Luke Cage star Mike Colter has signed on to appear in the cast of Universal Pictures’ sci-fi thriller Extinction, where he joins Michael Pena (Ant-Man), Lizzy Caplan (Allied) and Israel Brossard (The Bling Ring). Extinction is being directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love) from a script by Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Spenser Cohen (Moonfall) and […]
Bryan Singer teaming up with Blackpills for sci-fi series August One
Deadline is reporting that Bryan Singer is teaming with the digital media company Blackpills for August One, a sci-fi thriller series which takes place in a world where the Roman Empire never fell. Created by John Cabrera, August One is being produced by Singer’s Bad Hat Harry and is set in a society “on the […]
Jack Lowden joins Mary Queen of Scots as Lord Darnley
British actor Jack Lowden has joined the cast of Josie Rourke’s period piece Mary Queen of Scots. According to Deadline, he will play Lord Darnley, husband to Queen Mary. He joins Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, playing Mary and Queen Elizabeth I respectively, in the film. Mary Queen of Scots comes from a script by American House of […]
The Cleaners comes to TV from Black Fawn Films
Black Fawn Films, the minds behind horror films Antisocial, Bed of the Dead and The Heretics, are moving into the television market with a series The Cleaners. The series is being shown to various networks during the Banff World Media Festival. The Cleaners follows a crime scene cleaner who mops up after supernatural killings, hiding the truth from the world […]
10 Cloverfield Lane screenwriters adapting YA novel Scythe
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 […]
Joss Whedon looking to explore what drives Barbara Gordon in his Batgirl movie
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Joss Whedon who revealed that he’s unlikely to cast a big name actress as Barbara Gordon in his upcoming Batgirl movie, and now the director has been chatting to THR about what drew him to the DC Extended Universe project. “She came up, and I started getting obsessed with […]
Steven Knight has plans for a three-season arc for Taboo
With Steven Knight currently hard at work on the second season of the BBC One and FX show Taboo, the Peaky Blinders creator has been chatting to The Huffington Post about the period drama, stating that he envisions it running for three seasons in total. “I can feel the three acts,” says Knight, who created […]
Jon Hamm to play Tag with Jeremy Renner and Ed Helms
Mad Men star Jon Hamm has become the latest addition to the cast of Tag, the upcoming comedy film from New Line Cinema and director Jeff Tomsic (Idiotsitter). Hamm joins a cast that includes Jeremy Renner (Captain America: Civil War), Ed Helms (Vacation), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Hannibal Buress (Baywatch), Rashida Jones (The Office) and […]
Anna Chlumsky joins Halt and Catch Fire for its final season
AMC has announced that Emmy-nominated actress Anna Chlumsky (Veep) has joined Halt and Catch Fire for its fourth and final season, where she will portray the character of Dr. Katie Herman, Chief Ontologist. Chlumsky joins a cast that includes Lee Pace, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Toby Huss and Kerry Bishe. “From day one on set, […]
