Back in April of last year it was announced that WGN America was in development on an adaptation of the acclaimed DC / Vertigo comic book series Scalped, and now it has been confirmed that the network has placed a pilot order for the project. Created by writer Jason Aaron and artist R.M. Guera and […]
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving to star in Melrose alongside Benedict Cumberbatch
Variety is reporting that Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge) and Anna Madeley (The Crown) have signed on to star in Showtime and Sky Atlantic’s upcoming limited series Melrose, which is based upon the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn. Benedict Cumberbatch is producing the series, as […]
Score Reviews – Despicable Me 3 and Castlevania
Tony Black reviews the scores for Despicable Me 3 and Castlevania… The third film in the animated franchise sees Heitor Pereira return once again as composer for Despicable Me 3, in which loveable bad guy Gru gets a twin brother, the Minions go to prison, a new bad guy emerges and the usual comedic […]
Andre Holland to star in Stephen King series Castle Rock
Hulu’s upcoming Stephen King-inspired series Castle Rock has scored its first cast member, with Andre Holland (Moonlight, The Knick) signing on to play Henry, a death row attorney who has a unique history with the town of Castle Rock. Produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, Castle Rock is set to deliver a shared Stephen King […]
Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington to star in Netflix drama series Safe
Former Dexter and Sherlock stars Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington have been cast in the new drama from Netflix and Canal+, Safe. The eight-part series comes from mystery author Harlan Coben and the UK’s Shameless’ Danny Brocklehurst, who will also write the series. Safe will see Hall as a British paediatric surgeon raising two teenage daughters, Jenny and Carrie, alone after the death […]
Bill Nighy, Catherine Keener and Matthew Goode to lead Agatha Christie adaptation Ordeal By Innocence
Deadline is reporting that Bill Nighy, Catherine Keener and Matthew Goode have signed on to lead the cast of Ordeal By Innocence, a three-part adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, which is the first of seven dramas as part of a deal between BBC One and Agatha Christie Productions. The 1958 book, said to be […]
James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson and more set for The Coen Brothers’ Ballad of Buster Scruggs
With production on the Coen Brothers’ western series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs due to begin this month, The Tracking Board is reporting that the cast of the TV show is coming together, with James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Zoe Kazan, Stephen Root and Ralph Ineson all nearing deals to join the project. The Ballad […]
Ava DuVernay to direct Central Park Five series for Netflix
Netflix has announced that Ava DuVernay is set to write and direct a five-episode series telling the story of The Central Park Five, five teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of brutally assaulting and raping a jogger in central Park in 1989. Each episode will focus on one of the five teenagers, and will […]
Charlie Saxton and Dave Foley join Misfits U.S. remake
Last month it was announced that the British series Misfits is set for a U.S. remake from Freeform, and now we have word on two more additions to the cast, with Deadline reporting that Charlie Saxton (Hung) and Dave Foley (NewsRadio) have joined the project as series regulars. Saxton will play Simon, who is described […]
John Cho joins The Exorcist, season 2 plot details revealed
TV Line is reporting that Sleepy Hollow and Star Trek star John Cho has signed on to appear as a series regular in the second season of The Exorcist, where he will join the returning Alfonso Herrera, Kurt Egyiawan and Ben Daniels. The second season of the show will explore a new possession case, with […]
