Earlier this month it was announced that Veep and The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci is set to follow up his latest film The Death of Stalin with a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, and now comes word that Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion) has been cast as the lead. Patel is set […]
New trailer for biblical drama Mary Magdalene starring Rooney Mara
Ahead of its UK release next month, Universal Pictures has released a second international trailer for director Garth Davis’ upcoming biblical drama Mary Magdalene which stars Rooney Mara in the titular role alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Tahar Rahim; take a look below… MARY MAGDALENE is an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of the most […]
Ryan Murphy signs exclusive deal with Netflix
The Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ryan Murphy has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Netflix to produce new TV series and feature films for the streaming giant, with the deal set to get underway on July 1st of this year. “Ryan Murphy’s series have influenced the global cultural zeitgeist, reinvented […]
Netflix cancels Disjointed after one season
The Kathy Bates-headlined cannabis comedy Disjointed has been cancelled by Netflix, with the streaming service opting not to renew the workplace sitcom for a second season. The show sees Bates starring as a lifelong advocate for the legalisation of cannabis who is finally living her dream as the owner of a Los Angeles pot dispensary. […]
Poster and trailer for 10 x 10 starring Kelly Reilly and Luke Evans
A poster and trailer have arrived online for director Suzi Ewing’s feature directorial debut 10 x 10. The upcoming thriller features a cast that includes Luke Evans, Kelly Reilly, Noel Clarke, and Olivia Chenery; check them out here… Just a few days from opening her new business, Cathy’s (Kelly Reilly) fresh start is interrupted when […]
Justice League’s Ray Fisher joins True Detective Season 3
True Detective season 3 continues to flesh out its already impressive cast with some new additions, most notably Justice League‘s Ray Fisher, who’ll play the son of Mahershala Ali’s Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas who’s investigating the decades spanning case of two missing children in the heart of the Ozarks. Also […]
Voltron Legendary Defender season 5 gets a trailer and images
With a little over two weeks to go until it arrives on Netflix, a new trailer and batch of images have arrived online for the fifth season of DreamWorks’ animated series Voltron Legendary Defender; take a look below… “Shocked by Prince Lotor coming to their rescue in the fight against the evil witch Haggar, the Paladins […]
Rita Ora joins the live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu
Fresh from her role as Christian Grey’s sister Mia in Fifty Shades Freed, actress and singer Rita Ora has bagged herself another screen role, signing on to appear in the live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu. Details of her role are being kept under wraps. The film is now currently in production in the UK, with […]
Netflix officially announces The Highwaymen with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson
Last year it was reported that Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner were in talks to star in the Netflix event series The Highwaymen, and now the streaming service has officially announced the project. Directed by John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder) from a script by John Fusco (Young Guns, Hidalgo), The Highwaymen will […]
LeBron James to produce House Party remake
According to The Wrap, NBA star LeBron James is set to produce a remake of the 1990 comedy House Party for SpringHill Entertainment and New Line Cinema. The new film is being penned by Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori (Atlanta), and will revolve around – as you might expect – a house party that goes […]
