As we await The Tick’s return on Amazon in February, the studio has announced it has renewed the series for a 10-episode second season to premiere in 2019. Series creator Ben Edlund will return for the second season with stars Peter Serafinowicz and Griffin Newman. Additional casting for new characters will also be announced at a […]
Adam Driver and Rihanna to star in Amazon’s Annette
Amazon has purchased the US distribution rights to the film Annette which will star actor Adam Driver and singer Rihanna. Annette recently had actress Rooney Mara attached, only for her to leave the project because of other commitments. The search is on for a new female lead but has managed to acquire the services of Star Wars’ […]
Amazon orders The Departed TV series
As Amazon continues to build its network of original programming, Variety is reporting it has just acquired a new series from Warner Bros. TV and Plan B based off Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, which in turn was a Western remake of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s 2002 Hong Kong thriller Internal Affairs. Warner Bros. TV […]
Netflix/Amazon revenue to surpass UK box office by 2020
Forecasts are predicting that the revenue from streaming services Netflix and Amazon will top the U.K. box office by 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting firm is forecasting that Netflix and Amazon will be the biggest money makers on the U.K. movie scene in the next four years. The firm predicts that the U.K.’s revenue from streaming services […]
Amir El-Masry cast in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series
Another cast member joined Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the upcoming Amazon series based on Clancy’s central hero from many of his political/espionage novels, with Amir El-Masry (The Night Manager) signing on for a villain role. El-Masry will portray Ibrahim, the right-hand man to Ali Suliman’s Islamic terrorist Suleiman. He is described as “the most trusted member […]
Amazon to develop Cleopatra series from Black Sails trio
A few days ago Amazon acquired a TV series based on 2011’s film Hanna and now the streaming service has gained yet another show, Cleopatra. Based on the Egyptian queen who ruled Egypt and became the last active Pharaoh of the country before Rome’s rule, the series will come from the Black Sails team of Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine […]
Karl Urban gives update on that potential Dredd sequel series
Since its release in 2012, fans of Karl Urban’s Dredd have been clamoring for a sequel. Unfortunately, there weren’t enough of those fans to rake in enough cash at the box office to make that a surefire possibility, but that hasn’t stopped them (or Urban himself) from petitioning for another action-packed adventure into Mega-City One. Just last […]
Amazon Studios set to produce original movies for theatrical release
Amazon Studios has announced today that it is moving beyond television programming to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution on Amazon Prime Instant Video, releasing films on the streaming service just 4-8 weeks after their theatrical premiere rather than the traditional 39 to 52 weeks. “We look forward to […]
Exclusive Interview – Lisa Linke on This Is Us and Successful People
Tai Freligh interviews Lisa Linke from This Is Us…. Lisa Linke is known for her series regular role on Successful People, a comedic web series about a songwriting duo struggling to make it big surrounded by a world full of successful people. The show is streaming now on Amazon Prime. She has also lent her talent to a variety […]
Kate Beckinsale to star in Amazon series The Widow
Amazon has announced a new limited series for its streaming platform to be headlined by Kate Beckinsale (Underworld). Titled The Widow, the eight-episode limited series is produced by Amazon and ITV and is written and executive produced by Henry and Jack Williams, with Eliza Mellor producing and Sam Donovan and Olly Blackburn directing. The Widow sees Beckinsale as Georgia […]
