According to Deadline, the ITV-owned Diga Studios has optioned the rights to bestselling author Amy Plum’s upcoming YA novel Dreamfall, and is developing it as a TV series. Described as a YA twist on A Nightmare on Elm Street and Flatliners, the book “follows the journey of seven strangers – each suffering from debilitating insomnia […]
Chloe Bennet, Logan Paul and more join MGM’s Valley Girl remake
MGM’s upcoming musical remake of the 1983 romantic comedy Valley Girl has filled out its cast with Deadline revealing that Chloe Bennet (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Logan Paul (The Space Between Us), Jessie Ennis (Better Call Saul) and Ashleigh Murray (Riverdale) have joined the previously announced leads Jessica Rothe (La La Land) and Josh Whitehouse (Alleycats). […]
Supergirl and Gotham return to series low ratings
Coming off extended winter breaks, The DC shows Supergirl and Gotham returned to The CW and Fox respectively this past Monday, and the irregular scheduling certainly didn’t help with the ratings, as both shows suffered series lows. Supergirl’s episode ‘Ace Reporter’ [read our review here] pulled in 1.8 million viewers for a 0.5 rating in its […]
George Miller believes the Mad Max: Fury Road sequels will happen
George Miller has gone on record as saying that he believes that the sequels to Mad Max: Fury Road will happen. With the great success of the series’ return in 2015, both commercially and critically, the classic franchise was given a whole new lease of life and a whole new generation of fans to entertain. […]
M. Night Shyamalan reveals Unbreakable and Split sequel Glass starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy
Mercurial director M. Night Shyamalan has unveiled his sequel to Unbreakable which will also serve a follow up to his latest flick, Split. The picture will be called Glass, and will round of a trilogy of movies. Announcing the venture in a series of tweets, we now know that the movie will see the return of […]
Paul Verhoeven to direct lesbian nun drama Blessed Virgin
Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven has set his next project, with the director set to reteam with Elle actress Virginie Efira and producer Said Ben Said for Blessed Virgin, which is based upon Judith C. Brown’s 1986 book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy. Variety reports that the film will see […]
Will Smith in talks for Ang Lee’s Gemini Man
Will Smith is currently in negotiations to star in Ang Lee’s new film Gemini Man, according to The Hollywood Reporter. We learned late last week that Ang Lee was in talks to helm the assassin film – a movie that has been in development hell for 20 years. And now news is breaking that Will Smith is […]
Dr. Shaw and David return in Alien: Covenant prologue short The Crossing
In celebration of Alien Day today, 20th Century Fox has released a prologue short for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, which features the return of Dr. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and David (Michael Fassbender) as they continue their search for humanity’s creators… SEE ALSO: Alien: Covenant international TV spot teases an apocalypse SEE ALSO: Alien: Covenant “will […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 15 Review – ‘How the Riddler Got His Name’
Martin Carr reviews the fifteenth episode of Gotham season 3… Coming back after an extended hiatus Gotham opens with a Nygma centric episode lashings of invention, talking corpses and doppelganger shenanigans not to mention the odd riddle or two. With Oswald consigned to the murky depths of Gotham river, we follow Corey Smith in ‘Force […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 tracking $100 million international opening weekend
While it doesn’t open in the States for another week, Marvel’s latest Phase Three blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 begins its international rollout today, arriving in 37 markets between now and Friday. We’ve already heard that the film is tracking a domestic opening of around $160 million, and now comes word that the […]
