Last September it was announced that TNT had given the green light to a live-action Teen Titans adaptation from screenwriters Akiva Goldsman (Batman Forever, Batman & Robin) and Marc Haimes (The Last Word). In December, DC’s Geoff Johns revealed that the pilot would shoot some time this year, while a report from June claimed that […]
John Goodman and Thomas Mann join the cast of Kong: Skull Island
John Goodman (The Monuments Men) and Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and The Dying Girl) have joined the cast of upcoming King Kong prequel Kong: Skull Island, Deadline reports. Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer) is directing the film for Legendary Pictures, who enjoyed big success with last summer’s Godzilla. Derek Connolly, who co-wrote this […]
Rachel Weisz in talks to star in My Cousin Rachel
Deadline is reporting that Oscar Winner Rachel Weisz (The Lobster) is in negotiations to star in Fox Searchlight’s My Cousin Rachel, based on the Daphne Du Maurier novel. Roger Michell (Notting Hill) is set to direct the film, which has already been adapted for the screen once before in 1952 starring Olivia de Havilland and […]
Domhnall Gleeson and Lenny Abrahamson to reteam for The Little Stranger
After the success of Frank last year, director Lenny Abrahamson has continued his upward momentum with the acclaimed Room, which has been winning awards across the recent festival season. Now he is set to reteam with his one of his Frank stars for The Little Stranger. Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail is reporting that […]
H.P. Lovecraft’s Color Out of Space heading to the big screen
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that director Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil) is set to write and direct an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Colour Out of Space, which tells of a crashed meteorite that drives people insane. Indie-horror company SpectreVision will produce the film. “H.P. Lovecraft is the undisputed father of literary horror, […]
New Line acquires George Washington action thriller The Virginian
New Line Cinema has acquired Michael Gunn’s screenplay The Virginian, which is described as “a formative period action thriller about Founding Father George Washington before he found his place in defiance of the British Army.” Deadline reports that the project is “Last Of The Mohicans meets Braveheart” and follows “a down-and-out, young George Washington — […]
Billy Eichner joins Bad Neighbours 2
Bad Neighbours 2 – or Neighbors 2, as it’s called outside of the UK – has added another newcomer to its cast, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that comedian Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street, Parks and Recreation) has signed on to appear in the comedy sequel. The film will reunite director Nicholas Soller with […]
Amazon secures streaming rights to Mr. Robot
Amazon Prime has continued its expansion into the world of television by acquiring the streaming rights to acclaimed USA hacker drama Mr. Robot. SEE ALSO: Amazon announces six new pilots, coming this fall The subscription service will start airing the show all 10 episodes on October 16th in the UK and Germany and in the Spring […]
Fist Fight set to add Christina Hendricks
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks is in talks to join the cast of New Line’s school comedy Fist Fight, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ice Cube (Ride Along) and Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses) lead the cast of the comedy that has recently added Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) and Tracey Morgan (30 Rock) to its ranks. […]
Boy Meets Girl star Rebecca Root says she would like to be first transgender Doctor Who
Rebecca Root, star of sitcom Boy Meets Girl, has said that she would like to be the first transgender performer to play the Doctor in Doctor Who in an interview with Radio Times. SEE ALSO: Watch a promo for Doctor Who series 9 episode 2 – ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ SEE ALSO: Read our review of […]
