After collaborating on last year’s sci-fi actioner Edge of Tomorrow (or whatever it’s called these days), director Doug Liman and star Tom Cruise are to reunite on drug-trade thriller Mena, which is based on a spec script by Gary Spinelli. According to Deadline, the film will be “a fact-based tale about Barry Seal, a pilot […]
Mark Millar talks Hit-Girl solo movie, Gareth Evans would have directed
Mark Millar has been very busy of late, producing Matthew Vaughn’s new film Kingsman: The Secret Service, and being a creative consultant on The Fantastic Four reboot, both of which he spoke about exclusively to Flickering Myth last week during the UK junket for Kingsman. Now IGN has dug into another of Millar’s creations, Kick-Ass, […]
Ron Perlman says Hellboy 3 is “something we owe the fans”
Earlier this month, Ron Perlman encouraged fans to take to social media in an effort to help get the long-rumoured third instalment of the Hellboy franchise off the ground, and now Perlman has offered up a few more words on Hellboy III during an interview with Variety, stating that “it’s something we owe the fans.” […]
Ron Perlman talks Hellboy 3
A few days ago Ron Perlman took to Twitter to ask fans to show their support for Hellboy III (which was met with a very enthusiastic response), and now the actor has been talking to Comic Book about the chances of the third instalment happening, and what Guillermo del Toro may have in store for […]
Marc Webb sets new projects Gifted and The Only Living Boy In New York
Seeing as he doesn’t have any more commitments to Sony’s wall-crawler following the disappointing The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Deadline is reporting that director Marc Webb is filling out his upcoming slate. First for the filmmaker will be Gifted, which is set to start shooting this autumn with Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) set […]
TBS renews American Dad! for two more seasons
TBS has announced that it has renewed Seth MacFarlane’s animated comedy series American Dad! for a further two seasons of 22 episodes each. Having been dropped by Fox, American Dad! made the jump to TBS in 2014 and enjoyed huge success, becoming basic cable’s number one scripted series among adults 18-34 in its Monday at […]
The Knick has been cancelled by Cinemax
The Clive Owen led period medical drama The Knick, set during the 1900s and revolving around a New York hospital, received plenty of top reviews during its two season run, but Cinemax have now decided enough is enough. With every episode directed by Steven Soderbergh, quite the task over two whole seasons, the series had […]
Kristen Wiig signs on alongside Cate Blanchette in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Way back in November of 2015 it was announced that Cate Blanchett would be taking on the lead in Richard Linklater’s adaptation of Maria Semple’s 2012 bestseller Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, and now THR is reporting that she will be joined in the cast by Kristen Wiig. The project has been adapted by Scott Neustadter […]
Steve Carell, Amy Schumer and Nicole Kidman cast in She Came to Me
Writer-director Rachel Miller (The Many Lives of Pippa Lee, Maggie’s Plan) has enlisted Steve Carell, Amy Schumer and Nicole Kidman to star in her new film She Came to Me, THR has revealed. Although plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as “a sweeping comedic drama, a multigenerational story about family […]
David Boreanaz replaces Jim Caviezel in CBS’ Navy SEALs drama
Deadline is reporting that David Boreanaz (Angel, Bones) has signed on for the lead role in CBS’ upcoming Navy SEALs drama pilot, after the previously cast Jim Caviezel (Person of Interest) parted ways due to creative differences with the network. The potential series “follows the lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan […]
