Earlier this month it was announced that Veep and The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci is set to follow up his latest film The Death of Stalin with a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, and now comes word that Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion) has been cast as the lead.Patel is set to […]
Ryan Murphy signs exclusive deal with Netflix
The Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ryan Murphy has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Netflix to produce new TV series and feature films for the streaming giant, with the deal set to get underway on July 1st of this year.“Ryan Murphy’s series have influenced the global cultural zeitgeist, reinvented genres […]
Netflix cancels Disjointed after one season
The Kathy Bates-headlined cannabis comedy Disjointed has been cancelled by Netflix, with the streaming service opting not to renew the workplace sitcom for a second season.The show sees Bates starring as a lifelong advocate for the legalisation of cannabis who is finally living her dream as the owner of a Los Angeles pot dispensary. Also […]
Rita Ora joins the live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu
Fresh from her role as Christian Grey’s sister Mia in Fifty Shades Freed, actress and singer Rita Ora has bagged herself another screen role, signing on to appear in the live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu. Details of her role are being kept under wraps.The film is now currently in production in the UK, with Rob […]
Netflix officially announces The Highwaymen with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson
Last year it was reported that Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner were in talks to star in the Netflix event series The Highwaymen, and now the streaming service has officially announced the project.Directed by John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder) from a script by John Fusco (Young Guns, Hidalgo), The Highwaymen will tell […]
LeBron James to produce House Party remake
According to The Wrap, NBA star LeBron James is set to produce a remake of the 1990 comedy House Party for SpringHill Entertainment and New Line Cinema. The new film is being penned by Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori (Atlanta), and will revolve around – as you might expect – a house party that goes […]
Morgan Freeman and Forest Whitaker to join John Travolta in The Poison Rose
According to Variety, Morgan Freeman and Forest Whitaker are in final negotiations to join John Travolta in the cast of The Poison Rose, an action-thriller from Midnight Run director George Gallo.Based on the novel by Richard Salvatore, who has co-written the script with Gallo, the film is described as a detective drama along the likes […]
Filming underway on Preacher season 3, new cast members announced
AMC has announced that filming on the third season of its comic book adaptation Preacher, with the show also adding four new additions to the cast in Betty Buckley (Split), Colin Cunningham (Falling Skies), Jeremy Childs (Nashville) and Liz McGeever (Homeland).Per AMC, here are the official character descriptions for the new additions:Betty Buckley joins the […]
Vikings creator teaming with Martin Scorsese for The Caesars
Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst has revealed to The Guardian that he is set to team with filmmaker Martin Scorsese for a new series entitled The Caesars, with a plan to tell the story of the early rulers of Rome across several seasons, beginning with the rise of Julius Caesar.“In the movies he […]
The Thirteenth Doctor heralds a new era for Titan’s Doctor Who comics
The BBC and Titan Comics have announced that as well as starring in the new TV series of Doctor Who, the Thirteenth Doctor will be debuting in comics this fall.Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor will be penned by Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Orphan Black, Star Wars: Rogue One, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Faith, Supergirl, […]
