According to Deadline, Paramount Players has come out victorious in a competitive bidding situation for the rights to Olivia Koski and Jana Grcevich’s book Vacation Guide to the Solar System, tapping Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to pen the script for an adaptation.Described as “Jurassic Park in tone with The Martian’s […]
Fox to satirise TV revivals with Revival
It looks like we can add another revival to Fox’s ever-increasing slate, although this one is a little different…According to Variety, the network has made a put pilot commitment to a single-camera comedy series entitled Revival, which spoofs the recent trend of TV series revivals and follows Elliot, a former child star from an 80s […]
Cher and company return for their Senior Year in Boom! Studios’ Clueless, check out a preview here
Cher and her friends return this Wednesday for their Senior Year as Boom! Studios releases its Clueless comic book, and we have a preview for you here; check it out…Your favorite girls from Beverly Hills are back in an all-new adventure! It’s senior year and Cher, Dionne, and Tai find themselves in a bit of […]
Wonder Woman passes $800 million at the worldwide box office
Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman has reached another milestone at the box office this weekend, with the film taking its global haul to a whopping $800 million.The Patty Jenkins-directed superhero movie has grossed $404 million domestically, making it the highest-grossing DCEU release in the U.S., and Warner Bros.’ third biggest film ever behind The […]
R.I.P. Jerry Lewis (1926 – 2017)
Legendary American comedian, actor, filmmaker and singer Jerry Lewis has passed away at his home in Las Vegas, aged 91.Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1926, Lewis began his career as an entertainer in the 1940s and initially rose to prominence as part of the double-act Martin and Lewis with Dean Martin.After finding success on […]
Justin Theroux to guest star in Maniac alongside Emma Stone and Jonah Hill
Variety is reporting that The Leftovers star Justin Theroux has signed on for a guest role in Maniac, the upcoming Netflix series featuring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.Maniac is based upon a Norwegian series and follows a man who lives a fantasy life in his dreams, whilst locked up in a mental institution. Superbad co-stars […]
Harry Potter producer teams up with the BBC for The Birds miniseries
The BBC is teaming up with Harry Potter producer David Heyman’s Heyday Television for a new miniseries adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 novella The Birds, famously adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963.According to Digital Spy, the TV adaptation will remain true to du Maurier’s novel and is set in rural […]
Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher set for Son of Shaft
It looks like director Tim Story’s Shaft reboot won’t be a reboot after all, as Variety is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to reprise his role as John Shaft II (nephew of the original John Shaft) from the 2000 movie, with Jessie T. Usher (Survivor’s Remorse, Independence Day: Resurgence) set to play […]
St. Vincent to direct female-led The Picture of Dorian Gray
According to Variety, Grammy Award-winning musician St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark) has signed on to direct a female-led adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray for Lionsgate.The new adaptation of the classic tale will see Dorian Gray – a hedonist who remains eternally young while their self-portrait ages and grows day […]
Chris Columbus says Gremlins 3 script is “twisted and dark”
Over the past few years there’s been a lot of talk about Gremlins 3, and now it seems the project may finally be moving forward as original screenwriter Chris Columbus has revealed to SlashFilm that he’s completed a screenplay for a third instalment in the comedy-horror series.“I’m really proud of the script,” said Columbus. “It […]
