Back in March of last year it was announced that martial arts superstar Donnie Yen would be taking on the lead role in an adaptation of Square Enix’s bestselling video game Sleeping Dogs, with Fast & Furious’ Neal Moritz attached to produce. Since that time, we’ve heard nothing in the way of progress on the […]
James Bobin to direct Action Man movie for Hasbro and Paramount
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have a new G.I. Joe movie in the works, and now comes word that the two companies are set to bring the action figure’s British counterpart Action Man to the big screen. Deadline is reporting that James Bobin, whose credits include The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, and Alice Through the Looking […]
Masters of the Universe loses its director as David S. Goyer departs
Just when it seems that the long-gestating Masters of the Universe movie was finally starting to move forward, the project has now hit a stumbling block with the news that David S. Goyer has exited the director’s chair. Goyer handed a draft of the script in last year, which impressed Sony Pictures enough to offer […]
Jennifer Garner returning to TV for Lena Dunham’s HBO comedy Camping
Some twelve years after the conclusion of Alias, actress Jennifer Garner is set for a return to the small screen, with TV Line reporting that she is set for a leading role in the new HBO comedy series Camping. Based on the Sky Atlantic series of the same name, Camping is written and executive produced […]
The classic Archie style returns with Betty & Veronica: Friends Forever
Archie Comics has announced that the fan favourite Archie style is returning to comics this May with the launch of Betty & Veronica: Friends Forever, a new monthly series for all ages written by Archie veteran Bill Golliher with art by Archie legend Dan Parent. “I’m thrilled to be working on my favorite girls, Betty […]
Elizabeth Olsen to star in new dramedy series for Facebook
Facebook is looking to increase the content on its Watch video platform, and has placed a 10-episode straight to series order for an untitled dramedy which is set to be headlined by Avengers star Elizabeth Olsen. The show has been created and written by Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything) with Lizzy Weiss (Switched at […]
Action Lab announces Full Moon crossover Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong
Action Lab: Danger Zone has announced the upcomingc rossover Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong, straight from the cult films by Full Moon Features! Check out an early, unlettered and uncoloured preview of the first issue here… “Series artist Sergio Rios and I wanted to take this book to the next level and give everyone a […]
Call Me By Your Name’s Timothee Chalamet to star as Henry V in Netflix’s The King
Deadline is reporting that Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) is set to take on the role of Britain’s Henry V in The King, a new drama which is being directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom, War Machine) for Netflix. Written by Michod and Joel Edgerton, The King sees Chalamet’s Henry coronated […]
Armie Hammer to star in new thriller for Annapurna Pictures
Call Me By Your Name star Armie Hammer has signed on for his next project, an as-yet-untitled thriller for Annapurna Pictures which is being fast-tracked into production for release in March 2019. The project, written and directed by Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow), is said to follow “a New Orleans bartender whose life begins to […]
Netflix snaps up sci-fi thriller Extinction starring Lizzy Caplan and Michael Pena
After dropping The Cloverfield Paradox onto the streaming service this past weekend, Netflix has now snapped up the worldwide distribution rights to another sci-fi thriller which had previously been set for a theatrical release. Extinction stars Michael Pena (Ant-Man) and Lizzy Caplan (Allied) as a married couple, where the husband has a recurring nightmare of […]
