Variety is reporting that Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story), Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook), Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Danielle MacDonald (Patti Cake$) and Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) have signed on to the cast of the sci-fi film Bird Box, which already has Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich attached. The film is being directed by Oscar-winning […]
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck producing period detective thriller The Shadows
THR is reporting that Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Jennifer Todd of Pearl Street Films are teaming with Paramount Pictures to tell the story of America’s first detectives with The Shadows, a feature film scripted by Chris Bremner. The Shadows is based upon Matthew Pearl’s Boston Globe Magazine article ‘Into the Shadows’, which detailed the […]
Liongsate developing feature film adaptation of sci-fi epic Children of Time
Lionsgate has tapped Colby Day to pen an adaptation of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s epic sci-fi novel Children of Time, Variety has revealed. Published in 2015, the story involves a planet inhabited by evolved spiders uplifted by human scientists, and their later discovery by the last humans alive in the universe, playing off the contrast between the […]
Stephen King talks The Stand and Salem’s Lot adaptations
It’s been a heavy year for Stephen King adaptations, with feature film versions of The Dark Tower, It and Gerald’s Game (with 1922 still to come later this month), as well as The Mist and Mr. Mercedes on the small screen. Next year is set to bring us the Hulu series Castle Rock, while filming […]
Jay Roach to direct Kent State shooting drama 67 Shots
Deadline is reporting that Jay Roach (Trumbo, Game Change) has signed on to direct 67 Shots, a drama exploring the fatal 1970 shootings at Kent State University, which is based upon Howard Means’ book 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence. According to the site, the film will chronicle “the buildup that […]
Blumhouse open to another Paranormal Activity movie
Despite the fact that 2015’s Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension was marketed as the final chapter in the hugely-successful found footage horror series, producer Jason Blum has revealed that Blumhouse is open to another instalment if and when writer Christopher B. Landon has an idea for a new movie. “Paranormal Activity is on hiatus, but […]
A deleted scene from It had Pennywise eating a baby
Last month, It star Bill Skarsgard revealed that a “really, really disturbing” flashback scene was cut from the theatrical release of the Stephen King adaptation. Now, thanks to Reddit (via Bloody Disgusting), we have details on the scene in question, which takes place in the 1600s and culminates with Pennywise eating a baby. Check out […]
Pacific Rim Uprising a “launching pad” for a shared universe
Following the release of the first trailer for Pacific Rim Uprising, Nerdist caught up with director Steven S. DeKnight to discuss the film, with DeKnight revealing that the plan is for the sequel to serve as a “launching pad” for an entire transmedia franchise featuring movies, spinoff films, comics and even an animated series. “I’m […]
Rumoured details on The LEGO Batman Movie 2018 sets and minifigures
The LEGO Group is set to continue its LEGO Batman Movie theme in 2018 with the release of a new range of sets, as well as a second series of Collectible Minifigures. Thanks to NeoGAF (via The Brick Fan), we now have some details on the upcoming sets – or more specifically, the minifigues that […]
Giovanni Ribisi returning for all four Avatar sequels
With production underway on James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, Deadline is reporting that Giovanni Ribisi has become the latest cast member from the original movie to sign on for all four of the new films. Ribisi reprises his role of Parker Selfridge, head administrator of the RDA responsible for the mining operations on Pandora. He joins fellow […]
