Some movement has finally happened for Universal’s adaptation of the Gears of War video game franchise. According to Deadline, the studio has hired screenwriter Shane Salerno to pen the script. Salerno’s previous works include the scripts for James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, Michael Bay’s Armageddon and Ridley Scott’s The Cartel. Universal and Microsoft announced a partnership last year, timed to coincide with the […]
Brian De Palma to direct Christina Hendricks and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Domino
It’s been a little while since we’ve seen a new project from iconic director Brian De Palma, but he’s finally got his eye set on a new film. Empire has reported that De Palma will be directing Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and Game of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster Waldau in the thriller Domino. Domino will see Coster-Waldau as a Copenhagen-based police […]
Danny DeVito and Jeff Goldblum to star in untitled Amazon comedy series
Amazon Studios has just acquired another comedy series starring some high-profile talent. The untitled series comes from ImagineTV and is created by The Simpsons‘ Tim Long, and will star It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Danny DeVito and Thor: Ragnarok‘s Jeff Goldblum. Goldblum and DeVito will star as an aging and iconic music duo Matt Downey and Arlo Finkelman respectively, […]
Defenders trailer, first look at The Dark Tower, Aquaman begins production and more – Daily News Roundup
#DEFEND After a couple of teasers, the first full trailer for Marvel and Netflix’s The Defenders landed online yesterday, which showed off Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist teaming up together. We also got a look at the resurrected Elektra, and the mysterious Alexandra played by Sigourney Weaver. Watch the trailer here. THOR […]
House of Cards creator Beau Willimon joins with Hulu for Mars series The First
The creator of the US Netflix adaptation of House of Cards, Beau Willimon, is taking his latest series over to Hulu. Having departed House of Cards after season 4, Willimon is now working on a new project entitled The First which is a drama about the first human mission to Mars. Hulu have given the […]
Hulu renews The Handmaid’s Tale for season 2
Hulu has renewed series The Handmaid’s Tale for a second season. The show, which adapts the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, tells a dystopian tale of how a totalitarian society was formed in what was formerly the United States of America, and stars Mad Men’s Elizabeth Moss alongside Joseph Fiennes, and Yvonne Strahovski. […]
Thor and The Hulk join the Avengers: Infinity War shoot
The Scotland-portion of the year-long mega-production of Avengers: Infinity War has already seen some big names taking part [check out some behind the scenes images here, here and here], and along with Captain America, Falcon, Vision and Scarlet Witch, we now know that Thor and The Incredible Hulk have joined the production thanks to a local […]
Quentin Tarantino reveals that Wes Craven walked out of a Reservoir Dogs screening
According to Quentin Tarantino, the last director one would expect walked out of a screening of his cult-classic movie Reservoir Dogs: Wes Craven. Talking to EW at the Tribeca Film Festival, the director goes into more detail about what happened during the movies 1992 premiere at Sitges International Film Festival: “There was all this talk about the […]
Neil Gaiman and Bryan Fuller think that The Sandman should be adapted for TV
Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series is not an easy property to adapt to film. Any readers of the comics will immediately understand why: there are literally no boundaries in the comic series centered around Morpheus, the god of dreams. The comics introduce a wide variety of characters; from DC characters like Batman, all the way to […]
How Paul Newman returns for Cars 3 years after his death
Fans were surprised when the late Paul Newman was revealed to be in the cast for Cars 3, and what was more surprising still was what appeared to be new dialogue of his appearing during the film’s trailer. Newman — the legendary and iconic actor of films such as The Hustler, Hud, and Cool Hand […]
