Earlier this week Universal Pictures and Legendary Entertainment kicked off production on Detective Pikachu, the first live-action Pokemon movie, and now we have word from THR of a new addition to the cast. The site is reporting that Suki Waterhouse (The Bad Batch, Assassination Nation) has signed on to appear in an as-yet-unrevealed role, where […]
Kaya Scodelario, Jim Parsons, Haley Joel Osment and more join Ted Bundy thriller Extremely Wicked
With filming on the Zac Efron-headlined Ted Bundy thriller Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile now underway, Variety is reporting that director Joe Berlinger has rounded out the cast of the film with the addition of Kaya Scodelario (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), […]
Larry Fessenden directing contemporary Frankenstein reimagining Depraved
IndieWire is reporting that director Larry Fessenden (Habit, Wendigo, Beneath) is set to begin production on Depraved, a contemporary reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic Gothic horror tale Frankenstein. Check out the teaser poster here… According to the site, the film will revolve around a field surgeon suffering from PTSD after deployment in the Middle East, who creates […]
Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends Venom and Carnage figures
After unveiling its latest Deadpool and Ant-Man and the Wasp products, Hasbro has now released promotional images of its upcoming Venom and Carnage action figures, featuring Titan Hero 12-Inch figures, Legends 6-inch figures, and a Venom & Carnage 6-inch 2-pack. Check them out here… Evil comes in an over-sized scale in the kid-favorite TITAN HERO SERIES […]
The CW orders Roswell reboot and five more pilots
Back in October it was announced that The CW was looking to reboot the sci-fi series Roswell, and now comes word that the network has officially placed a pilot order for the project. The Roswell pilot is written by Carina Adly MacKenzie, who will executive produce with Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Lawrence Bender and Kevin […]
Riverdale’s Cole Sprouse to star in Five Feet Apart
THR is reporting that Riverdale actor Cole Sprouse, who plays the character of Jughead Jones, is set to headline the romantic drama Five Feet Apart, which is being directed by Jane the Virgin star Justin Baldoni for CBS Films. According to the site, the film follows “two young people who meet and fall in love […]
The Hitman’s Bodyguard director to helm Unsafe House
According to Variety, director Patrick Hughes is set to follow up the hit action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard with another action flick, Unsafe House, which is being produced by Lionsgate. The film, penned by Adam J. Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, reportedly “follows three friends who rent a Bahamas beach house over the summer for some […]
Denzel Washington may direct A Journal for Jordan
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 […]
