Fresh from the box office success of the third instalment, The Purge: Election Day, writer-director James DeMonaco has revealed to CinemaBlend that he plans on bringing the franchise to the small screen for “an interwoven anthology” series. “My idea is that you do six or seven storylines and I would kind of intercut them, use […]
Sandman adaptation loses its screenwriter as “it needs to go to TV” rather than a movie
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s planned adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comic book series has hit another stumbling block, with screenwriter Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing) exiting the project after coming to the conclusion that it is better suited as a TV series rather than a movie. “I had many […]
Sherlock Series 4: Moriarty’s Return Theory
Liam Hoofe with a theory on the Moriarty mystery in Sherlock… The Russian playwright Anton Chekhov once gave some simple advice about the construction of a narrative: if it is not essential, then do not put it there in the first place. This idea has become known as Chekhov’s Gun – simply put, if you […]
Terrence Howard and Anna Paquin join Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
Actors Terrence Howard and Anna Paquin are the latest stars to join the cast of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. The already impressive line up includes recent additions Steve Buscemi and Greg Kinnear, along with Bryan Cranston and Timothy Spall. The Amazon Prime series will see each of its ten episodes adapt a short story […]
Two more join TNT’s Snowpiercer pilot
Alison Wright (The Americans) and Benjamin Haigh (The Conjuring 2) have become the latest additions to the cast of TNT’s Snowpiercer pilot, which is based upon the 2013 feature from director Bong Joon Ho and takes place on a frozen, post-apocalyptic Earth where the survivors inhabit a gigantic train that circles the world. Deadline reports […]
Adrianne Palicki joins Seth MacFarlane’s live-action space comedy
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Adrianne Palicki is heading into space, with Deadline reporting that the actress has joined the cast of Seth MacFarlane’s upcoming live-action sci-fi comedy drama series at Fox, along with American Dad veteran Scott Grimes. The as-yet-untitled show will take place in the 24th century and “chronicles the exploits of the Orville, […]
TNT orders pilot for Snowpiercer TV series
TNT has placed a pilot order for a TV adaptation of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi Snowpiercer from writer-producers Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Marty Adelstein (Prison Break), and Becky Clements (Last Man Standing). Also on board the project as producers are Bong Joon-Ho, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun, and Dooho Choi, the producers behind the 2013 feature […]
Netflix adds download feature for its movies and TV shows
If you’re a Netflix subscriber you may want to update your app, as the streaming service has announced today that its members worldwide are now able to download episodes of TV shows and movies from its library of titles. “While many members enjoy watching Netflix at home, we’ve often heard they also want to continue their […]
Full list of nominations for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards announced
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has today announced the nominations for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards. Fresh from its success at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land leads the movie categories with seven nominations, followed by Moonlight with six and Manchester by the Sea with five. La La Land while contest […]
Netflix cancels Marco Polo after 2 seasons
Netflix has cancelled Marco Polo, its hit show which began in 2014. The series examined the early life of the titular explorer and his days with Kublai Kahn, ruler of the Mongol Empire in the 13th Century, and starred Lorenzo Richelmy and Benedict Wong as the two leads. No specific reason is given for its cancellation, but […]
