Director Julius Onah has tapped Naomi Watts (Gypsy), Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water), Tim Roth (Tin Star) and Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Birth of a Nation) to star in his new film Luce, which is now filming in New York. Variety reports that the film is based upon JC Lee’s play of the same […]
TNT developing series inspired by female boxer Ann Wolfe
According to Variety, TNT is in development on a new drama series inspired by the life of boxer Ann Wolfe, who recently appeared in Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman as the Amazon warrior Artemis. The site reports that the series, titled Beast Mode, “tells the story of a feisty, damaged woman with a ‘kill […]
Syfy announces cast for Deadly Class TV series
Last month it was announced that Syfy had given a pilot order to Deadly Class, an adaptation of Rick Remender and Wes Craig’s Image Comics series, and now the network has announced details of the cast for the TV series, along with their character descriptions (via Deadline): Benedict Wong is set for the series regular […]
Dark Nights: Metal and The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan top bestselling comics and graphic novels of October 2017
Diamond Comics Distributors has unveiled the comic book and graphic novel sales figures for October 2017, and while DC didn’t quite manage to dethrone Marvel overall, it did dominate the comic book chart with its Dark Nights: Metal event and Batman titles occupying seven of the top ten spots. Dark Nights: Metal #3 coming in […]
Ben Affleck explains the Mother Boxes and how they factor into Justice League
While much of the plot of Justice League has been kept under wraps, we do know that the villain Steppenwolf is looking to get his evil hands on three Mother Boxes, which have been separated between humans, Atlanteans and Amazons following an ancient war against the forces of Apokolips. We got a brief glimpse of […]
Mark Millar and Netflix announce The Magic Order
Mark Millar has announced his first comic book project for Netflix, with THR reporting that the Kick-Ass and Kingsman writer is penning a six-issue series entitled v, which will be illustrated by Olivier Coipel. “We wanted to make a splash with our first book for Netflix and this is it,” said Millar. “I love dark fantasy […]
Rebecca Rittenhouse and Morgan Spector join Gina Torres in the Suits spinoff
USA Network has announced that Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Mindy Project) and Morgan Spector (The Mist) have been cast in key roles in the planned Suits spinoff revolving around Gina Torres’ character Jessica Pearson. Both will make their debut in the season seven finale of Suits, which is serving as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff. […]
Meet the Blacks sequel The House Next Door adds Danny Trejo and Rick Ross
Last month it was announced that Friday After Next co-stars Mike Epps and Katt Williams are set to reunite for The House Next Door, a sequel to the 2016 comedy Meet the Blacks, and now Deadline is reporting that Danny Trejo (Machete) and rapper Rick Ross (Magic City) have signed on to appear in the […]
Steve Pink to adapt Hunter S. Thompson’s The Curse of Lono
Deadline is reporting that Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine, About Last Night) has signed on to direct an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s book The Curse of Lono. Published in 1983, The Curse of Lono follows the exploits of Thompson and illustrator Ralph Steadman as they are sent to cover the marathon in Waikiki […]
Toni Collette to lead the cast of the BBC and Netflix’s Wanderlust
The BBC and Netflix have announced that Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense) is set to lead the cast of the upcoming Netflix series Wanderlust, where she will star alongside Steven Mackintosh (Stan Lee’s Lucky Man), Zawe Ashton (Fresh Meat) and Royce Pierreson (Line of Duty). The series, created by Nick Payne (Constellations, The Sense of […]
