Jessica Pare, best known for her role as Megan Draper in the later seasons of Mad Men, has been cast as a series regular in an untitled drama pilot about the Navy SEALs for CBS according to Deadline. The series also stars Person of Interest‘s Jim Caviezel and has been brought to the network by Justified executive producers […]
Sleight director to remake The Fly for 20th Century Fox
According to Deadline there are plans in the works to remake the classic sci-fi horror The Fly. The new film is set to be helmed by director J.D. Dillard, an upcoming filmmaker generating positive buzz for his Sundance hit Sleight. He will be working from a script co-written with Alex Theurer. The Fly follows a brilliant but eccentric scientist […]
Rampage adds two more actors to its cast
One of the many video game adaptations in the pipeline is Rampage, which is essentially an arcade experience where players pick from one of three different monsters and destroy the world city by city. So far, it also has the luxury of featuring Dwayne Johnson in the leading role. Recently, we’ve had quite a lot of […]
HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 to star Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon
The HBO adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 has cast actors Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. Based on the classic novel by Ray Bradbury, HBO is currently developing a movie adaptation of the property that tells the story of a dystopian future where books are outlawed and ‘firemen’ burn any that are found. Jordan is set […]
The Matrix reboot in development, Michael B. Jordan eyed to star
The Hollywood Reporter has broken word that Warner Bros. is going ahead with plans to reboot what is arguably the most influential action movie of the 90s (and one of the best of all time), The Matrix. It is being reported that Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Fruitvale Station) is wanted for this new take on the franchise and […]
Edward James Olmos to return in Blade Runner 2049
Actor Edward James Olmos is going to be returning to his Blade Runner role for Blade Runner 2049. Edward James Olmos has recently grabbed a part in Sons of Anarchy spin off series Mayans MC and now the actor has confirmed that he will be once more be playing Gaff in Denis Villeneuve ‘s Blade […]
The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon gets series order, Jon Favreau to direct first episode
CBS’ The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon is skipping the pilot stage, with the network announcing it has given a straight-to-series order for the single camera comedy for the 2017-2018 season. Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book) has signed on to direct the first episode, and will also executive produce alongside Chuck Lorre, […]
Godzilla anime film headed to Netflix
For those of us that need something to whet our appetite for Krampus director Michael Dougherty’s far-off but much anticipated Godzilla: King of Monsters or the inevitable monster mash between Godzilla and King Kong, Netflix has announced it is bringing a Godzilla anime feature to the streaming service later this year. This will mark Godzilla’s first […]
Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson rumored for Lisbeth Salander role in The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Although David Fincher’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was a critical and commercial success (the film even generated a lead actress Oscar nomination for Rooney Mara), it has taken roughly six years to finally get confirmation of another entry in the Millennium movie series. Bizarrely, where we stand is that the next instalment in the […]
Sony officially announces The Girl in the Spider’s Web, will recast Lisbeth Salander
Sony has officially announced that it is relaunching the Millennium movie series with an adaptation of David Lagercrantz’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web, with Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) directing. The announcement confirms that Rooney Mara will not be reprising the role of Lisbeth Salander from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and […]
