Forecasts are predicting that the revenue from streaming services Netflix and Amazon will top the U.K. box office by 2020.PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting firm is forecasting that Netflix and Amazon will be the biggest money makers on the U.K. movie scene in the next four years.The firm predicts that the U.K.’s revenue from streaming services that offer […]
Martin Freeman producing TV adaptation of Milton’s Paradise Lost
Variety is reporting that Sherlock star Martin Freeman is set to executive produce a TV adaptation of John Milton’s 17th century poem Paradise Lost, which is being produced by Dancing Ledge.“Paradise Lost is like a biblical Games of Thrones, transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? The […]
The director of Okja wants his film released in theaters
Bong Joon Ho, the director of Okja, has said that he wants his film to be released in theaters but respects Netflix’s release plans.Okja caused quite a stir at Cannes when Netflix announced its release plans for the film, but its director is now taking the diplomatic route in respecting Netflix’s rights to release the film […]
O’Shea Jackson Jr. to play baseball star Dock Ellis
Straight Outta Compton star O’Shea Jackson Jr. is set to portray baseball pitcher Dock Ellis in a biopic entitled Dock, which has been scripted by Joey Poach (In Color) and is being produced by Ice Cube, David Permut and Jeff Kwatinetz. Ellis enjoyed a decade-long career in Major League Baseball, where he played for the […]
Billy Zane to guest star in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as P.T. Barnum
Entertainment Weekly has announced that Billy Zane will be reuniting with his Titanic co-star Victor Garber, having signed on for a one-episode guest appearance in the upcoming third season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Zane is set to play P.T. Barnum, the American businessman, showman and politician.““Obviously, we couldn’t resist putting Victor Garber and Billy […]
Game of Thrones’ Michiel Huisman joins The Haunting of Hill House
THR has revealed that Game of Thrones star Michiel Huisman has become the first addition to the cast of The Haunting of Hill House, the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 novel from writer-director Mike Flanagan (Absentia, Oculus).The straight-to-series ten episode show is described as a modern reimagining of the tale, and will […]
Annalise Basso and Sasha Frolova cast in Snowpiercer TV series
The Snowpiercer television series for TNT has gained two cast members opposite Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs and Mickey Sumner. Captain Fantastic’s Annalise Basso and Two for One‘s Sasha Frolova have become series regulars in the adaptation of Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 sci-fi film.The pilot will be directed by Doctor Strange‘s Scott Derrickson and is set years after Earth has […]
Lionsgate developing 2 Live Crew movie The Book of Luke
THR is reporting that Lionsgate is developing a movie based around the American hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, which is being scripted by Craig Williams (screenwriter of the upcoming Vince McMahon biopic Pandemonium) from the memoir Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice and Liberty City.According to the site, The Book of Luke will […]
Big Little Lies season 2 is possible says David E. Kelley
A second season of Big Little Lies is possible according to David E. Kelley, the writer and producer of the show.Star of the show Nicole Kidman has recently said that there are no prospects right now for a second season of the popular HBO drama, adding more confusion in terms of whether or not it […]
Joel Schumacher apologises for Batman & Robin, talks Bat-Nipples
Batman & Robin is notoriously regarded as one of the worst comic book films ever made, and now 20 years later even its director Joel Schumacher is apologizing to Batman fans for putting such a disaster into existence.Speaking to Vice on the 20th anniversary of the film, Schumacher said: “Look, I apologize. I want to apologize […]
