Anghus Houvouras on the biggest disappointments of 2016… By all accounts, 2016 was a pretty disappointing year. It will go down in history as one of the most despised spans of time in human history. There was so much negativity. So much raw hatred and ignorance. Feuding sides that seemed to revel in the other’s […]
Shooter renewed for second season
The Shooter TV series has just been renewed for a second season on USA Network. The series is an adaptation of Stephen Hunter’s novel Point Impact and the 2007 Mark Wahlberg film Shooter, and stars Ryan Phillippe as Bob Lee Swagger, a former Marine sniper framed for an assassination attempt on the President’s life. Shooter was supposed to air in the […]
Fargo season 3 adds Harry Potter actor David Thewlis
The third season of FX’s acclaimed Fargo series has added another recognizable actor to its cast: character actor David Thewlis, who most will probably remember as Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise. According to EW, Thewlis will play V.M. Vargas, a “mysterious loner and true capitalist who delivers Emmit (Ewan McGregor) the bad news that he has just become […]
A TV remake of Single White Female is in development
It looks like Single White Female is the latest movie set for a small screen adaptation, with THR revealing that NBC is in development on a reboot of the 1992 thriller, which starred Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The network has given a script commitment to the project, which will be written by Eric […]
R.I.P. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917 – 2016)
Hungarian-born actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor has passed away aged 99, having suffered a heart attack at her home after several years of illness. Known for her nine marriages and her glamorous, larger than life celebrity persona as much as her acting work, the former beauty queen enjoyed moderate success on the big screen, appearing in […]
Meagan Good to star in Foxy Brown TV reboot for Hulu
THR is reporting that Meagan Good (Minority Report) is set to star in a TV reboot of the 70s cult classic Foxy Brown, which is being developed by MGM Television for the streaming service Hulu. The script for Foxy Brown is been penned by Malcolm Spellman (Empire) and Ben Watkins (Hand of God), and will […]
Steven Moffat responds to Benedict Cumberbatch’s comments that Sherlock series 4 could be “the end of an era”
There’s just a fortnight to go until Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman’s Dr. John Watson return for the fourth series of Sherlock, and there has been talk that this could well be the final run of episodes for the beloved show. Back in October, it was reported that Cumberbatch had suggested series four “might […]
Rogue One’s Saw Gerrera is coming to Star Wars Rebels
Having made the jump from animated to the big screen, it looks like the character of Saw Gerrera is now heading to Star Wars Rebels, with Rebels Reactions revealing a brand new poster for the Disney XD series featuring the rebel extremist, complete with the tagline “Save the Rebellion, Save the Dream”. The character of […]
AMC touts the success of The Walking Dead amid declining ratings
Following last weekend’s midseason finale, AMC has released a statement celebrating the fact that its hit zombie drama The Walking Dead remains the biggest show on TV in the key 18-49 demographic for the fifth consecutive year. “The Walking Dead has never been more alive – on-air and online; live, near-live and time-shifted; at home and […]
Julia Roberts to produce and star in TV adaptation of Today Will Be Different
Annapurna Pictures has tapped Julia Roberts to produce and star in a limited series TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s bestselling novel Today Will Be Different, with Semple also on board to pen the script. The New York Times bestseller follows “Eleanor Flood, admittedly a bit of a mess, as she decides that today is the […]
