Back in March of last year it was announced that the BBC and AMC were in development on a second season of the John Le Carre adaptation The Night Manager, and now Deadline is reporting that a writers room has been set.Joining the previously announced Matthew Orton (Operate Finale) are Namsi Khan (Black Mirror), Francesca […]
Image announces Descender follow-up Ascender
Image Comics has announced that creators Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are set to launch an all-new series set in the Descender universe entitled Ascender.“Dustin and I love the world of Descender and we’re re-energized by this new direction, which has opened all sorts of new storytelling possibilities for us,” said Lemire. “Ascender will feel […]
AR game Ingress heading to Netflix as anime series
Variety is reporting that the hit mobile augmented reality game Ingress is heading to Netflix, with the studio ordering an anime series from Fuji TV and Crafter.The storyline for Ingress: The Animation will overlap with the ongoing narrative of the video game, as well as introducing the upcoming sequel Ingress Prime. It takes place in […]
Luke Evans to lead the cast of Roland Emmerich’s WWII film Midway
Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast, The Alienist) has signed on to the cast of Midway, the upcoming big budget World War II action epic from director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day).The film will tell the story of the Battle of Midway, a turning point in the Pacific theater during WWII, and Evans is set to […]
Westworld showrunners already have an ending for the show, tease season 3 plans
With the season two finale of Westworld airing last month, fans of HBO series face a potentially lengthy wait for the continuation of the story, with co-showrunner Jonathan Nolan having suggested previously that season three might not arrive until 2020. Nevertheless, development on the third season is well underway, and Nolan and co-showrunner Lisa Joy […]
Incredibles 2 is now the highest-grossing animated movie ever at the domestic box office
While Ant-Man and the Wasp was taking top spot at the domestic box office this weekend – the 20th straight Marvel Studios release to do so – Incredibles 2 was giving Disney another reason to celebrate as it pushed its North American total beyond the $500 million mark.With $504.4 million domestically since its release last […]
Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp opens with $161 million worldwide
The 20th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe began its global roll out this weekend as the superhero sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp claimed a worldwide opening of $161 million.Domestically, the Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly-directed sequel continued Marvel’s perfect streak of opening in top spot, and pulled in $76 million in total. That was […]
Sacha Baron Cohen has new Showtime show Who Is America? incoming
Showtime has announced that Sacha Baron Cohen is returning to the small screen for a brand new comedy series, which is said to be similar in format to Da Ali G Show and is being marketed as “the most dangerous show in the history of television”.Here’s a couple of teasers for the project, which looks […]
Suspiria remake reduced Quentin Tarantino to tears
Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the Dario Argento horror classic Suspiria won over a lot of detractors with the release of its first trailer, and it seems the new movie has one big fan in filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who was reportedly reduced to tears (in a good way – we hope!) at a private screening.“We’ve been […]
Steven Spielberg recommended Hannah John-Kamen for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp
With Ant-Man and the Wasp opening in the U.S. this weekend, director Peyton Reed has been chatting to the Los Angeles Times about the Marvel sequel, and in particularly the casting of Hannah John-Kamen as the film’s villain The Ghost.“When she read [for the role] she was really tough and physical, but she also played […]
