Variety is reporting that Sony has tapped Oscar-nominated screenwriter Virgil Williams (Mudbound) to pen an adaptation of Dana Canedy’s A Journal for Jordan, which has Denzel Washington producing and circling the director’s chair. The book tells the true story of Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Canedy’s love affair with First Sgt. Charles Monroe King, who was serving […]
Brandon Routh to play Czar Nicholas II in fantasy Anastasia
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow star Brandon Routh is set to take on the role of Czar Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, in the live-action fantasy Anastasia. Variety is reporting that the film, directed by Blake Harris, revolves around Nicholas’ daughter Anastasia Romanov, who escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by […]
John Logan to script Leonardo DiCaprio’s da Vinci biopic
Back in August it was reported that Paramount Pictures had snapped up the rights to Walter Isaacson’s book Leonardo da Vinci as a star vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has secured a writer. The site is reporting that Paramount has tapped John Logan, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of […]
Super Bowl events come to Angry Birds 2 and Angry Birds Evolution
Rovio Entertainment and the NFL have announced that they’ve joined forces to celebrate Super Bowl LII with special in-game content for Angry Birds 2 and Angry Birds Evolution. Within Angry Birds 2, mobile gamers and football fans can outfit their flocks with a choice of any of the 32 official NFL jerseys and helmets to […]
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s The Chemist heading to the small screen
Tomorrow Studios and ITV are developing a small screen adaptation of The Chemist, a thriller novel from Twilight and The Host author Stephenie Meyer. “Stephenie is one of the most prolific authors of our time with her unique portrayal of heroines that resonate with readers and television viewers around the world, and we look forward […]
Red Sparrow director discusses Black Widow comparisons, new TV spot released
From the moment the first trailer dropped for Red Sparrow, the latest collaboration between The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence, the film has been drawing comparisons to Marvel’s Black Widow. It is of course easy to see why: both feature Russian girls forced into spy programmes, which happen to include ballet […]
Jamie Lee Curtis shares set photo from the Halloween sequel
With filming now underway on the Halloween reboot/sequel, Jamie Lee Curtis has taken to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes shot of herself in character as Laurie Strode, along with director David Gordon Green. SEE ALSO: Get a peek at the new Michael Myers in this leaked Halloween set photo https://www.instagram.com/p/BelBP3GFP_A/?hl=en&taken-by=curtisleejamie The new Halloween, which […]
Black Panther’s Michael B. Jordan on whether he had any hesitation joining another superhero movie after Fantastic Four
In two weeks, Michael B. Jordan makes his return to the superhero movie genre as he takes on the role of the villainous Erik Killmonger in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther. It is of course the second Marvel movie for Jordan in recent years, with the actor portraying Johnny Storm/The Human Torch in 20th Century Fox’s […]
Jim Caviezel to return as Jesus in The Passion of the Christ sequel
Back in June of 2016 it was announced that Mel Gibson and screenwriter Randall Wallace are developing a sequel to Gibson’s biblical epic The Passion of the Christ entitled The Resurrection, and now actor Jim Caviezel has revealed that he is on board to reprise the role of Jesus. “There are things that I cannot say […]
Preview of The Wonderful World of Tank Girl #3
Titan Comics releases The Wonderful World of Tank Girl #3 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… Tank Girl goes undercover and Sub Girl goes under the covers in this spy-thriller epic! The gang find themselves at the mercy of Australia’s nastiest crime syndicate, and there’s […]
