Catherine Keener (Capote, Get Out) has signed on for her first series regular role on the small screen, with Deadline reporting that the Oscar-nominated actress will star opposite Jim Carrey in the upcoming half-hour comedy Kidding from Showtime. Created by Dave Holstein (Weeds) and directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), the […]
Marlon Brando biopic in development
According to THR, Brian Oliver’s New Republic Pictures has optioned director/producer George Englund’s memoir The Way It’s Never Been Done Before as the source material for a biopic on screen legend Marlon Brando. Brando and Englund first became friends in the 1950s, with Englund going on to run Brando’s production company, as well as directing […]
It helmer teaming with the Russos to adapt The Electric State
According to Deadline, Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo have won a bidding war for the rights to Simon Stalenhag’s illustrated novel The Electric State, with It helmer Andy Muschietti in talks to direct. The Kickstarter-funded book is described as “a re-imagined low tech apocalyptic mid 90s vision of the American West.” The […]
Cities: Skylines – Parklife expansion available to pre-order now
A brand new expansion is coming to the PC version of Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order’s hit city builder Cities: Skylines on 24th May. Called Parklife, this expansion will add more features to make your city a more vibrant, greener and happier place for your citizens. The Parklife expansion adds a huge amount of new constructions to […]
Rob Lowe set for gender-swapped remake of The Bad Seed
According to Deadline, Rob Lowe has signed on to direct and star in a remake of the Oscar-nominated 1956 psychological horror The Bad Seed, with Lifetime currently in negotiations to secure the rights. Described as a “reimagining”, the film – which has been scripted by Barbara Marshall (Wish Upon) will see Lowe playing “a father […]
Rian Johnson talks about Luke’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi fate and involvement in Episode IX
Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… One of the biggest issues fans have taken with The Last Jedi is how it dealt with the character of Luke Skywalker, including the character’s apparent death at the film’s end. Of course death isn’t quite the same for a Jedi as it is for everyone […]
Star Wars fan launches petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official canon
Despite earning rave reviews from critics, fans are split on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with many expressing their disappointment at the latest chapter in the iconic space opera. However, one fan – Henry Walsh – is so outraged by the movie that he’s launched a petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scenes detailed by Rian Johnson
Despite being the longest Star Wars movie to date with a running time of 2 hours and 32 minutes, director Rian Johnson previously revealed that his first cut of Star Wars: The Last Jedi ran for three hours, and now in an interview with Collider the filmmaker has been teasing some of the material that […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi debuts to second-biggest ever opening day at the box office
After starting its North American theatrical run with the second biggest ever Thursday preview takings, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has carried that into its first full day at the box office, with the movie grossing $100.4 million on Friday, second only to Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ $119 million. Having been tracking a $200 […]
Horror Channel rings in the New Year with Wes Craven season
Horror Channel is set to celebrate the legendary filmmaker Wes Craven throughout January with a retrospective of the late great genre director’s career. Four of his supernatural shockers and scream-filled slashers wlll be broadcast, including the network premieres of serial killer chiller My Soul to Take, his macabre masterpiece The Serpent and the Rainbow, his […]
