During the San Diego Comic-Con panel for The Big Bang Theory, executive producer Steve Molaro has announced that the upcoming tenth season will see an 8 Simple Rules reunion, as Katey Sagal joins the cast as the mother of Kaley Cuoco’s Penny. “We are finally going to meet more of Penny’s family,” EP Steve Molaro […]
SDCC: DreamWorks Animation and Netflix announce season 2 of Voltron: Legendary Defender
Following the critically-acclaimed first season of the Netflix and DreamWorks’ Voltron: Legendary Defender, executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos, co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery and writer Tim Hedrick announced during their San Diego Comic-Con panel yesterday that a second season is set to arrive later this year. Here’s a look at the poster given out during the […]
The BBC announces six-part adaptation of Les Miserables
The BBC and Weinstein TV announced that BAFTA-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies (War and Peace) has signed on to adapt Victor Hugo’s classic novel Les Miserables as a six-part drama. “Most of us are familiar with the musical version which only offers a fragmentary outline of its story,” states Davis. “I am thrilled to have the […]
Universal sets Margot Robbie for Bad Monkeys
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Matt Ruff’s 2007 novel Bad Monkeys, and has attached Margot Robbie to star and produce. The psychological thriller “centers on Jane Charlotte, who has been arrested for murder. She says she’s a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil and that […]
Jennifer Hudson to star in Adam Sandler’s next Netflix movie Sandy Wexler
Adam Sandler has lured some Oscar-winning talent for his next Netflix movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Jennifer Hudson has signed on for the female lead in Sandy Wexler. The film, which is being directed by The Do-Over helmer Steven Brill, is set in the 90s and stars Sandler as Wexler, “a talent manager […]
Dynamite expanding James Bond line, starting with Casino Royale adaptation
Dynamite Entertainment has announced that it is expanding its line of James Bond comics with adaptations of Ian Fleming’s original novels, starting – appropriately – with 007’s first adventure, Casino Royale. “When we first announced Warren Ellis’ breakout original James Bond series, we teased that this would only be the beginning of our relationship with […]
Andy Samberg set for HBO mockumentary Tour de Pharmacy
Following on from last year’s 7 Days in Hell, HBO and Andy Samberg are set to reunite for a new sports documentary entitled Tour de Pharmacy, which will tackle the doping scandals in professional cycling. Entertainment Weekly reports that Jake Szymanski (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) is directing from a script by Samberg and […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor to play Peter the Apostle in Mary Magdalene
Deadline is reporting that Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to join Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix in Garth Davis’ (Top of the Lake) upcoming Mary Magdalene film, where he’ll portray Peter the Apostle. The film sees Mara as the titular Mary, in what is being described as “an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of […]
Ross Lynch to play young Jeffrey Dahmer in graphic novel adaptation My Friend Dahmer
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Ross Lynch (Teen Beach Movie) has signed on to play a teenage version of the notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in My Friend Dahmer. Described as a “coming-of-age story”, My Friend Dahmer is set in the 1970s and follows Dahmer’s high school years as he struggles with a […]
Rumour: James Franco wanted for Shane Black’s The Predator
With Shane Black’s The Predator deep in pre-production ahead of its February 2018 release, Jeff Sneider is reporting on Meet the Movie Press that James Franco is being lined up for the lead role in the franchise revival. Franco is the first name to be rumoured for the cast of The Predator, although Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
