Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) is set to write and produce adaptations of author Marcus Sakey’s bestselling book trilogy Brilliance, Deadline has revealed. Brilliance takes place “in a future world where “brilliants” — the rare 1% born gifted with superior mental abilities — are carefully tracked by the government. Federal agent Nick Cooper, […]
Lucy Hale reteams with Truth or Dare director for Fantasy Island
Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale has signed on to the cast of Sony and Blumhouse Productions’ Fantasy Island movie, which will reunite her with her Truth or Dare director Jeff Wadlow. The film, based upon the classic TV series, will see Michael Pena (Ant-Man and the Wasp) taking on the Ricardo Montalban role of […]
Filming gets underway on DC Universe’s Swamp Thing
After assembling its cast these past few weeks, filming is now officially underway on DC Universe’s second live-action series Swamp Thing, with actress Crystal Reed – who is set to play the character of Abby Arcane – taking to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes image of director Len Wiseman (Underworld), who is helming the first […]
Michael Pena and Dave Bautista heading to Fantasy Island
Back in August it was announced that Truth or Dare director Jeff Wadlow is set to reunite with Blumhouse Productions for a big screen reboot of the classic ABC TV series Fantasy Island, and now we’ve got our first casting news on the project. Deadline is reporting that Michael Pena (Ant-Man and the Wasp) is […]
Stranger Things’ David Harbour joins Chris Hemsworth in Dhaka
Last week, Chris Hemsworth shared some first look behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the kidnap thriller Dhaka, and now comes word from THR that Stranger Things star David Harbour has signed on to appear alongside Hemsworth in the cast. Dhaka sees Hemsworth portraying Tyler Rake, a skilled mercenary with a death wish who is […]
7 Days to Die Alpha 17 could be with us on Monday
Select 7 Days to Die streamers from Twitch and Youtube were last night given access to the experimental build of Alpha 17. The highly anticipated alpha 17 adds so many new features, including a variety of new vehicles, new POIs and a wealth of new perks. If all goes well during the experimental then it should […]
Grant Gustin and Stephen Amell on swapping superhero identities for the DC crossover ‘Elseworlds’
As we’ve seen in the promotional material for this year’s Arrowverse crossover – such as the latest teaser promos here and here – Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen and Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen are going to find themselves swapping superhero identities in ‘Elseworlds’ as part of the machinations of mad Arkham Asylum doctor John Deegan (Jeremy Davies). And, […]
Tom Cruise dropped as Jack Reacher for being too short
Although 2012’s Jack Reacher and its 2016 sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back both performed well enough at the box office, grossing over $380 million worldwide, author Lee Child has revealed to the BBC that that he has pulled the plug on the movie franchise and is instead looking to produce a rebooted Jack Reacher TV […]
ABC renews Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for season 7 as Chloe Bennet reveals Quake’s new season 6 look
The Netflix shows may be dropping like flies, what with the cancellation of both Iron Fist and Luke Cage, but Marvel is set to continue having a presence on ABC next season, with the network announcing that it has renewed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a seventh season. The renewal is somewhat of a surprise given […]
Castlevania producer Adi Shankar developing Devil May Cry series
Last month, Adi Shankar – producer on Netflix’s acclaimed anime series Castlevania – revealed that he was partnering up with an iconic Japanese video game company to adapt one of their video game titles as a TV series. On the back on the tease, The Wrap reported that the project in question was an adaptation […]
