Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to star in the film Escape From Pretoria. The true life prison break drama will be introduced to potential buyers at the Cannes Film Festival, and will see Radcliffe reteaming with his Harry Potter producer David Barron. Radcliffe will star as the 20 something South African Tim Jenkin, an anti-apartheid […]
John Hannah, Alan Tudyk and more join season 2 of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
BBC America has announced that it is expanding the cast of the second season of its Douglas Adams adaptation Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, with John Hannah, Alan Tudyk, Amanda Walsh, Aleks Paunovic and Tyler Labine set to appear as guest stars alongside Samuel Barnett’s Dirk and Elijah Wood’s Todd. Here’s the official character descriptions: […]
Ridley Scott to curate sci-fi programming block for TNT
Having set M. Night Shyamalan to curate a horror programming block, complete with a relaunch of the anthology series Tales from the Crypt, TNT has now turned to Alien and Blade Runner director Ridley Scott to develop a night of original sci-fi programming, which Deadline reports will serve as a showcase for hourlong series, shortform […]
Grey’s Anatomy firefighter spinoff gets straight-to-series order
ABC has announced a spinoff from the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, with THR reporting that the network has placed a straight-to-series order for a new series based around a group of heroic firefighters. Creator Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers will executive produce the spinoff, with Stacy McKee serving as showrunner, and the first episode will […]
Tracy Morgan’s new TBS series titled The Last O.G., Cedric the Entertainer joins cast
TBS has announced that Tracy Morgan’s new comedy series is going by the title The Last O.G., and will see him starring alongside Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man), Tiffany Haddish (Keanu), Allen Maldonado (The Equalizer), Ryan Gaul (Identity Thief), Taylor Mosby (Criminal Minds) and Dante Hoagland (The New Edition Story). Created by Jordan Peele […]
Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams teaming for Lovecraft Country
Fresh from the success of Get Out, Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions company are teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot for a TV adaptation of Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel Lovecraft Country, which has been given a straight-to-series order from HBO. The pilot is being written by Misha Green (Underground), who will also serve as […]
DONTNOD Entertainment announces Life is Strange sequel
DONTNOD, the developer behind Life is Strange, has just dropped a massive announcement, revealing that a sequel to the critically acclaimed game has been in development since last year. Take a look at the special message here… Square Enix, the publisher behind the game shared the thank you video on their blog, however they have also […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 22 Review – ‘World’s End’
Danny Hale reviews the season finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… ‘World’s End’, while not perfect, successfully closed an incredible season of television with the return of Ghost Rider, some staggering visuals and many teases for what’s to come next year. It was a great move to open this week’s episode with Robbie Reyes, […]
Matthew McConaughey’s The Beach Bum purchased by Neon/Vice
The US rights to the Matthew McConaughey comedy The Beach Bum have been picked up by Neon and Vice. Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum is a comedy about the misadventures of a loveable rogue, which sounds like the perfect fit for McConaughey and a throwback to his earlier work. Production for the project begins in […]
Marvel announces Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu
Marvel Comics has announced that writer Matt Owens (Elektra) and artist Denys Cowan (Nighthawk) are set to bring us a brand new tale about of the Jedi’s greatest warriors with the five-issue miniseries Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu, set to launch in August. Check out the cover for issue #1 by Jesus Saiz, […]
