TROUBLE IN LUCASFILM Following the news a couple of months ago that Phil Lord and Chris Miller exited the Han Solo spin-off movie with only a few weeks of production left, it was revealed yesterday that Colin Trevorrow has left the director’s chair of Star Wars: Episode IX over creative differences. According to EW, there have […]
Colin Trevorrow says Star Wars: Episode IX will give the Sequel Trilogy an “emotionally resonant conclusion”
A few days ago we brought you some comments from Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow who said that the passing of Carrie Fisher will be handled with “love and respect” in the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy. Now the filmmaker has been chatting to Screen Rant about his work on the 2019 […]
Stephen King and Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties heading to the small screen for TV adaptation
Anonymous Content has snapped up the rights to Sleeping Beauties, an upcoming novel from Stephen King and his son Owen King, and is now in development on a TV adaptation, which is being produced by Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta (The OA). The novel is set for publication in September, and the official synopsis reads: […]
Coby Bell joins Marvel and Fox’s X-Men pilot
Deadline has revealed that Coby Bell (Burn Notice) has signed on to appear in Marvel and Fox’s as-yet-untitled X-Men TV pilot, where he will play the character of Jace Turner, “a weathered man who quietly wrestles with the moral ambiguities of a job that regularly requires cold-blooded, calculating efficiency on a day-to-day basis.” The pilot […]
Eva Green in talks to reunite with Tim Burton on Disney’s Dumbo
Deadline is reporting that Eva Green is in talks to join the cast of Disney’s live-action Dumbo movie, which would reunite her with Dark Shadows and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children director Tim Burton. According to the site, Green is being eyed for one of the three main adult roles in the film. As […]
Dolph Lundgren confirms Arrow and The Expendables 4 return
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote his new film Don’t Kill It [read our review here], action star Dolph Lundgren has revealed that he’ll be reprising the role of the villain Konstantin Kovar in The CW’s DC superhero show Arrow, as well as reuniting with Sylvester Stallone for the fourth and final outing […]
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will write and direct Invincible film
After The Walking Dead’s massive success on television, fans of Robert Kirkman have wondered whether another of his comic book series Invincible would ever get a live-action adaptation. Well, it seems that is now set to happen as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will write, produce and direct an Invincible feature film for Universal. Created by […]
Ian McKellen reveals why he didn’t play Dumbledore in Harry Potter
Ian McKellen has revealed why he didn’t take up the part of Harry Potter’s Dumbledore after Richard Harris passed away. McKellen, the British actor perhaps best known these days for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and Magneto in the X-Men franchise, has got pretty good at playing powerful and gifted […]
Ian McKellen suggests he’s open to Gandalf role in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series
As Sir Ian McKellen prepares to tackle a new iconic role in the West End version of The Exorcist, the legendary performer has told Graham Norton’s Radio 2 show that he’s reluctant to let one of his greatest roles go to another actor. With the news that Amazon are to create their own middle-earth TV series […]
Better Call Saul renewed for season 4
Though Better Call Saul concluded its third season a couple weeks ago, AMC were yet to renew the series for a fourth season. However, creator and producer Vince Gilligan recently expressed his confidence the show would return and his confidence has now paid off. Today AMC officially renewed Better Call Saul for a 10-episode fourth season that will air […]
