James Bond star Daniel Craig is returning to the small screen, with Deadline revealing that he’s set to headline a new drama series entitled Purity from producer Scott Rudin (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children). The project, which is based upon the book of the same […]
Full list of winners from the 2016 WGA Awards
With the Academy Awards fast approaching, the Writers Guild of America handed out its 2016 honours last night, with Spotlight claiming the WGA Award for Best Original Screenplay, and The Big Short received the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Alex Gibney’s Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief was award Best Documentary Screenplay, while on […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII begins filming, Ewan McGregor in talks to star and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US The latest edition of The Week in Star Wars sees Episode VIII go into production, more rumours about Ewan McGregor, The Force Awakens being sued and more… First of all – happy Valentine’s Day! And if you’re here reading this, you’re probably having […]
Fox orders Lethal Weapon pilot, Damon Wayans to star and McG to direct
It looks like we can add Lethal Weapon to the ever-growing list of movies getting the small screen treatment, with Fox giving a pilot order to Warner Bros. for a TV adaptation of the hit buddy cop franchise. The pilot will see Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids) taking on the role of Roger Murtaugh, […]
Emily Kinney joins Hayley Atwell in Conviction
A couple of days ago it was announced that Hayley Atwell is to lead ABC’s new legal drama pilot Conviction, and now Variety is reporting that the Agent Carter star will be joined by Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead). Kinney is set to play Tess Thompson, “the paralegal for the Unit team who is extremely […]
Twin Peaks adds Ashley Judd to its cast
Deadline is reporting that Twin Peaks has added another name to its ever-expanding cast, with the site revealing that Ashley Judd is set to feature in the follow-up to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult TV series. Judd will join fellow new additions Amanda Seyfried, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Laura Dern, Robert Knepper, James […]
A host of horror icons assemble for Expendables-inspired Death House
A host of the horror genre’s biggest names are set to assemble for an Expendables-inspired ensemble entitled Death House, which is being directed by Harrison Smith (Camp Dread) from a script he wrote with the late Gunnar Hansen, a.k.a. Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Set to feature in the cast are horror icons Robert […]
Deadpool sets February opening day record in the States, looking at $125 million domestic opening weekend
Last night we brought you news on Deadpool’s box office opening, where it was estimated that the X-Men spinoff was looking at a domestic opening weekend of $90 million, plus a further $80 million from international markets for a whopping $170 million + global bow. Well, we should probably adjust those numbers upwards now, as […]
How Star Wars: The Force Awakens Should Have Ended
The latest episode of the animated webseries How It Should Have Ended has arrived online, with the creators tackling a number of scenes from December’s blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US SEE ALSO: Follow all of our […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool (and Deadpool 2), X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Daredevil, Batman v Superman, The Flash/Supergirl and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, Deadpool 2, X-Force, X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Agent Carter, Dardevil, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham and more… The Merc […]
