Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner are in talks to play legendary lawmen Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, the two former Texas Rangers tasked with hunting down notorious outlaws Bonnie & Clyde, in the drama The Highwaymen. The site reports that Netflix is currently in talks to acquire the project from Universal Pictures, […]
Meg author Steve Alten’s The Loch being developed as a feature film
Next year sees the release of a feature film adaptation of Steve Alten’s Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, after which it looks like we could be seeing another of the author’s books coming to the big screen, with Alten revealing to Bloody Disgusting that the producers behind Meg are also looking to adapt his […]
Angela Lansbury in talks for the BBC’s Little Women adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Angela Lansbury is in talks to join the cast of Little Women, a three-part adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel Little Women, which is being produced for the BBC and PBS. Written by Heidi Thomas (Call the Midwife) and directed by Vanessa Caswill (Thirteen), Little Women is set against […]
The Coen Brothers western series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to begin production in July
Back in January it was announced that the Coen Brothers are heading to the small screen to write and direct the Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and now The Playlist is reporting that production on the miniseries is set to begin next month in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs […]
Titan to launch its new Fighting American series on Joe Simon’s birthday
Back in April it was announced that Titan Comics is resurrecting the classic Joe Simon and Jack Kirby comic book Fighting American for a brand new series, and now the publisher has announced that the first issue will arrive on October 11th, 2017 – the date of Joe Simon’s birthday. Take a look at the […]
Wonder Woman becomes highest-grossing live-action movie from a female director
Having become the first female filmmaker to direct a movie with a budget of $100 million, and the first to have a movie debut with a domestic opening weekend of $100 million, Patty Jenkins has now added another feather to her cap with Wonder Woman’s latest box office milestone. The DC blockbuster has now reached […]
First Spider-Man: Homecoming reactions hit the web, suggest another winner for Marvel Studios
Marvel fans can breathe a sigh of relief! The first string of reactions from press members who have seen Spider-Man: Homecoming at an early screening have hit the web (no pun intended), and they claim that the summer blockbuster is a rip-roaring, crowd-pleasing good time. Praise, in particular, is being directed towards the film’s John Hughes-inspired […]
First look at Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan in HBO’s My Dinner with Hervé, Mireille Enos and more join cast
Game of Thrones isn’t the only project Peter Dinklage is lending his talents to over at HBO, as the network has unveiled a first-look image of the actor in My Dinner With Hervé. The upcoming TV movie takes a look at the life of Fantasy Island and The Man with the Golden Gun star Hervé Villechaize (described as “the world’s most […]
Rocko’s Modern Life reunites original voice cast for TV movie
Last August it was revealed that the beloved 90s cartoon Rocko’s Modern Life is set for a return to Nickelodeon for a one-hour TV special, and now it has been announced that the original voice cast has signed on for a return to O-Town for Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling. EW reports that the returning […]
How to Save the Dark Universe
Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]
