This won’t come as a surprise, seeing as the network hopes it can enjoy the same kind of longevity as Star Trek, but AMC has announced that The Walking Dead has been renewed for an eighth season, which will begin next year with the 100th episode of the series. “Eeny, meeny, miny, more,” said Charlie Collier, […]
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that the acclaimed John Grisham novel The Rainmaker could be heading to the small screen, with CBS placing a pilot commitment for a TV adaptation from Code Black creator Michael Seitzman and executive producer Brett Mahoney. The Rainmaker follows “a young lawyer who thinks he’s about to have it all – a […]
Clint Eastwood to direct Jessica Buchanan story Impossible Odds
Clint Eastwood is set to bring another real life story to the screen with his next movie, with THR reporting that he has signed on to direct Impossible Odds, which tells the tale of kidnapped American aid worker Jessica Buchanan. Based on the memoir from Buchanan, her husband Erik Landemalm and Anthony Flacco and scripted […]
MTV bringing The War of the Worlds to the small screen
MTV has tapped Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis and writer Andrew Cochran for a TV adaptation of H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, THR is reporting. Published in 1897, the book is one of the earliest to explore the conflict between humans and extraterrestrials, as Earth is invaded by Martians. It has […]
Dancing Ledge and HarperCollins bringing Alistair MacLean’s novels to TV as event series
Deadline is reporting that Dancing Ledge Productions and publisher HarperCollins are partnering up for a series of TV adaptations of the novels of legendary British thriller writer Alistair MacLean. The site reports that each project will be structured as a four or six-part even series, beginning with San Andreas, his 1984 book set on board […]
The Week in Star Wars – New Rogue One trailer, poster and reactions, Obi-Wan movie, new ongoing comic series and more
In your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got a brand new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (and a new poster), some more talk about an Obi-Wan movie and more… Let’s be honest, we’re going to kick off with the new trailer Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, aren’t […]
Caitlin Snow’s metahuman powers continue to grow in synopsis for The Flash season 3 episode 5 – ‘Monster’
The CW has released the official synopsis for the fifth season of The Flash season three, which sees Caitlin Snow calling upon her mother to help her with her growing metahuman powers. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Trailer and promo for The Flash Season 3 Episode 3 – ‘Magenta’ CAITLIN CALLS ON HER MOTHER […]
Disney developing Don Quixote movie
With Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating Don Quixote project stalling yet again, THR is reporting that Disney is now readying its own adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s classic 1605 novel courtesy of screenwriter Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips). The Spanish novel tells the story of an aristocrat called Alanso Quixano, “who, after reading too […]
Coen Brothers to pen Silk Road thriller Dark Web for Fox
THR is reporting that Joel and Ethan Coen have signed on to pen the screenplay for Dark Web, a thriller from 20th Century Fox which has previously been scripted by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island. Formerly titled Silk Road, Dark Web is based on a Wired magazine article from Joshuah Bearman, […]
Michelle Williams in talks to play Janis Joplin in big screen biopic
Variety is reporting that Michelle Williams is in talks to portray the rock ‘n’ roll icon Janis Joplin in the biopic Joplin, which is being directed by Martha Marcy May Marlene helmer Sean Durkin. The film is being produced by Peter Newman, who holds the rights to much of Joplin’s music catalogue and written materials. The […]