Newly established European production company Media Musketeers has announced that it is teaming with UK producer ForLanFilms to produce a TV miniseries based upon the unused screenplay God Fearing Man from legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Variety reports that the project is based upon Herbert Emerson Wilson’s book and tells “the true story of a Canadian […]
James Wan and Lindsey Beer to adapt Mark Millar’s The Magic Order for Netflix
Aquaman director James Wan and screenwriter Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser) are teaming for an adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book series The Magic Order. The comic, which Millar’s first publication following Netflix’s acquisition of his Millarworld company, is described as a “multigenerational story follows five families of magicians who are sworn […]
Sharon Stone and Marilyn Manson join Jude Law and John Malkovich in The New Pope
HBO has announced that Sharon Stone and Marilyn Manson have joined fellow new addition John Malkovich and returning star Jude Law in The New Pope, director Paolo Sorrentino’s upcoming follow-up to his acclaimed miniseries The Young Pope. Here’s the official first-look images courtesy of the cable network… As with the plot of The New Pope, […]
First trailer for HBO’s dystopian drama series Years & Years
Ahead of its premiere next month, the first trailer has arrived online for the dystopian drama Years & Years. The HBO limited series stars Emma Thompson, Anne Reid, Rory Kinnear, T’Nia Miller, Russell Tovey, Jessica Hynes, and Ruth Madeley; watch it here… Years & Years is an epic saga that takes an ordinary family and […]
George R.R. Martin on Game of Thrones’ ending differing from the books
When David Benioff and D.B. Weiss first started working on Game of Thrones back in 2007, the expectation was that with two books to go in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, the author would have wrapped up his fantasy epic well before the series reached its conclusion. Well, some twelve […]
His Dark Materials TV series gets a new trailer
HBO has released a new trailer for the upcoming small screen adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy novel trilogy His Dark Materials which sees Dafne Keen (Logan) leading the cast as Lyra, alongside James McAvoy (Glass), Ruth Wilson (The Affair), Clarke Peters (The Wire), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns); watch it here… Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning […]
Game of Thrones Season 8: How Is It Going to End?
Eammon Jacobs recaps Game of Thrones Season Eight’s fifth episode and looks ahead to the finale… *Spoiler Warning* We’re in the endgame now. After the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones season 8 delivered a devastating blow to Cersei’s hold on Westeros, it’s become very clear that this has all been an origin story for […]
The CW unveils extended synopsis for Batwoman TV series
After unveiling its first trailer this week, The CW has released an extended synopsis for Batwoman, the newest entry in the Arrowverse, which sees Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black) reprising her role as Kate Kane, a.k.a. the titular costumed crimefighter, reprising her role from last year’s DC crossover ‘Elseworlds’. Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) […]
Matt Groening’s Disenchantment Part Two gets poster and premiere date
Netflix has released a poster for Disenchantment Part Two, the second half of the first season of Matt Groening’s animated high fantasy comedy series, which reveals that the show will be making its return to the streaming service on September 20th. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Disenchantment here Set in the crumbling medieval kingdom […]
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal gets a trailer and series order
Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Laboratory creator Genndy Tartakovsky is returning to the small screen for with a brand new half-hour animated show entitled Primal, which has received a series order from Adult Swim. Check out the first trailer here… Primal follows a caveman at the dawn of evolution and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. […]
