Deadline is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane screenwriters Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken have signed on to pen a big screen adaptation of Neal Shusterman’s YA novel Scythe, which is in development at Universal Pictures. The official description for the bestselling novel from publishers Simon & Schuster reads: A world with no hunger, no disease, […]
Melissa Benoist and Julia Garner join Waco
Paramount Network and Weinstein Television have added Melissa Benoist (Supergirl) and Julia Garner (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) to the cast of the upcoming Waco limited series, with Benoist set to play Rachel Koresh, the wife of cult leader David Koresh, and Garner as Rachel’s younger sister Michelle Jones. The six-part series will explore […]
Kevin Hart was wanted for Genie role in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin
A few days ago it was reported that Will Smith is in talks to portray the Genie in Disney’s upcoming live-action Aladdin project from director Guy Ritchie. Well, according to Variety, Smith was not the first actor approached for the role, as Kevin Hart was previously in talks to play the character made famous by […]
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could team for Killers of the Flower Moon
According to Deadline, Martin Scorsese could be set to team with his regular A-list collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on an adaptation of David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which is in development at Imperative Entertainment. The book “tells the true crime […]
Chris Sullivan talks Taserface role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
This Is Us star Chris Sullivan joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe this coming week as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 begins its international rollout, and the actor has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about his role as Taserface. “Taserface is an intergalactic space pirate, who is in the service of Yondu, and a member […]
The Fate of the Furious tops $900 million worldwide
Having topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the biggest worldwide opening of all time last weekend, Universal Pictures’ The Fate of the Furious has now pushed its worldwide haul to $908.4 million in its second weekend. Domestically, The Fate of the Furious retained top spot at the box office with $38.7 million – down […]
Luke Cage season 2 casting breakdown reveals two new characters
With the second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage readying itself to go into production, MCU Exchange has got its hands on casting breakdowns for two new series regulars set to join Mike Colter’s Power Man in the Netflix series. [BYRON] 30 – 45, 6’0 or taller, Jamaican, but open to Black Caribbean or African Descent. […]
Chinese remake of Run Lola Run in development
According to ChinaFilmInside (via The Playlist), Road Pictures have acquired the rights to Tom Tykwer’s 1998 cult classic Run Lola Run, and are developing a Mandarin-language remake of the film. The site reports that Zhu Zhu (Marco Polo, Cloud Atlas) is set to star and produce the film, which will presumably transport the action from […]
Gemini Man could finally be coming to the screen, with Ang Lee directing
It’s been stuck in development hell for twenty years, but it looks like the action thriller Gemini Man may finally be about to make its way to the big screen, with THR reporting that Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Life of Pi) is in talks to direct for Skydance Productions. Gemini Man follows an […]
Clint Eastwood to direct The 15:17 To Paris
Clint Eastwood has decided on his next directorial effort, with Deadline reporting that he’s set to helm an adaptation of The 15:17 To Paris: The True Story Of A Terrorist, A Train, And Three American Heroes. The film will tell the true story of Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone, three American friends who […]
