After defecting from the First Order and passing himself off as a “big deal” in the Resistance in an effort to impress Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Boyega’s Finn now finds himself a core part of the good guys in December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi – although it seems he’s not […]
Jennifer Garner in talks for “female John Wick” thriller Peppermint
THR has revealed that Jennifer Garner is in talks to join the upcoming revenge thriller Peppermint, which is being directed by Pierre Morel (Taken) from a script by Chad St. John (London Has Fallen). Pitched as a “female John Wick”, Peppermint follows “a young mother who, after her husband and daughter are murdered, finds herself […]
Fox exploring how to relaunch the 24 franchise
Time may have ran out for the 24: Legacy spinoff after just one season, but it seems that Fox isn’t ready to call it a day on the 24 franchise just yet, with network chief Dana Walden revealing at the Television Critics Association press tour that discussions are underway as to how to potentially relaunch […]
Jeremy Renner says a Hawkeye TV show has never been on the table
Given the amount of times he’s answered this, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a contractual obligation for anyone interviewing Jeremy Renner to ask him about a possible Hawkeye TV show, and sure enough, during an interview with We Got This Covered to promote his new film Wind River, Renner has once again fielded […]
Filming underway on Tell It to the Bees starring Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger
Motion Picture Capital, BFI and Creative Scotland have announced that filming is now underway on Tell It to the Bees, an adaptation of Fiona Shaw’s critically acclaimed romance novel, which stars Anna Paquin (True Blood) and Holiday Grainger (My Cousin Rachel). The film is being directed by Annabel Jankel (Live from Abbey Road, Skellig: The […]
Katie Holmes to star in adaptation of self-help book The Secret
Variety is reporting that Katie Holmes is set to star in a film adaptation of Rhonda Byrne’s bestselling self-help book The Secret, which has Andy Tennant (Sweet Home Alabama, Hitch) set to direct from a script by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us). The movie will revolve around “a hard-working widow with three children who hires […]
Deadpool’s Tim Miller to direct Neuromancer adaptation
THR is reporting that Deadpool director Tim Miller has signed on to helm an adaptation of William Gibson’s 1984 sci-fi novel Neuromancer for 20th Century Fox. The first of Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy, the award-winning novel “centers on Henry Dorsett Case, a disgraced computer hacker living in Japan who was punished for stealing from his employer by […]
Nicole Kidman in talks for crime thriller Destroyer
According to The Tracking Board, Nicole Kidman is in talks to star in the upcoming crime thriller Destroyer, which is set to be directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, The Invitation) from a script by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Although plot details are being kept under wraps, Kusama has described the film as a “personal […]
Joseph Gatt joins Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo
With production on Disney and Tim Burton’s Dumbo now well underway, Deadline is reporting that Joseph Gatt (Z Nation) has become the latest addition to the cast of the live-action adaptation of the animated classic, where he’ll portray a character called Skellig. Gatt joins a cast that includes Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice), […]
Archie announces B&V Vixens, The Mighty Crusaders and Cosmo
Biker gangs, superheroes and space aliens are set to make a splash in three new ongoing series from Archie Comics in B&V Vixens, The Mighty Crusaders and Cosmo. The world’s most famous BFFs return with a vengeance this November! Betty and Veronica are the leaders of the toughest gang in Riverdale, the Vixens, in the new […]
