Deadline is reporting that Sony TV and ABC are remaking the classic 1970s TV series Fantasy Island with a reimagining of the show from writer Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air). According to the site, the new take will see Fantasy Island as the name of a company that designs and executes fantasies for clients, […]
Four more join James McAvoy in M. Night Shyamalan’s new Blumhouse film
Last week it was announced that James McAvoy (X-Men: Days of Future Past) has replaced Joaquin Phoenix (The Happening) in M. Night Shyamalan’s next project, an as-yet-untitled horror from Blumhouse Productions. Well, we now have more casting additions for the project, with Anya Taylor Joy (The Witch), Haley Lu Richardson (The Last Survivors), Betty Buckley […]
D.J. Caruso to direct Vin Diesel in xXx 3
During a promotional interview with io9 for his new film The Last Witch Hunter, Vin Diesel has revealed that director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye, I Am Number Four) has signed on helm the upcoming action threequel xXx 3. “I’m excited as hell about XXX,” states Diesel. “D.J. Caruso is directing it, which is exciting. […]
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents heading to the big screen
During a panel at the New York Comic Con, Batman producer Michael Uslan announced that he’s teaming up with China’s Huayi Brothers Media to launch a new film franchise based upon the comic book series T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. First published by Tower Comics in 1965, the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (or The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves) […]
Steve Zahn joins the cast of War of the Planet of the Apes as a new ape
Steve Zahn has just landed a role in 2017’s Matt Reeves-directed War of the Planet of the Apes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor, similar to series star Andy Serkis, will use motion capture technology to bring to life a new ape in the film. Serkis will return as Caesar, a role he has […]
George R.R. Martin producing Skin Trade adaptation for Cinemax
Cinemax has optioned the rights to George R.R. Martin’s 1988 werewolf novella The Skin Trade, with the Game of Thrones creator set to serve as executive producer on a TV adaptation. Originally published in the horror anthology Dark Visions, Skin Trade tells the story of Willie Flambeaux, a collections agent who happens to be a werewolf, and […]
Stephen Graham to star in Brooklyn Animal Control
Fresh from his latest outing in This Is England ’90, Stephen Graham has signed on for the lead role of John Crean in the upcoming USA Network adaptation of the IDW comic book series Brooklyn Animal Control. Written and executive produced by creator JT Petty, “Brooklyn Animal Control follows the inner workings of a secret […]
Ron Perlman cast in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy actor Ron Perlman is set to join the stacked cast of the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will play a goblin in the film, but other details pertaining to his role are unknown at the time. This news […]
Kevin Toms rewriting 1980s Football Manager game
For those of you around you who lived through the 1980s and liked your football there was a very high possibility that you’d have had on you ZX Spectrum, C64, BBC Micro etc. Football Manager by Kevin Toms. This game was massively popular and was the game for all football obsessed fans no matter what […]
Power Man and Iron Fist returning to Marvel Comics
Luke Cage and Danny Rand are set to team up once again as the Heroes for Hire, with Marvel Comics announcing that a new ongoing series of Power Man and Iron Fist will get underway next year courtesy of the creative team of David Walker (Shaft) and Sanford Greene (Runaways, Uncanny Avengers). “I’ve loved these […]
