Paolo Sorrentino is creating a follow up series to The Young Pope, suitably titled, The New Pope. While it was said that Sorrentino was working on a second season to the HBO/Sky /Canal Plus drama The Young Pope, details were still unclear as to what exactly would happen to the Jude Law series. We now have […]
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to produce comedy horror Slaughterhouse Rulez
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have teamed up to launch a new film and TV production company, Stolen Banner, and are kicking things off with their first project, the comedy horror Slaughterhouse Rulez. Deadline reports that the film “is set in an elite boarding school – Welcome to Slaughterhouse – where boys and girls are […]
Blake Lively to star in MMA drama Bruised
Blake Lively has signed on to star as the lead in Bruised, an MMA drama from director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, My Sister’s Keeper). Deadline reports that the film will see Lively as Jackie, “a single mother working two jobs and a disgraced MMA fighter who has been up against the ropes her entire life. […]
The Witcher TV series in development at Netflix
Fans of The Witcher franchise have a big reason to be excited right now. Netflix is developing a series based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher novels – a saga that spans eight books and has spawned a hit video game franchise. Sapkowski will serve as a creative consultant to the series with The Expanse‘s Sean Daniel and Jason Brown as executive producers. The […]
The Bluths are back as Netflix officially announces Arrested Development season 5
A few days ago Jason Bateman revealed that he’d closed his deal for a fifth season of Arrested Development, and now Netflix has officially announced that it is a go, and will reunite creator Mitchell Hurwitz and the entire series regular cast including Bateman, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Portia […]
Michelle Gomez leaving Doctor Who, but keen on Missy spinoff show
Ahead of her return to Doctor Who this coming Saturday, Michelle Gomez has announced that she is following in the footsteps of Peter Capaldi and showrunner Steven Moffat by exiting the BBC sci-fi show in its current tenth series. “My guys, my lads, Missy’s men – they’re all moving on!” said Gomez in an interview […]
UPDATE: Billy Crudup not dropping out of The Flash, joins Where’d You Go Bernadette?
UPDATE: THR is reporting that Billy Crudup remains “firmly on board” The Flash, and that the original EW report is inaccurate. Original story follows… Having lost two directors in Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa, it now seems that Warner Bros. may have to find a new dad for Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen in the planned DC solo […]
New Flash director, The Predator set photos, King Arthur loses $150 million and more – Daily News Roundup
FLASHPOINT Although the film has lost two directors over the years since its announcement, Warner Bros. and DC continue to push forward with The Flash solo movie starring Ezra Miller, and a new crop of directors are reportedly at the top of the list. It has been reported that both Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) and Sam […]
DC Comics celebrating the Amazon Princess with Wonder Woman Day on June 3rd
DC Entertainment has announced that it is celebrating the iconic superhero and pop culture icon Wonder Woman, designating June 3rd – the day after the release of Warner Bros.’ big screen blockbuster – as Wonder Woman Day, a huge global event that will honour the 75-year legacy of the Amazon Princess with wondrous festivities across the country […]
Kevin Costner to star in Paramount TV series Yellowstone
Veteran actor Kevin Costner is to star in the Paramount Network TV series Yellowstone. Yellowstone will tell the story of a family owned ranch in the United States that borders the famed Yellowstone National Park. The first season of Yellowstone is being lined up for 10 episodes and will go into production this autumn for […]
