Sony has snapped up the rights to the hot spec script Marian from newcomer Pete Barry, which will reimagine the Robin Hood legend and sees Maid Marian succeeding Robin after the folk hero is killed in battle. Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie is attached to play Marian, and she is also producing through her LuckyChap […]
Lupus Films announces animated adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom
Lupis Films and Melusine Productions have announced a 2D animated feature film adaptation of War Horse author Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning children’s novel Kensuke’s Kingdom. Kensuke’s Kingdom follows the adventures of a boy called Michael and his dog Stella who are shipwrecked on a remote desert island. Terrified and struggling to survive, Michael soon discovers that they share […]
Mondasian Cyberman returning to Doctor Who for series 10 finale
Peter Capaldi’s Doctor is going to find himself going up against one of his oldest foes in the upcoming tenth series of Doctor Who, with the BBC announcing that the original Mondasian Cybermen are returning to the show for an appearance in the two-part series finale. The Mondasian Cybermen made their debut in ‘The Tenth […]
Second Opinion – Get Out (2017)
Get Out, 2017. Written and Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, LilRel Howery, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson, Lakeith Stanfield, and Catherine Keener SYNOPSIS: A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate. Horror films that manage to be at once scary, funny and […]
Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez go Overboard
MGM and Pantelion Films have found the leads for the upcoming Overboard remake, with Deadline reporting that Anna Faris (Mom) and Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included) are set to star in the new film, which is being written and directed by Rob Greenberg (How I Met Your Mother) and Bob Fisher (We’re the Millers). The […]
Interview – Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon
Amon Warmann chats with Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon… Bill Condon is not just a fan of Beauty and the Beast – he’s a superfan. The director – whose previous credits include Dreamgirls, another popular movie musical – has studied all the original texts and watched the Broadway production multiple times. While that […]
Tracy Morgan and Luke Wilson are The Shitheads
Deadline is reporting that Tracy Morgan and Luke Wilson have signed on to the comedy road movie The Shitheads, which is being written and directed by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore). The dark comedy is described as “The Last Detail by way of Bret Easton Ellis” and follows “a […]
IDW Entertainment bringing Alex Delaware to the small screen
IDW Entertainment has announced that it is bringing Jonathan Kellerman’s bestselling Alex Delaware book series to the small screen. Alex Delaware is a forensic psychologist who works with the LAPD to assist in solving murder cases, and his partner in crime, Milo Sturgis, is a gay homicide detective. The series is America’s longest running contemporary crime […]
Liam Neeson in talks for Steve McQueen’s Widows
According to The Wrap, Liam Neeson is in negotiations to join the cast of Steve McQueen’s new film Widows, where he’ll play the husband of Viola Davis’ character. The big screen adaptation of Lynda La Plante’s 1983 British TV miniseries has been scripted by McQueen and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn and follows four women […]
Geraldine Chaplin reuniting with director J.A. Bayona on Jurassic World sequel
With cameras now rolling on the Jurassic World sequel, director J.A. Bayona has announced that veteran actress Geraldine Chaplin will be joining the cast of the movie, having appeared in all three of Bayona’s previous films, The Orphanage, The Impossible, and A Monster Calls. Look who's joining the Jurassic adventure. #geraldinechaplin pic.twitter.com/deKWIbaImX — JA Bayona […]
