Deadline is reporting that Amazon Studios is in development on a biographical TV series based upon the American rock band The Grateful Dead, tapping Oscar-nominated Straight Outta Compton screenwriter Jonathan Herman to pen the script. Herman will use Grateful Dead roadie Steve Parish’s memoir Home Before Daylight: My Life on the Road with The Grateful […]
FX chief says third season of Fargo may be its last
It looks like FX’s acclaimed anthology series Fargo could be coming to an end, with FX chief John Landgraf revealing to The Hollywood Reporter that the current third season may be its last. “There may never be another Fargo,” said Landgraf .”Unless [creator Noah Hawley] has an idea for Fargo that he thinks he can […]
Annabelle: Creation to lead slow box office weekend
Annabelle: Creation is set to win its opening box office weekend. In what looks to be yet another slow weekend at the US box office this summer, things could do with a little rejuvenation. While Annabelle: Creation won’t be enough to salvage the state of affairs, it’s certainly going to have enough to be victorious […]
Annabelle 2 now titled Annabelle: Creation
During a presentation at CinemaCon yesterday, Warner Bros. has announced that the upcoming Annabelle 2 is now going by the title Annabelle: Creation. pic.twitter.com/8DEjNT7lFD — David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) March 29, 2017 The follow up to the hit spinoff to The Conjuring is being directed by Lights Out helmer David F. Sandberg, and features a […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige thinks Joss Whedon’s Batgirl will be “awesome”
President of Marvel Studios, and over all puppet master for the MCU, Kevin Feige, is excited to see what Joss Whedon’s Batgirl film will be like. With the impending release of the hotly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige was speaking to media on Monday night before a screening […]
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins excited about Joss Whedon potentially helming Batgirl DCEU movie
Following the exciting rumors that The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon will be writing, producing, and directing a Batgirl movie for the DCEU, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has offered her thoughts on the situation. Speaking to the Toronto Sun, Jenkins enthusiastically stated: “I don’t even know if that deal is done […]
Joss Whedon to direct Batgirl solo film
It appears Warner Bros. is ready to expand the DCEU – the Batman side of it, at least – even more as Variety has reported that the studio is finalizing a deal for The Avengers director Joss Whedon to write, direct and produce a Batgirl spin-off film. Batgirl seems to have originated in the studio the past month as plans post-Justice League […]
Joss Whedon’s Batgirl movie reportedly based on the New 52 version of Barbara Gordon
It was announced yesterday that Joss Whedon is looking to make the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DC Extended Universe, with The Avengers director said to be in talks with Warner Bros. about writing and directing a Batgirl solo movie. While a deal is yet to be reached, Entertainment Weekly seems to […]
Oscar Isaac to hunt Nazis in Operation Finale
Star Wars star Oscar Isaac has signed on to lead the upcoming thriller Operation Finale, which tells the true story of the hunt for Adolf Eichmann, a member of the SS and one of the main architects of the Holocaust during World War II. The film is being directed by Chris Weitz (About a Boy, […]
ABC calls time on Time After Time
Bad news for any fans of Time After Time, as ABC has pulled the plug on the drama series, removing the show from its Sunday night schedule after just five episodes amid dwindling ratings. The series, developed by Kevin Williamson (Scream) and based on Karl Alexander’s sci-fi novel, stars Freddie Stroma as H.G. Wells, who […]