Deadline has revealed that Lionsgate has enlisted The Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson, writer Peter Craig and director Francis Lawrence for an adaptation of Homer’s epic tale The Odyssey. The site reports that the studio is keen to fast track the project, and aims to begin shooting early next year once Lawrence and company have […]
Brad Bird reveals that he’s started writing the script for The Incredibles 2
Last year, it was revealed that Disney-Pixar is developing a sequel to the animated superhero comedy The Incredibles, and now director Brad Bird has revealed that he has started work on the screenplay for The Incredibles 2, telling NPR’s Ask Me Another that: “It’s percolating. I mean, I’m just starting to write it, so we’ll […]
Vin Diesel and Chris Tucker join Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Vin Diesel is no doubt on cloud nine right now. Having only been released for less than a week, Diesel’s Fast & Furious 7 has already grossed over $400 million worldwide, paving the way for more high-speed car high-jinks in the coming years. But for now, the actor is stepping out of the driver’s seat […]
Disney developing a live-action Pinocchio film
Another day, another bit of news on Disney’s ever-expanding live-action universe. Today, Deadline has reported that yet another Disney classic set to undergo the jump into the “real world” with news that beloved film Pinocchio is set to join the list of those being given a 21st century make-over. Peter Hedges (Pieces of April) is […]
Jimmy Jean-Louis’ The Haitian returning for Heroes Reborn
Deadline has revealed that Jimmy Jean-Louis is set to return as The Haitian in NBC’s upcoming Heroes Reborn, joining fellow Heroes alumni Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) and Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura). SEE ALSO: Heroes Reborn gets a first-look Super Bowl TV spot Executive produced by Heroes creator Tim Kring, the 13-part series will also star […]
Comic Book Review – Rebels #1
Zeb Larson reviews Rebels #1… In a rush of great public resistance to an oppressive and excessive government, a homegrown militia movement is formed in rural America. This is not 2015, but 1775. With the war for independence playing out across the colonies, young Seth and Mercy Abbott find their new marriage tested at every […]
Gremlins reboot gets screenwriter, Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg to produce
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has hired a new screenwriter to pen the reboot to classic 1980’s horror-comedy Gremlins. Carl Ellsworth, who has written the upcoming Goosebumps film, is a consistent writer in Hollywood and has penned the scripts for films such as Disturbia and the remake to The Last House on the Left. […]
Toretto, Dom Toretto: How Fast & Furious owes James Bond
Simon Columb on Fast & Furious and its debt to James Bond…With the release of Fast and Furious 7 last week, it’s worth noting the key influences so far. Almost every escapade has actively appreciated the globe-trotting, explosive-heavy, expertly-produced James Bond series – and the seventh instalment is no different…This is “007-style shit”, says Roman […]
Twin Peaks cast lobby Showtime to bring back David Lynch and #SaveTwinPeaks
A couple of days ago it was revealed that co-creator David Lynch has left Showtime’s planned Twin Peaks sequel series, owing to a dispute over financing. Of course, this left many fans concerned over the future of the project, and it seems those concerns are shared by the cast, as several of them have marked […]
Mark Millar teaming with Lorenzo di Bonaventura for Jupiter’s Legacy movie
Comic book writer Mark Millar is set to team with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura for an adaptation of his and artist Frank Quitely’s superhero tale Jupiter’s Legacy, with meetings currently underway with potential writers for the movie version.Here’s the synopsis for the first volume of the book, published by Image Comics:1932: Sheldon Sampson’s dreams about […]
