The Walking Dead‘s Lauren Cohan has just been cast in the action thriller Mile 22. She joins Mark Wahlberg in the film which will be directed by Peter Berg. This will mark the fourth collaboration between Wahlberg and Berg after Lone Survivor, Patriot‘s Day and Deepwater Horizon. Mile 22 will follow an elite American intelligence officer who, aided by […]
Vin Diesel developing boxing drama Crusher’s Club
Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel is teaming up with writer Virgil Williams (Mudbound, Criminal Minds) to develop a new drama series for NBC entitled Crusher’s Club, which will take place in a struggling boxing gym. Variety reports that the series, penned by Williams, will take place in a boxing gym that serves as a […]
Deadwood movie revival to shoot next year?
In an age in which we’ve had The X-Files, Gilmore Girls, and Twin Peaks revived, there’s one show that continues to threaten a comeback, that sadly never materialises, and arguably none are more deserving than HBO’s spittle and swear word drama, Deadwood. Cancelled in 2006 without closure, and when grown up TV shows fell foul […]
Nintendo teaming with Illumination Entertainment for animated Mario movie
It looks like Nintendo may finally have got over the disastrous 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, as the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the gaming giant is teaming up with Illumination Entertainment for an animated movie featuring its iconic company mascot. According to the report, negotiations have been going on for a year, […]
J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack and Rashida Jones set for animated Santa origin story Klaus
The Tracking Board is reporting that J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack and Rashida Jones have signed on to lend their voices to Klaus, a new animated feature from Despicable Me writer Sergio Pablos. The family comedy will mark the directorial debut of Pablos and tells the story of a desperate postman who accidentally brings about the genesis […]
Matthew Vaughn to produce sci-fi action film Courage
According to Deadline, Matthew Vaughn is to follow Kingsman: The Golden Circle by producing, and possibly directing a science-fiction script written by Stranger Things exec producer Karl Gajdusek. Titled Courage, the only details revealed were that “it’s an epic premise, a drama in the vein of Inception and Edge of Tomorrow.” Vaughn will produce the […]
Linda Cardellini joins Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book
Linda Cardellini (Avengers: Age of Ultron) has signed on to star opposite Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence) and Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) in Green Book, which is being directed by Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber To) from a script he’s written with Nick Vallenlonga and Brian Currie. Based on a true story, Green Book is […]
Disney eyeing Rob Marshall to direct The Little Mermaid
As Disney continues to adapt many of its classic animated films, Deadline reports that the studio is eyeing Rob Marshall to direct the live-action The Little Mermaid. Marshall has reportedly been offered the director’s chair and will decide after the holidays. This won’t be the first time Marshall will have worked for Disney if he accepts. He […]
Frank Oz on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson’s genius, and Yoda’s “backwards talking”
Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… Frank Oz has spoken about Yoda’s surprise appearance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and how he would once get bored of the character’s style of speech. Yoda is of course one of the most beloved Star Wars characters there is, stemming back from his first […]
Artemis Fowl movie gets a full cast
It has been in development for years, but the adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s fantasy series Artemis Fowl has finally just got some serious movement. Director Kenneth Branagh has assembled a full cast for the film that includes some familiar faces from his past works, along with a newcomer to play the title role of the intelligent 12 […]
