Lionsgate has announced that it has picked up the UK rights to Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the upcoming sci-fi from writer-director Luc Besson, which stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne. “We are thrilled to add such a unique and exciting project to our 2017 slate,” states Zygi Kamasa, Lionsgate UK CEO. […]
USA Network gives series pickup to Shooter starring Ryan Phillippe
The USA Network has given a series pickup to Shooter, a small screen adaptation of Stephen Hunter’s novel Point of Impact and the subsequent 2007 action thriller, which sees Ryan Phillippe taking over the role of marksman Bob Lee Swagger, played by Mark Wahlberg in the movie. Wahlberg remains involved as executive producer alongside John […]
Natalie Portman, Nicholas Hoult and Thandie Newton join The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Deadline has revealed that Natalie Portman, Nicholas Hoult and Thandie Newton have signed on to appear in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, the upcoming English language debut of writer-director Xavier Dolan. The Death and Life of John F. Donovan follows “the tribulations of John F. Donovan, an American TV star in his […]
Pierce Brosnan and Martin Campbell reuniting for Across the River and Into the Trees
GoldenEye star Pierce Brosnan and director Martin Campbell are set to reunite on an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s 1950 novel Across the River and Into the Trees, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The project has been written by Peter Flannery (Inspector George Gently) and Michael Radford (Il Postino), and follows “an American officer serving in […]
Courteney Cox comedy Charity Case gets a pilot order
Yesterday we brought you the news that Matt LeBlanc is set to star in a new sitcom pilot entitled I’m Not Your Friend at CBS, and now his former Friends co-star Courteney Cox has landed a comedy pilot of her own, with CBS placing an order for the single-camera comedy Charity Case. Written by Robert […]
J.K. Simmons and Julie Delpy to star in drama The Bachelors
Deadline is reporting that J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Julie Delpy (Boyhood) have signed on to appear in writer-director Kurt Voelker’s (Sweet November) upcoming drama The Bachelors. The film follows “a widower and his 17-year-old son who move from a small northern California town to Los Angeles hoping for a fresh start. With a new job, […]
Josh Gad to star in comedy Heavy Duty
Josh Gad (Frozen, Pixels) has signed on to star in Heavy Duty, a new comedy from Paramount Pictures, which is scripted by Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit (1600 Penn, Super Fun Night) from an original idea by Gad. The film will see Gad as “an ordinary guy who believes losing weight will help him live a […]
Jennifer Jason Leigh in talks for Alex Garland’s Annihilation
Ex Machina writer-director Alex Garland may soon add another lead to his upcoming sci-fi film Anihilation, Jennifer Jason Leigh, hot off a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination, would join a female-centric cast made up of Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez and Tessa Thompson. The film will be based upon the novel by Jeff VanderMeer and […]
Starz greenlights The White Queen sequel The White Princess
Deadline is reporting that Starz has given the green light to The White Princess, an eight-episode sequel to the 2013 historical drama The White Queen, which will be adapted from Philippa Gregory’s novel of the same name. The White Queen writer Emma Frost (no, not the X-Men character) will serve as showrunner on the project, […]
Rebels Recon video explores Star Wars Rebels – ‘The Call’
The Star Wars YouTube channel has released its latest Rebels Recon video, which explores this past Wednesday’s episode of Star Wars Rebels, entitled ‘The Call’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here While on a mission to obtain fuel for the rebel fleet, the crew works to protect […]
