THR is reporting that Disney is in development on a live-action musical from writer Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) entitled Cyrano the Moor, which is set to star David Oyelowo (Selma). According to the site, the project will be an amalgamation of William Shakespeare’s Othello and the French play Cyrano de Bergerac. Oyelowo is also attached […]
Channing Tatum developing bipolar disorder drama Gorilla and the Bird
According to Deadline, Channing Tatum’s Free Association has picked up the option to Zack McDermott’s new memoir Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother’s Love, and is teaming with Big Beach to develop a TV series which is being written by Bryan Sipe (Demolition). The Amazon description for the book reads: […]
John Grisham’s The Partner heading to Fox
John Grisham’s 1997 bestseller The Partner is set to become the latest of the author’s works to get a screen adaptation, with Fox tapping Jon Cowan (Suits, Private Practice) to pen the script for a TV drama series. The Partner is described as “a David vs. Goliath story about a betrayed lawyer who was once […]
Preview of Eugenic #1
James Tynion IV (Dark Nights: The Casting, Detective Comics) and Eryk Donovan (Quantum Teens Are Go) launch their new series Eugenic this Wednesday, and we have a preview for you here courtesy of Boom! Studios; take a look… From the GLAAD Award-nominated team James Tynion IV (Dark Nights: The Casting, Detective Comics) and Eryk Donovan […]
Clifford the Big Red Dog movie finds a director
Back in July of last year it was revealed that Paramount Pictures was developing a live-action/CG hybrid adaptation of Norman Bridwell’s Clifford the Big Red Dog book series, and now Variety is reporting that the project has found a director. Walt Becker, whose previous credits include Van Wilder, Wild Hogs, Old Dogs and Alvin and […]
Rick and Morty could get an extended fourth season
With the tenth and final episode of Rick and Morty season three set to air tonight, creator Dan Harmon has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about the future of the acclaimed animated series, suggesting that season four could see an extended episode count of fourteen as opposed to ten. “I’m still learning how to do […]
Shawn Levy suggests that Stranger Things could run for 5 seasons
Back in August Netflix announced that it had renewed its hit supernatural drama Stranger Things for a third season, with creators The Duffer Brothers then revealing that a fourth season would likely be its last. While this was sad news for fans of the show (and presumably Netflix execs), executive producer Shawn Levy has now […]
The Essential Ryan Gosling Films
Continuing in the build up to Blade Runner 2049 [read our review here], Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the essential Ryan Gosling… In the past decade, Ryan Gosling has seen something of a transformation. He’s developed into an actor who can be relied upon to deliver a note worthy performance. He’s gone from being […]
The final season of Game of Thrones costing $15 million per episode
In an article over at Variety exploring the rising costs of prestige television, the outlet is reporting that HBO is going all in on the upcoming eighth and final season of the epic fantasy series with a budget of $15 million per episode. This figure makes it the most expensive show around, putting it ahead […]
The BBC releases trailer for Peaky Blinders series 4
The BBC has released a trailer for the upcoming fourth series of Steven Knight’s acclaimed crime drama Peaky Blinders, which you can watch right here; take a look… As per Deadline, the fourth season “will kick off with Tommy receiving a mysterious letter on Christmas Eve and realizing the Peaky Blinders are in danger of […]
