Last week it was reported that The Walt Disney Company had held talks with 21st Century Fox about acquiring a number of its film and television assets, including the movie studio 20th Century Fox. Although those talks are said to have broken down, Fox isn’t finding itself short of suitors. Comcast – the parent company […]
John Wick creator developing Hitman TV series for Hulu
Deadline is reporting that Fox 21 and Hulu are teaming up to bring Agent 47 to the small screen, with the two companies in development on a TV series based upon the hit video game franchise Hitman. Hulu is eyeing the project as a potential flagship series for the streaming network, and have enlisted John Wick […]
Trailer for The Pirates of Somalia starring Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Barkhad Abdi and Melanie Griffith
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Bryan Buckley’s upcoming drama The Pirates of Somalia. The film is based on the memoirs of Jay Bahadur (played by Evan Peters), and tells the story of the journalists experiences living amongst pirates in Somalia and also stars Al Pacino, […]
Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Laura Dern set for Noah Baumbach’s new film
The Tracking Board is reporting that Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: Civil War), Laura Dern (Big Little Lies), Merritt Wever (The Walking Dead) and Azhy Robertson (Juliet, Naked) are set to star in the new film from director Noah Baumbach (Mistress America, The Meyerowitz Stories). Details on the as-yet-untitled […]
The Square’s Claes Bang cast as villain in The Girl in the Spider’s Web
According to Variety, Claes Bang (The Square) has signed on to portray a villain in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Sony’s sequel / reboot to David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Bang joins a cast that includes Claire Foy (The Crown) as Lisbeth Salander and Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) as Lisbeth’s […]
It Blu-ray details and special features revealed
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has revealed details of the upcoming Blu-ray release of the acclaimed Stephen King adaptation It, which is set to arrive on Digital HD on December 19th and on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in the States on January 9th 2018. Check out the cover artwork and special features below (although […]
Douglas Booth to play Nikki Sixx in Motley Crue biopic The Dirt
Deadline is reporting that Douglas Booth (Loving Vincent, The Limehouse Golem) is in talks to star as Motley Crue co-founder Nikki Sixx in The Dirt, a biopic of the American heavy metal band. The Dirt is based upon the bestselling autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, penned by band members Vince […]
Courtney Hoffman’s feminist western short The Good Time Girls is being adapted into a feature film
Argent Pictures has announced that Courtney Hoffman’s widely acclaimed feminist western short film The Good Time Girls starring Laura Dern (Jurassic Park, October Sky, Wild, The Fault In Our Stars), will be fully financed and produced into a feature adaptation. The film will mark the feature directorial debut of Hoffman, who just last month signed on to direct Ruthless for […]
Rose Byrne to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in Instant Family
Back in September it was announced that Mark Wahlberg will be reuniting with his Daddy’s Home director Sean Anders for the Paramount comedy Instant Family, and now Deadline has revealed that Wahlberg has been joined in the cast by Rose Byrne (Neighbors). Penned by Anders and John Morris, Instant Family will see Wahlberg and Byrne […]
Michelle Williams to join Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal in Let It Fall Back
The Tracking Board is reporting that Michelle Williams in in talks to join Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal in director Luca Guadagnino’s (Call Me By Your Name) new project Let It Fall Back, which has been scripted by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). Let It Fall Back follows “a financial reporter (Gyllenhaal) who travels to Rio […]
