CBS has placed a pilot order for Drew, which is being described as a contemporary take on the iconic teen sleuth Nancy Drew from the long-running children’s book series. As per Entertainment Weekly, the logline for Drew reads: “Now in her 30s, Nancy is a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes […]
Daredevil season 2 will feature a scene like the hallway fight, but “on crack”
Marvel’s Daredevil drew praise from critics for a number of reasons when it premiered on Netflix last April, but one aspect of the show that nearly all viewers singled out was its extremely well-choreographed fight scenes; in particular, the hallway fight scene, from the show’s second episode “Cut Man,” was hailed as one of the best television […]
Kevin Spacey joins Nicholas Hoult in J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye
Kevin Spacey has joined the cast of the upcoming J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye, which will star Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Days of Future Past) as the famed American writer and author of The Catcher in the Rye. According to Deadline, Spacey “will play Whit Burnett, a professor at Columbia and editor of Story magazine. He became […]
Prison Break’s Robert Knepper joins Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Deadline is reporting that Robert Knepper (Prison Break, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) has signed on to appear in the currently-in-production sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. Knepper is set to play, “Gen. Harkness, a retired general-turned-CEO of a private military contractor firm [who is] described as a man of power, experience and authority who thinks he’s the hero and […]
David Simon’s porn drama The Deuce gets a series order from HBO
HBO has given a series pickup to The Deuce, a new drama from David Simon (The Wire), George Pelecanos (Treme) and Richard Price (The Color of Money), which is set to star James Franco (The Interview) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight). The Deuce follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry […]
Netflix orders sci-fi series Altered Carbon from Laeta Kalogridis
Netflix has picked up the sci-fi drama Altered Carbon, which is based upon Richard Morgan’s 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name and will be written and executive produced by Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Terminator Genisys). Altered Carbon “is set in the 25th century when the human mind has been digitized and the soul itself is […]
Avatar 2 pushed back from December 2017 release
In a move that will surprise no one, James Cameron’s Avatar 2 is being pushed back to an unknown date in the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode VIII’s move to December 15, 2017. Via The Wrap, the sequel to the highest grossing film of all time will not be ready for a holiday 2017 release. […]
Benedict Wong joins the cast of Marvel’s Doctor Strange, will play Wong
Benedict Wong (The Martian, Prometheus) has joined the cast of Marvel’s Doctor Strange, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the British actor has been cast as the Sorcerer Supreme’s sidekick and manservant, Wong. SEE ALSO: Kevin Feige discusses Doctor Strange’s powers, the Cloak of Levitation and the Eye of Agamotto “Doctor Strange follows the story of neurosurgeon […]
Rachael Taylor and Robbie Amell to star in Netflix sci-fi thriller ARQ
Rachael Taylor (Jessica Jones) and Robbie Amell (The Flash) have signed on to appear in the Netflix original sci-fi movie ARQ, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. ARQ is written and directed by Tony Elliott (Orphan Black), and is described as “a post-apocalyptic thriller set in the near future when the oil supply has run dry. […]
Leslie Mann replaces Jennifer Aniston in The Comedian
The Wrap has revealed that Leslie Mann (Vacation) has signed on to appear alongside Robert De Niro (Joy) in The Comedian, replacing Jennifer Aniston who has had to pull out of the project due to scheduling conflicts. “Leslie Mann‘s impeccable timing and ability to inject drama into comedy make her the right choice for the […]
