Furry animals, an anti-bigotry message and the vocal talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba proved to be a winning formula for Walt Disney Animation Studios this weekend.Its latest offering, Zootopia (called Zootropolis in the UK), raced straight to the top of the North American box office, raking in a whopping $73.7 million. […]
Video game franchise Thief heading to the big screen
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Straight Up Films has snapped up the big screen rights to the Square Enix video game franchise Thief and are partnering up with Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment and Prime Universe for a feature film adaptation.The screenwriting team of Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (Misconduct, Not Safe For Work) will […]
Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Terry Crews and more join The Willoughbys
Back in April it was announced that Ricky Gervais will narrate an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s 2010 children’s book The Willoughbys from Bron Animation and writer-director Kris Pearn (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2), and now Deadline is reporting that the film has found its voice cast.According to the site, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, […]
Amir El-Masry cast in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series
Another cast member joined Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the upcoming Amazon series based on Clancy’s central hero from many of his political/espionage novels, with Amir El-Masry (The Night Manager) signing on for a villain role. El-Masry will portray Ibrahim, the right-hand man to Ali Suliman’s Islamic terrorist Suleiman. He is described as “the most trusted member […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt exits Sandman adaptation, New Line adds new screenwriter
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has announced that he’s departed the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman, posting the following message to Facebook: So, as you might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, a while back, David Goyer and I made a producing deal with Warner Brothers to develop a […]
Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland to guest star in Shadowhunters
Coinciding with its season 2B premiere last night, Freeform has announced that Modern Family star Sarah Hyland is set to make a guest appearance in Shadowhunters.According to Variety, Hyland will appear in two episodes of the show this summer in what is being described as a “special guest appearance”. It will see her sharing the […]
Annihilation author Jeff VanderMeer discusses Alex Garland’s movie adaptation
With Ex_Machina helmer Alex Garland hard at work on post-production on his latest film Annihilation, author Jeff VanderMeer has been chatting to The Watch podcast about the upcoming adaptation of his sci-fi novel, describing it as “mind-blowing, surreal, extremely beautiful, extremely horrific, and tense.”“The first thing I realized is that even though Alex Garland says […]
Alex Rider is heading to the small screen
Variety is reporting that Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider is heading to the small screen, with Eleventh Hour Films and ITV tapping Guy Burt (Borgia) to develop a TV series based upon the teen super spy.The Alex Rider book series launched in 2000, and has went on to sell over 16 million copies worldwide. The TV […]
Kevin Hart and T.I. teaming up for Showtime comedy series The Studio
Deadline is reporting that Get Hard and Ride Along 2 co-stars Kevin Hart and Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris are teaming up to executive produce the music-themed office comedy series The Studio, which has been picked up by Showtime. Penned by Ayesha Carr (Everybody Hates Chris, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), the series “will chronicle the day-to-day and night-to-night antics […]
HBO snaps up Today Will Be Different starring Julia Roberts
Oscar-winner Julia Roberts is heading to HBO, with the cable network snapping up the rights to a limited series adaptation of Maria Semple’s book Today Will Be Different. Roberts will star, as well as executive producing alongside Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle of Annapurna Pictures.Today Will Be Different sees Roberts as Eleanor Flood, a woman […]
