NBC has added to new shows to its slate for next season, with Deadline reporting that the network has granted series orders to Rise and For God & Country. Rise comes from former Friday Night Lights showrunner Jason Katims and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller and is based upon the book Drama High, which chronicles the […]
Garret Dillahunt joins Steve McQueen’s Widows
Deadline is reporting that Garret Dillahunt is set to reunite with his 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen for the British filmmaker’s latest project Widows. The big screen adaptation of the 1983 Lynda La Plante crime series has been scripted by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and focuses on a group of women who […]
TriStar developing TV series on Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid
Deadline is reporting that Hillary Clinton’s failed bid to become the first female President of the United States could be heading to the small screen, as TriStar Television has optioned the rights to the book Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign to develop as a limited series. The official description for the book reads: “It was […]
Edge of Tomorrow 2 titled Live Die Repeat and Repeat, Emily Blunt confirmed to return
It looks like Warner Bros. will be sticking with its Live Die Repeat rebranding for the upcoming sequel to Edge of Tomorrow. Director Doug Liman has revealed to Collider that the film is going by the title of Live Die Repeat and Repeat, as well as confirming that Emily Blunt’s Sergeant Rita Vrataski will be […]
Taken director to helm “female John Wick” revenge thriller Peppermint
THR is reporting that Lakeshore Entertainment has won a fierce bidding war for the rights to Peppermint, a female-led revenge thriller which is being directed by Pierre Morel (Taken) from a script by Chad St. John (London Has Fallen). Dubbed a “female John Wick“, the film centres on a young mother who finds herself with […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens to $145 million domestically, now at $428 million worldwide
Having opened in many international markets last week, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 made its way to North America this past Thursday night, with the latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe recording a domestic opening weekend of $145 million, up from the $94 million debut of its predecessor back in 2014. Internationally, Guardians […]
13 Reasons Why renewed for second season by Netflix
Netflix has announced that it has renewed its hit drama series 13 Reasons Why for a second season of 13 episodes, which will debut on the streaming service in 2018. The critically acclaimed show, which is based upon the YA novel of the same name by Jay Asher, follows a high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan […]
Antoine Fuqua to follow The Equalizer 2 with Black Panthers drama
Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has signed a new first look deal with Sony Pictures, which will get underway with the Denzel Washington sequel The Equalizer 2, followed by an adaptation of Jeffrey Haas’ book The Assassination Of Fred Hampton: How The FBI And The Chicago Police Murdered A Black Panther. Fuqua has long been keen on […]
Paramount Network orders Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone
Ahead of its launch in January 2018, Paramount Network has placed a series order for its first original scripted drama Yellowstone, which is to be written and directed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario, Hell or High Water). The 10-episode series follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch […]
Ruth Wilson to play her own grandmother in The Wilsons
The BBC has tapped The Affair star Ruth Wilson to play her own grandmother in a new three part drama entitled The Wilsons. The story will follow Alison Wilson, husband of Alec Wilson, a British spy and bestselling novelist. When her husband suddenly dies, Alison is shocked when a woman turns up on her doorstep, […]
