Warner Bros. has released the first trailer and poster for the upcoming Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep. The supernatural thriller is set 40 years after the events of The Shining and stars Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance, who after living a peaceful life as a hospice worker, is forced to use his powers against a […]
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps revival reportedly in the works
According to actor Will Mellor, the BBC is close to commissioning the hit British sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps could be returning to our screens for a one-off revival which would reunite Mellor’s Gaz with Ralph Little’s Jonny. “Recently, since Two Pints came back, it is on at 11 o’clock […]
Terry Pratchett’s The Amazing Maurice in development as animated movie
German production outfit Ulysses Filmproduktion (Luis and the Aliens) has announced an animated feature film adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s 2001 novel The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, with Toby Genkel (Ooops! Noah is Gone) directing from a script by writer Terry Rossio (Aladdin). The 28th Discworld novel, and the first to be written specifically […]
Alyson Hannigan and Ben Schwartz to star in Flora & Ulysses for Disney+
Deadline has announced Disney+ is set to adapt Flora & Ulysses to its streaming service with Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) and Ben Schwartz (Sonic The Hedgehog) starring in lead roles. Lena Khan (The Tiger Hunter) will direct from a script by Brad Copeland (Life in Pieces). The film is based upon Kate DiCamillo’s 2013 […]
Men in Black: International posters showcase the alien cast
Coinciding with the film’s release in cinemas, Sony has debuted four new international character posters for the sci-fi action comedy Men in Black: International featuring its alien characters; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Men in Black: International here F. Gary Gray (The Fate of the Furious) is directing Men in Black: […]
Dominic Monaghan joins action thriller Waldo with Charlie Hunnam and Mel Gibson
Deadline has revealed that Dominic Monaghan (Lost) is set to star in the action thriller Waldo from British director Tim Kirkby (Veep), joining a cast that includes Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Mel Gibson (Dragged Across Concrete) and Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver). Based on Howard Gould’s novel Last Looks, Waldo will see Hunnam taking on the role of former LAPD […]
New Line Cinema wanted to cast a white actor as Blade
While 2000’s X-Men is widely credited as launching the Marvel-era of movies – and indeed, the modern superhero movie – that honour actually falls to 1998’s Blade, which saw Wesley Snipes taking on the role of Marvel’s vampire-hunter Eric Brooks. With the film celebrating its 20th anniversary, EW has been chatting to Snipes and screenwriter […]
Michael Rooker joins The Dark Tower TV series
Guardians of the Galaxy star Michael Rooker has revealed on his website that he has joined the cast of Amazon’s TV adaptation of the Stephen King fantasy epic The Dark Tower. Details on Rooker’s role are being kept under wraps, but the actor joins the previously announced Sam Strike (Nightflyers) as Roland Deschain and Jasper […]
Netflix acquires video game adaptation The Division starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain
During Ubisoft’s panel at E3, the publisher has announced that its long-gestating feature film adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Division has been acquired by streaming giant Netflix. David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) is set to direct The Division, which has Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home) and Jessica Chastain […]
Love, Death & Robots renewed for season 2 by Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has taken to Twitter to announce that it has renewed the Tim Miller (Deadpool) and David Fincher (The Social Network) produced animated anthology series Love, Death & Robots for a second season. "Love, Death and Robots" will be back! Jennifer Yuh Nelson has joined as supervising director for Volume 2 and will […]
