Back in September of last year it was announced that CBS had tapped Jordan Harper (The Mentalist) to develop a TV adaptation of James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential, and now comes word from Variety that the project has officially received a pilot order. Described as a modern take on the novel, which was previously adapted for […]
Gone Baby Gone TV pilot ordered by Fox
According to Variety, Fox has placed a pilot order for a TV adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel Gone Baby Gone, which was previously adapted for the big screen by Ben Affleck in 2007. The pilot, penned by Robert Levine, will follow “a pair of private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, who are armed with […]
Willem Dafoe joins Edward Norton in Motherless Brooklyn
Fresh from his Oscar-nominated turn in The Florida Project, Willem Dafoe has signed on to star alongside Edward Norton in Motherless Brooklyn, Deadline is reporting. Based on Jonathan Lethem’s novel, the film takes place in 1950s New Tork and follows “a Tourette Syndrome affected private eye Lionel Essrog (Norton) witnesses the murder of his only […]
This Is Us’ Chrissy Metz to star in The Impossible
This Is Us star Chrissy Metz has signed on to appear in The Impossible, a new film from director Roxann Dawson (House of Cards) and producer DeVon Franklin (Miracles from Heaven), which is based upon the Joyce Smith novel The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrection. The Amazon description […]
Julian Fellowes’ Downton Abbey follow-up The Gilded Age heading to NBC
U.S. TV network NBC has announced that it has given a ten-episode series order to The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ follow-up to Downton Abbey, which will take place in New York in the 1880s. The official description for the series reads: “The Gilded Age in 1880s New York City was a period of immense social […]
Suits renewed for eighth season, Katherine Heigl joins as series regular
USA Network has announced that it has renewed the legal drama Suits for an eighth season, set to premiere later this year. Series creator Aaron Korsh alongside stars Gabriel Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman and new series regular Dule Hill, while both Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle will be departing the show at the end […]
Steven Soderbergh teams with Studio 8 for Planet Kill
Deadline is reporting that Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 has snapped up a pitch from Steven Soderbergh for an action thriller entitled Planet Kill, which Soderbergh will produce and potentially direct. Details on the project are being kept tightly under wraps, but the story has been created by Scott Z. Burns (Contagion) and James Greer, the […]
Children’s book Wed Wabbit to receive a movie adaptation
Lissa Evans’ acclaimed children’s book Wed Wabbit has been optioned by Locksmith Animation for a feature film adaptation, which is being eyed as a live-action/CG hybrid for 20th century Fox. The official Amazon description for Wed Wabbit reads: “Your name is Fidge and you’re nearly eleven. You’ve been hurled into a strange world. You have […]
EA provides an update on future Star Wars video game plans
During Electronic Arts’ latest investor earnings call, EA executives Blake Jorgensen and Andrew Wilson have been chatting about the publisher’s Star Wars video game license, giving us an indication as to its future plans. “[We’ve] not announced our products for fiscal year 2020 yet,” said Jorgensen, before revealing that Respawn’s as-yet-unrevealed action title will “most […]
Black Panther producer discusses the film’s connections with the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe
In less than two weeks, Marvel Studios is set to pull back the curtain on Wakanda with the release of its latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther. Given that the movie is the final stop before May’s Avengers: Infinity War, and we’re still one Infinity Stone down, it would seem to make sense that the Ryan […]
