With production gearing up to get underway this spring, Variety is reporting that Sian Brooke (Sherlock) has become the latest addition to the cast of Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ Mission: Impossible 6. Brooke’s casting follows hot on the heels of the additions of Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Vanessa Kirby […]
UPDATE: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast nears $700 million worldwide, overtakes Logan to become biggest release of 2017 to date
Having surpassed the total gross of its animated predecessor midweek, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has now crossed the half billion dollar mark at the global box office, pushing its total haul to $541.2 million by close of play on Friday and overtaking 20th Century Fox’s Logan ($539.8 million) to become the biggest earner of 2017 […]
Spring Breakers TV show in development
Harmony Korine’s 2012 feature Spring Breakers is heading to the small screen thanks to the upcoming digital platform Blackpills, who have tapped the movie’s producers Chris Hanley and Fernando Sulichin to develop a scripted series for the new streaming service. “Muse has always been a pioneer in detecting new young talents, so they perfectly complement our […]
Netflix to explore the second coming of Jesus with Messiah series
Deadline is reporting that Netflix is set to explore the second coming of Christ with a present-day Jesus drama series entitled Messiah, which is being produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey (The Bible), with Michael Petroni (The Book Thief) scripting. The series is currently in the development stage, and will chronicle the modern world’s […]
Netflix developing Motley Crue biopic Dirt
Deadline is reporting that Netflix is in development on a biopic of the American heavy metal band Motley Crue, which is based upon the bestselling autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, penned by band members Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx and author Neil Strauss. The biopic, […]
Brie Larson to play first female Presidential candidate in Victoria Woodhull
Oscar-winner Brie Larson (Room) has signed on to produce and star as the lead in Victoria Woodhull, which tells the story of the first female candidate for the President of the United States. The film is being written by Ben Kopit (Libertine) for Amazon Studios. The logline from Deadline reads: “Woodhull was a suffragist who […]
Gwendoline Christie joins Amandla Stenberg in Darkest Minds
Game of Thrones and Star Wars star Gwendoline Christie has signed to to star in 20th Century Fox’s Darkest Minds, which is being directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda) and is based upon Alexandra Bracken’s YA book trilogy. Darkest Minds is set in a a post-apocalyptic America where a pandemic has killed most […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One alternative endings revealed, Leia in The Last Jedi update, Han Solo plot details and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has loads of alternative versions of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, details on Leia in The Last Jedi, Han Solo plot and casting news and more… Let’s kick things off with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, as there have been a number of news […]
Colin Farrell in talks for Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo
According to Deadline, Colin Farrell is in talks to join the cast of Tim Burton’s live-action Disney adaptation Dumbo, where he would play the role of Holt, the widowed father of two children from Kentucky. Dumbo is gearing up to go into production in the spring, with Burton directing from a script by Ehren Kruger […]
Adam Sandler signs another four-film deal with Netflix
With the third film of his four-picture deal, Sandy Wexler, set to hit Netflix next month, it has been announced that Adam Sandler has extended his contract with the streaming giant for a further four movies, which will be produced through his Happy Madison Productions banner. “Love working with Netflix and collaborating with them,” said […]
