IGN is reporting that Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Big Bang Theory’s Wil Wheaton has signed on for a role in the upcoming second season of the PlayStation Network series Powers, where he’ll play an “exciting, mysterious and powerful” new character soon to be introduced to the comic book. The second season of […]
Ruben Fleischer to direct a COPS movie
Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) has signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of the long-running police reality series COPS, in what is being described as “an edgy narrative with a buddy comedy bent on the order of a Lethal Weapon.” The script for COPS is being written by Cameron Fay, who recently penned […]
Amazon gives pilot order to The Tick reboot
Back in 2014 it was reported that a reboot of the cult comedy series The Tick was in the works, with creator Ben Edlund set to reunite with star Patrick Warburton, who played the title character in the short-lived live-action series in 2001. Well, Amazon has now granted the project a pilot order, although Deadline […]
Ben Affleck to direct and star in Witness for the Prosecution
20th Century Fox is in talks with Ben Affleck to direct and star in an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. Affleck will also produce the film alongside Matt Damon, Jennifer Todd and the Agatha Christie estate. The film follows a lawyer representing a man accused of murdering a wealthy widow who had […]
Joey King joins The Flash as Magenta
Yesterday it was revealed that Ashley Rickards (Awkward) is set to play The Top in the third season of The Flash, and now comes word from Comic Book that the show has cast another DC supervillain, with Fargo star Joey King signing on to play Magenta. The character description for Magenta reads: “A teen with a […]
Clayne Crawford cast as Riggs in Lethal Weapon TV series
Fox has announced that Clayne Crawford (Rectify) has joined its Lethal Weapon TV pilot in the role of Martin Riggs, played by Mel Gibson in the four feature films. Crawford joins a cast that also includes Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids) as Roger Murtaugh, Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious) as LAPD hostage negotiator and […]
Newcomer Tom Taylor to play Jake Chambers in The Dark Tower
Variety is reporting that newcomer Tom Taylor (Doctor Foster) has secured the pivotal role of Jake Chambers, protege to Roland Deschain, in Sony and Media Rights Capital’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. SEE ALSO: Stephen King discusses The Dark Tower movie adaptation The first Dark Tower movie is set to be directed […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to join Ryan Reynolds in space for Life
According to Variety, Jake Gyllenhaal has set his sights on his next project, and it’s none other than Skydance’s sci-fi film Life, which is penned by Deadpool co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Gyllenhaal will co-star in the film alongside Ryan Reynolds, who will be reuniting with the Deadpool writing duo, and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation standout Rebecca Ferguson. Daniel […]
Michael Pena returning as Luis in Ant-Man and the Wasp
It looks like we can add another returning cast member for Ant-Man and the Wasp, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Michael Pena is set to reprise his role as Luis in the 2018 sequel. Paul Rudd (Scott Lang) and Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne) are set to return as the two title characters, will […]
Amazon orders Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan TV drama to series
Back in September of last year it was announced that development was underway on a small screen adaptation of Jack Ryan, with Amazon then snapping up the pilot and John Krasinski (The Office) signing on to play Tom Clancy’s CIA analyst. Well, now comes word that the project is officially moving ahead, with Amazon placing […]
