James Franco is set to direct an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s realist-style novel In Dubious Battle, which tells the story of the struggle between labor and capital in 1930s America, portraying is as close to all out warfare. The project has been scriped by Matt Rager (As I Lay Dying) and will see Franco joined […]
Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo to reunite on the small screen
Not content with reprising the roles of Clark and Ellen Griswold in the upcoming Vacation sequel / reboot, it seems we could be seeing Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo reuniting on the small screen too. Among the pilot pickups for ABC is Chev & Bev, a half-hour single camera comedy which will see Chase and […]
The first villain to feature in Supergirl will be The Lumberjack
TV Line has got the scoop on who the first villain to face off against Kara Zor-El in the upcoming CBS TV series Supergirl will be, with the site reporting that the pilot episode will feature the little-known DC supervillain The Lumberjack. Interestingly, the character description for The Lumberjack reads that he’s a “big, burly […]
John Noble joins Elementary as Sherlock Holmes’ father
John Noble, who gave an incredible performance as an eccentric but damaged genius on five seasons of Fringe, will now play the father of another enigmatic intellectual, on CBS’ Elementary. According to THR, Noble has joined the series’ upcoming fourth season as the wealthy and estranged father on Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller). He’ll make his debut […]
CBS orders a pilot for Limitless TV adaptation
Following on from the news that it has placed a pilot order for Rush Hour, CBS looks to be bringing another movie to the small screen, having picked up the pilot for an adaptation of the Bradley Cooper-headined thriller Limitless. The pilot is being written by Craig Sweeny (Elementary, Medium), who is set to executive […]
Ghostbusters reboot starts shooting today, new plot details revealed
It’s had an uphill struggle getting the Internet behind it, but the Paul Feig’s all-female reboot to Ghostbusters begins shooting today in Boston. The film will be set in New York though as we’ve got some new plot details courtesy of The Herald. “Wiig and McCarthy play a pair of unheralded authors who write a […]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom teaser reveals new footage, full trailer arriving on Wednesday
A new teaser for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom not only shows off several bits of new footage including the terrifying hybrid Indoraptor, but also reveals the full trailer for the sequel will arrive online next Wednesday. Check out the new teaser below… It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by […]
San Andreas opens to $113 million worldwide
San Andreas has certainly been no disaster at the box office, having opened to an impressive $113 million worldwide. The blockbuster movie, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, opened in 60 markets around the globe and shot to the number one position domestically with $53.1 million (knocking Tomorrowland from the top spot) and added another $60 […]
Gotham promotes Nicholas D’Agosto to series regular for season 2
Nicholas D’Agosto, who plays a young Harvey Dent on Gotham, has just announced that he’ll not only be returning to the show next season, but has been promoted to series regular: Thank you to all of you @Gotham and #HarveyDent fans for your enthusiasm. I can't wait to join more of the fun as a regular […]
Jason Reitman to adapt The Adventures Of Beekle for DreamWorks Animation
Jason Reitman’s next directorial effort has been announced and it’s going to be a DreamWorks Animation adaptation of the book The Adventures Of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. This is the first project developed since DreamWorks Animations’ restructuring and looks to be Reitman’s feature followup to 2014’s Men, Women & Children. The Adventures Of Beekle: The […]
