Alex Moreland on the interactive comedy That Moment When…Ever since watching television on the internet became mainstream, there’s been a question of just how far you can push the format. Not so long ago I spoke to the minds behind Otis, a crime thriller where audiences can switch perspectives as the drama unfolds; meanwhile, Netflix […]
Plan B to bring YA sci-fi Landscape With Invisible Hand to the big screen
THR is reporting that Brad Pitt’s Plan B has snapped up the film rights to M.T. Anderson’s new young adult sci-fi novel Landscape With Invisible Hand and will partner with Annapurna on a big screen adaptation.Told through a series of short vignettes, Landscape With Invisible Hand “takes place on Earth after an alien species, the […]
Millennium Films to explore the origin of Curious George
Deadline is reporting that Millennium Films has signed an exclusive deal with the estate of Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey, authors of the children’s book series Curious George, and has set a project in development which will explore the origin of the beloved character and tell the true story of its creators.“We are incredibly […]
Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge cast in Showtime’s City on a Hill
Showtime has announced that Kevin Bacon (The Following) and Aldis Hodge (Underground) have been cast in the pilot for City on a Hill, a one-hour drama which presents a fictional account of what was called the ‘Boston Miracle’.Hodge will play District Attorney Decourcy Ward, who moves from Brooklyn to Boston and formed an unlikely alliance […]
Luc Besson to direct James Patterson TV adaptation The French Detective
ABC has announced that Luc Besson (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) is set to make his TV directorial debut with The French Detective, a pilot based upon James Patterson’s Luc Moncrief book series, which will star Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist).Written by Bill Collage and Adam Cooper (Assassin’s Creed) and Jonathan Collier […]
The Hunger Games screenwriter polishing Terminator 6 script
With filming on the sixth instalment in the Terminator franchise slated to get underway in March, Variety is reporting that Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips) has been brought in to polish the script.The as-yet-untitled Terminator sequel/reboot is based on an idea from producer James Cameron, director Tim Miller and Skydance founder David Ellison, […]
Check out a batch of new images from Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Entertainment Weekly has revealed a batch of new images for Star Wars: The Last Jedi along with four covers for its December issue featuring Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) & Rey (Daisy Ridley), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) & Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Finn (John Boyega), Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), & BB-8, and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) […]
Stephen Chbosky to write and potentially direct Disney’s Prince Charming
According to THR, filmmaker Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder) has signed on to write the script for Disney’s live-action fairy tale reimagining Prince Charming, with a view to directing the project.Prince Charming has been scripted by Matt Fogel (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) and is described as a “revisionist take” […]
Netflix picks up Super-Normal starring Josh Gad, Luke Evans and Daisy Ridley
Last month it was announced that Josh Gad would be reuniting with his Beauty and the Beast co-star Luke Evans and Murder on the Orient Express cast mate Daisy Ridley for the superhero project Super-Normal, and now comes word that Netflix has snapped up the rights to the feature film.While plot details are being kept […]
CBS developing a Stripes TV series
It looks like the 1981 comedy Stripes could be the latest movie to find itself making the transition to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that CBS is developing a single camera comedy series based upon the film. According to the site, the series will revolve around a rebellious outsider who finds his calling when […]
