Publisher HarperCollins has announced that it is to publish J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth love story Beren and Lúthien in May 2017, some 100 years after Tolkien first penned the tale, and on the tenth anniversary of the most recent Middle-earth book, The Children of Húrin. The book, which will be edited by Christopher Tolkien with illustrations […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan wants to play Flashpoint Batman
Having appeared briefly in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Thomas Wayne, Jeffrey Dean Morgan has revealed to CinemaBlend that he’s hoping for a return to the DC Extended Universe, should Warner Bros. decide to adapt the Flashpoint storyline in a future movie. “Maybe when [Zack Snyder] cast me that was kind of the […]
Rebecca Thomas to direct Chloe Grace Moretz in The Little Mermaid
According to The Wrap, Rebecca Thomas (Electrick Children) is in talks to direct Universal and Working Title’s live-action The Little Mermaid adaptation, which is set to star Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role. Sofia Coppola was previously attached to The Little Mermaid, which is being penned by Richard Curtis, although she pulled out of […]
Chloe Grace Moretz to star in The Little Mermaid live-action movie
Variety is reporting that Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in the title role in The Little Mermaid, Universal Pictures and Working Title’s upcoming live-action retealling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, which will be scripted by Richard Curtis (Love Actually). The project originally had Sofia Coppola attached to direct, although the […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan cast as Negan in The Walking Dead
Fans of The Walking Dead will either now be going punching the air with a hiss filled “Yes!” or they’ll be looking rather glum whilst whispering “No!” as the news has just broke that the role of one of The Walking Dead’s most nastiest piece’s of work has now been cast: gripping the barb wire […]
UPDATE: Negan cast in The Walking Dead
UPDATE: Garret Dillahunt has now confirmed on social media stating that he hasn’t been cast in the role of Negan, but is simply lobbying for the part. Rumours surrounding who might play Negan in The Walking Dead have floated around the internet for quite some time; Kevin Durand and Jon Hamm have been said to be the alleged […]
Evan Peters says Quicksilver will be searching for his father in X-Men: Apocalypse
Following his scene-stealing turn in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Evan Peters is set to return to the X-Men universe next year in what’s thought to be an expanded role in X-Men: Apocalypse, and speaking to Details, the American Horror Story star has given a brief insight into what Quicksilver will be up to. “The […]
MTV bringing The War of the Worlds to the small screen
MTV has tapped Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis and writer Andrew Cochran for a TV adaptation of H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, THR is reporting. Published in 1897, the book is one of the earliest to explore the conflict between humans and extraterrestrials, as Earth is invaded by Martians. It has […]
Dancing Ledge and HarperCollins bringing Alistair MacLean’s novels to TV as event series
Deadline is reporting that Dancing Ledge Productions and publisher HarperCollins are partnering up for a series of TV adaptations of the novels of legendary British thriller writer Alistair MacLean. The site reports that each project will be structured as a four or six-part even series, beginning with San Andreas, his 1984 book set on board […]
Disney developing Don Quixote movie
With Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating Don Quixote project stalling yet again, THR is reporting that Disney is now readying its own adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s classic 1605 novel courtesy of screenwriter Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips). The Spanish novel tells the story of an aristocrat called Alanso Quixano, “who, after reading too […]
