Mr. Robot creator and showrunner Sam Esmail is adding another science fiction project to his resume, this time an adaptation of the seminal 1927 film Metropolis. According to THR, Esmail has been tapped to turn the expressionist classic as a miniseries for Universal Cable Productions. The size of his role is still being negotiated, as the project is […]
Vikings star Clive Standen to play Bryan Mills in Taken TV series
Back in September it was announced that NBC has given a straight-to-series order for a Taken prequel series, and now the network has found its Bryan Mills. Deadline is reporting that British actor Clive Standen, who plays Rollo in History’s Vikings, is set to bring his particular set of skills to the character portrayed by Liam […]
Vanessa Hudgens to star in DC comedy series Powerless
TV Line is reporting that Vanessa Hudgens (Spring Breakers, Grease Live) has signed on to appear as the lead in the upcoming DC Comics single camera comedy pilot Powerless at NBC. Hudgens will play “Emily Locke, a claims adjuster who loves her job because she gets to help people, but who is increasingly exasperated by the […]
Allison Janney to play Tonya Harding’s mother in I, Tonya
Variety reports that The West Wing and Juno actress Allison Janney has just been added to the cast of the upcoming Tonya Harding biopic I, Tonya. Janney will portray Harding’s eccentric and tough mother LaVona, who, in real life, mentally and physically abused her daughter as a youngster. The news comes on the heels of the announcement […]
Transformers star Isabela Moner joins Sicario sequel Soldado
Casting continues on Lionsgate’s Sicario sequel Soldado, with Deadline reporting that Transformers: The Last Knight star Isabela Moner has joined the film, which is being directed by Stefano Sollima (Gomorra) from a script by Taylor Sheridan. Moner is set to portray the daughter of a drug cartel leader who becomes the centre of Matt (Josh […]
Trolls director developing Puff the Magic Dragon live-action/animated hybrid movie
Fox Animation is in development on a movie adaptation of Peter, Paul and Mary’s 1963 folk song Puff, the Magic Dragon, with Trolls helmer Mike Mitchell attached to direct a live-action/animation hybrid feature. Puff, the Magic Dragon tells of an ageless dragon called Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a young boy who grows up […]
Ruby Rose to join Pitch Perfect 3 cast
Orange is the New Black actress and model Ruby Rose was already looking to have a huge 2017, between roles in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, John Wick: Chapter 2 and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, but now, Variety reports that she’ll be adding one more major sequel to her schedule. Rose is in talks […]
Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson is back in action-comedy Paying Mr. McGetty
Kickboxing Champion and legendary action star Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson is back like you’ve never seen him before in Traditionz Entertainment’s action-packed comedy Paying Mr. McGetty from director Michael Baumgarten (The Martial Arts Kid). After a night of drinking and gambling, Tyrell (R. Marcos Taylor, Netflix’s Luke Cage) is awakened by an angry call from his […]
DC Comics to raise price for monthly Rebirth titles, will include digital codes
Well, the reduced price for DC Comics beginning with last year’s Rebirth titles certainly didn’t last long. As announced via press release, 15 monthly Rebirth titles will be increasing in price from $2.99 to $3.99. There are two silver linings here. The first is that the twice-monthly titles – which include big name titles like Batman, […]
Paul Haggis to write and direct YA adaptation Ship Breaker
Oscar-winner Paul Haggis (Crash) has revealed to THR that he is set to write and direct an adaptation of Paolo Bacigalupi’s 2010 YA novel Ship Breaker. “The books are set hundreds of years in the future, after civil wars, after the ice caps have retreated and the world is populated by people who know nothing […]
