kosinski’s No Exit
Variety is reporting that Josh Brolin and Miles Teller have signed on to star in No Exit, a firefighter action movie from Tron: Legacy and Oblivion helmer Joseph Kosinski. No Exit has been written by Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) and will tell the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, “a group of firefighters […]
Devon Terrell to play young Barack Obama in biopic Barry
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Devon Terrell (Codes of Conduct) has signed on to play a young Barack Obama in the upcoming biopic Barry, where he will star alongside Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch). The site reports that the film will revolve around Obama’s time as a college student and takes place in 1981 as […]
Matt Lanter to star in NBC time-travel pilot
Deadline is reporting that Matt Lanter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) has been cast as the lead in Time, a new sci-fi action adventure pilot from NBC, which has been created by Eric Kripke (Supernatural) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield). Described as Back to the Future meets Mission: Impossible, Time is “a high-octane drama following […]
Teen Wolf’s Tyler Hoechlin joins Fifty Shades Darker
The Wrap is reporting that Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin has joined the cast of the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker, where he’ll play Boyce Fox, a work colleague of Anastasia Steele. James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross) is directing the film, which is being shot back to back with the third instalment […]
