Appearing on Edith Bowman’s Virgin Radio breakshow show, Nick Frost has ruled out the possibility of a sequel to Paul, the 2011 comedy starring Frost and Simon Pegg as a couple of sci-fi fans who meet the titular extra-terrestrial (voiced by Seth Rogen) during a road trip across the USA. “No, I think that time’s […]
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 finds a director
According to The Tracking Board, Paramount Pictures is moving forward with its plans for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, having enlisted acclaimed French filmmaker and artist Bruno Aveillan to direct. Aveillian will replace the outgoing Tommy Wirkola, and the site reports that he will be working on a new take on the sequel, witht […]
J.J. Abrams producing RuPaul dramedy series
Deadline is reporting that J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has teamed up with RuPaul to produce a half-hour dramedy series presenting a fictionalised version of the life of the drag queen and global LGBTQ icon. The series will be penned by Gary Lennon (Power, Orange Is the New Black) and takes place in 1980s New […]
Mads Mikkelsen says he walked out of Fantastic Four audition
Mads Mikkelsen finally made his Marvel debut last year as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange, having originally been attached to play Malekith the Accused in Thor: The Dark World, only for a scheduling conflict to prevent his participation. Well, it seems he was also in the running for a role in 20th Century Fox’s much-derided Fantastic Four reboot, but […]
Common to star in revenge thriller Quick Draw
Content Media and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura have announced that Common (Suicide Squad, John Wick: Chapter 2) has signed on to star in the revenge thriller Quick Draw, which is being written and directed by Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Without a Paddle). “Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this […]
Emma Frost leads the X-Men into battle against Hydra in Marvel’s Secret Empire: United
Following yesterday’s Secret Empire: Uprising reveal, Marvel has now announced another one-shot tying into its upcoming Secret Empire event in Secret Empire: United from writer Jim Zub (Thunderbolts) and artist Ario Anindito (Uncanny Inhumans, Venom: Space Knight). “Secret Empire: United shows us both levels of Hydra’s orchestrated takeover; ground level conflict between ideologies and high level […]
Eddie Murphy reportedly working on Coming to America sequel
It seems that Eddie Murphy may be working on a sequel to Coming to America, with TMZ reporting that Murphy is in early development on a script for a follow-up to John Landis-directed 1988 comedy classic. Speculation began after a tweet from Eddie Murphy’s verified Twitter account sharing an image of Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Vanessa Bell […]
IDW announces Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump
IDW imprint Top Shelf Productions has announced the upcoming release of Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump, which sees Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Shannon Wheeler bringing to life the 140-character tweets of the world’s most powerful man. In Sh*t My President Says, Donald Trump’s most revealing tweets are transformed into razor-sharp cartoons, […]
Joe Wright’s action thriller Hanna getting a TV adaptation
Joe Wright’s 2011 action thriller Hanna is joining the ever-growing list of movies to receive a TV adaptation, with THR reporting that NBC Universal International Studios is in development on a potential series. Hanna starred Saoirse Ronan as a young girl raised in the wilderness by her father (Eric Bana), a former CIA operative, who […]
The Harlem Hellfighters heading to the small screen
Way back in March of 2014 it was announced that Sony had picked up the rights to Max Brooks’ World War I graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters, tapping Brooks to pen the script for a feature film adaptation from Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment. Although the movie failed to get off the ground, Heat Vision is […]
