For Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, Deadline has reported that the Hamilton star has cast Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) in the lead role of tick, tick… BOOM!, an adaptation of the musical stage play from Rent playwright Jonathan Larson. tick, tick… BOOM! is an autobiographical musical from Larson, which he wrote and performed in 1990. The play gained newfound popularity […]
His Dark Materials gets a batch of new images
Ahead of its season premiere this Monday, a batch of images have arrived online from the first episode of the hotly-anticipated TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s beloved fantasy series His Dark Materials featuring James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Clarke Peters, Anne-Marie Duff, and more; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review […]
BBC’s His Dark Materials will condense book trilogy into two seasons
When it was announced that the BBC and HBO were to bring Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy to the small-screen, millions of fans rejoiced that the beloved story would finally receive the treatment it deserved following the lacklustre 2007 adaptation of the first book, The Golden Compass, which was cancelled following a terrible $70 […]
His Dark Materials TV series gets a new trailer from Comic-Con
On the first day of the San Diego Comic-Con, HBO and BBC released a new trailer for the upcoming fantasy series His Dark Materials. Watch it below… Based on the book series by Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials follows a young girl who travels alternate worlds in search of missing children. The series stars Dafne Keen (Logan) […]
Melissa McCarthy in talks to play Ursula in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid
As Disney preps for more live-action remakes of their classic animated films, The Little Mermaid has just got a little bit of movement as Variety reports that Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) has entered talks to play the film’s iconic villain, Ursula. McCarthy’s potential casting is the first in what will be “contemporary and compelling […]
His Dark Materials TV series gets a new trailer
HBO has released a new trailer for the upcoming small screen adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy novel trilogy His Dark Materials which sees Dafne Keen (Logan) leading the cast as Lyra, alongside James McAvoy (Glass), Ruth Wilson (The Affair), Clarke Peters (The Wire), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns); watch it here… Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning […]
The BBC releases first teaser trailer for His Dark Materials TV series
The BBC has released a teaser trailer for His Dark Materials which gives us our first look the small-screen adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy novel trilogy. The series see Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) take the directors chair for the first two episodes and features a cast that includes Dafne Keen (Logan) in the lead role […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine superfan Lin-Manuel Miranda to guest star in upcoming episode
Self-professed Brooklyn Nine-Nine superfan Lin Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns) is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of the series. He’ll appear in the March 7th episode ‘The Golden Child’ as Amy Santiago’s (Melissa Fumero) brother and rival. Miranda was a very vocal supporter of the show and advocated its return after Fox cancelled it […]
Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Dick Van Dyke, and Angela Lansbury. SYNOPSIS: During a tumultuous time everyone’s favourite Nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s young children. It is […]
Second Opinion – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, and Colin Firth. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. […]