The Mummy has seen more investment in TV ad spending this week than any other movie. With substantial hits in theatres right now such as Wonder Woman, other high profile movies still playing, and even more to come, it’s interesting to see that Universal has claimed the top spot for TV ad spending for The […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi to open a day earlier in the UK
Here’s some rather good news for UK fans of the galaxy far, far away, as Disney and Lucasfilm have announced today that Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the hugely-anticipated second chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, is set to open on these shores a day earlier than previously announced, with the film hitting on Thursday, December […]
Director Colin Trevorrow says Star Wars: Episode IX will handle the death of Carrie Fisher with “love and respect”
While doing the promotional rounds for his upcoming film The Book of Henry (set for release on June 16th in the States) Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow naturally found himself also fielding questions on his plans to close out the Sequel Trilogy. And unsurprisingly, one of the major topics was the recent tragic […]
Bill Skarsgard’s Pennywise terrified child extras on the set of It
Those that already have a good feeling on Bill Skarsgard’s take on the classic horrifying clown Pennywise (the trailers alone have generated much praise and hype) now have even more reason to get excited to be terrified, as it seems the disturbing-looking clown unintentionally scared a bunch of child extras on the set of the […]
Director Christopher McQuarrie talks Mission: Impossible 6 and taking the series in a new direction
As filming continues on Mission: Impossible 6, director Christopher McQuarrie has taken a break from the production to chat to Scriptnotes (via Collider) about the latest entry in the blockbuster spy series. McQuarrie, who also helmed Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and becomes the first director to return to the series for a second outing, discussed […]
See you space cowboy! A live-action Cowboy Bebop is in development with Thor: Ragnarok writer
The popular 1990s anime series Cowboy Bebop is getting the live-action treatment for television. Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok scribe Christopher Yost is currently working on the development with Tomorrow Studios and ITV Studios. Yost has also worked on animated TV shows Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wolverine and the X-Men and The Avengers: […]
Amazon acquires Linda Tripp / Monica Lewinsky drama
Deadline is reporting that Amazon Studios has snapped up the rights to Flint Wainess’ Black List script Linda and Monica, which deals with the friendship between Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky, which imploded when it led to the revelation of the relationship between White House intern Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton. The film will explore […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in World War II adventure The Lost Airman
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in The Lost Airman, a true-life World War II adventure which is in development at Amazon Studios. He will also produce the film alongside John Lesher (Birdman) and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker. The film is based upon Seth Meyerowitz’s non-fiction book […]
Julia Roberts joins Mr. Robot creator’s new series Homecoming
Following on from the news that HBO has snapped up the Julia Roberts-headlined event series Today Will Be Different, it is now being reported that the Oscar-winning actress is in talks for another small screen project in Homecoming, the new drama series from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. Based on Gimlet Media’s fictional podcast of […]
Maura Tierney and Annalise Basso join Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, Bryan Cranston’s role revealed
Casting has been completed for the final two episodes of Amazon’s Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, the upcoming sci-fi anthology series based on several of Dick’s short stories. Among the final casting is The Affair‘s Maura Tierney, Ouija: Origin of Evil‘s Annalise Basso and series executive producer and Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston. Tierney and Basso will appear in the episode […]
