Amazon has released the first batch of images for its new thriller series Countdown. Starring Supernatural and The Boys‘ Jensen Ackles, the series sees Ackles, Eric Dane (Euphoria) and Jessica Camacho (Watchmen) as members of an elite team investigating the murder of a Homeland Security agent. Created by One Chicago and FBI creator Derek Haas, Countdown begins “when an officer with the Department […]
Michael B. Jordan’s Thomas Crown Affair remake gets early 2027 release date
After dominating cinemas in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners this past week, Michael B. Jordan’s upcoming remake of The Thomas Crown Affair has been given a March 2027 release date for the modern heist caper. Jordan will direct and lead the Thomas Crown remake, which will follow the titular character as a billionaire who is also a professional art thief. In both […]
Amazon acquires Chad Stahelski and Henry Cavill’s Highlander remake
Henry Cavill is joining the ranks of Christopher Lambert (and Adrian Paul) as the man to play the iconic Highlander. Having been in development since 2021 with Cavill, and even longer when talking about director Chad Stahelski’s involvement, the film is officially moving forward at Amazon MGM’s United Artists. Deadline confirmed the story this week, […]
Citadel season 2 delayed with future spin-offs on hold amid production troubles
Though Amazon’s spy series Citadel premiered in 2023, it looks like audiences will have to wait even longer for the second season to arrive as The Hollywood Reporter revealed Amazon MGM has delayed it and put any further spin-offs on hold amid more production problems. Developed by the Russo Brothers, Citadel followed a top secret agency that came under […]
Amazon MGM to take creative control of the James Bond franchise
It is the end of an era as longtime James Bond 007 producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back from their producing roles and giving creative control to Amazon MGM for future installments in the long-running and iconic franchise of the world’s most famous superspy. The 007 series has been under the control of […]
John Krasinski and Matthew Rhys to lead Silent River thriller series for Amazon
John Krasinski is returning to Amazon MGM for Silent River, a thriller drama series where he will be joined by Matthew Rhys (The Americans) as the leads. Told through the lens of two men whose lives are far more connected than they realize, Silent River explores the cracks of small-town America in the wake of discovering a […]
Henry Cavill joins the Voltron movie
Having cast newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye earlier this month, Amazon MGM has now added some star power to its live-action Voltron movie with THR reporting that Henry Cavill is set to topline the anime adaptation. Based on the 80s series Voltron: Defender of the Universe (itself adapted from the Japanese series Beast King GoLion and Kikou […]
Amazon MGM’s live-action Voltron movie finds its lead
Just like the 80s, Voltron is here. Rawson Marshall Thurber, the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit Red Notice, is directing Amazon MGM’s big-budget live-action feature based on the mecha anime, and now we’ve also learned that one of the actors attached to this new Voltron is newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye, who has landed the starring role […]
Reacher spin-off focusing on Maria Sten’s Neagley ordered to series
Amazon MGM is preparing to give Reacher an expansion as it has ordered an untitled spin-off that will focus on Maria Sten’s character Frances Neagley, a private investigator who has teamed up with Jack Reacher in the series. Reacher follows the exploits of former US Army MP Jack Reacher, played by Alan Ritchson, who travels from town to […]
RoboCop TV series moving forward at Amazon
The previously announced RoboCop TV series is starting to be pieced together over at Amazon MGM Studios, with the news that The Leftovers and Office scribe Peter Ocko is on-board as writer, executive producer and showrunner, with James Wan exec-producing under his Atomic Monster banner. Amazon are sifting through the MGM properties they acquired when […]
