Playground Entertainment, the company behind the likes of Wolf Hall, The White Queen and Howards End, has won the film and TV rights to Imogen Hermes Gowar’s historical fantasy novel The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, Deadline has revealed. The book revolves around Jonah Hancock, “a prosperous merchant and widower, whose Captain returns having sold Hancock’s […]
Adam Sandler may replace Jonah Hill in Uncut Gems
Hot off his casting alongside Jennifer Aniston in Netflix’s Murder Mystery, The Tracking Board is reporting that Adam Sandler is being eyed as a replacement for Jonah Hill in the thriller Uncut Gems. The film is being directed by Joshua and Benny Safdie (Good Time) from a script by the Safdies and Ronald Bronstein, with […]
Ready Player One opens with $181 million worldwide
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One has enjoyed a healthy debut at the global box office, pulling in $181.3 million worldwide. Domestically, the pop culture sci-fi grossed $53.2 million across the Thursday to Sunday period to take top spot ahead of Tyler Perry’s Acrimony, and pulled in a further $128 million from […]
Naruto director gives an update on the planned live-action movie
If you cast your mind back to 2015, you may recall that Lionsgate announced a live action adaptation of the bestselling manga series Naruto, attaching director Michael Gracey to the project. Gracey has since went on to direct the musical hit The Greatest Showman, and during an interview with Collider, the filmmaker offered a brief […]
Zach Braff teases a potential Scrubs revival as a TV movie
It’s been eight years since Scrubs finished its run (or nine, if you’re discounting that rebooted ninth season), but as he prepares to make his return to ABC for the new comedy Alex, Inc., star Zach Braff has teased a potential reunion for the staff of Sacred Heart during an interview with Variety. “We might […]
Duke Nukem producers looking to Deadpool for the tone of the movie adaptation
Back in January it was revealed that WWE Superstar John Cena is on board to play the title character in an adaptation of the cult video game series Duke Nukem for Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes. During an interview with CinemaBlend, producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller have been chatting about their progress with the video […]
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk Bill & Ted 3
It’s been teased for several years now without seemingly getting any closer to becoming a reality, but stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have revealed to Entertainment Weekly that they are still hoping that Bill & Ted 3 – a.k.a. Bill & Ted Face the Music – could make it to the big screen. “[Writers] Chris […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi tables coming to Pinball FX3
Zen Studios has announced that it is bringing Star Wars: The Last Jedi to Pinball FX3’s Star Wars Pinball collection with the release of two brand new tables ‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘Ahch-To Island’. Take a look at some screenshots and a trailer of the tables in action here… Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Survive […]
Stephen Amell announces Colin Donnell’s Arrow return
Following on from the news that Caity Lotz’s Sara Lance / White Canary is set to make a return to Arrow for its season six finale, actor Stephen Amell has revealed that we’ll also be seeing another familiar face in Colin Donnell, who’ll presumably be making an appearance in flashback form as Tommy Merlyn. 21 […]
Arrow loses one of its original stars, Caity Lotz returning for season 6 finale
If you saw last night’s episode of Arrow, you’ll know that the DC superhero series has lost one of its original cast members, with Willa Holland officially exited the series as her character Thea Queen departed Star City. The news of Holland’s exit won’t be too surprising, as the actress has been on a reduced […]
