Yearly Archives: 2016
Michael Pitt Is “Ghost In The Shell” Villain
Michael Pitt has scored the villain role in the sci-fi film adaptation of the manga series "Ghost in the Shell" at DreamWorks.Scarlett Johansson plays...
Franco To Direct Road Trip “Zola Tells All”
Coming off the frat-hazing drama "Goat" that premiered at Sundance and sold to Paramount Home Media, the team of James Franco, Andrew Neel and...
USA’s “Colony” Series Gets Renewed
USA Network has renewed its invasion drama "Colony" for a thirteen episode second season. The pick-up comes three episodes into the new series'...
Seal Is Pontius Pilate In Fox’s “The Passion”
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Seal has been cast as Pontius Pilate in FOX's Bible-based live musical "The Passion" airing next month.Peter Barsocchini ("High School Musical") penned...
Lonely Island Trio To “Party Over Here”
Fox is returning the world of sketch comedy with its new late night series "Party Over Here" which is being executive produced by the...
Weird Al To Voice “Milo Murphy’s Law”
'Weird Al' Yankovic will voice the lead character in Disney XD's animated comedy series "Milo Murphy's Law".Yankovic plays Milo Murphy, the optimistic distant grandson...
Tony Shalhoub To Lead CBS’ “Braindead”
Tony Shalhoub has scored a lead role opposite Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Tveit and Danny Pino in CBS' comic-thriller series "BrainDead".Set in the world...
Netflix Gives A Series Order For “Girlboss”
Netflix has given a straight to series order for a comedy series based on Sophia Amoruso's best-selling book "#Girlboss".The series centers on Sophia's rise...
Dead of Summer Casts Some Victims
Zelda Williams ("Teen Wolf"), Alberto Frezza ("Touch") and Eli Goree ("The 100") have joined Freeform's upcoming summer camp horror anthology series "Dead of Summer".Set...
Jonas Cuaron To Helm A “Zorro” Reboot
Jonas Cuaron, Alfonso Cuaron's son who penned "Gravity" and recently wrote and directed "Desierto," has been hired to pen and direct a new take...
Dan Stevens Leads X-Men Series “Legion”
"The Guest" and "Downton Abbey" hunk Dan Stevens has scored the lead role in FX's "Legion," the upcoming TV series based on Marvel's "X-Men"...
Brooklyn Set To Score A TV Spin-Off
One of the major Oscar contenders this year, John Crowley's "Brooklyn," is set to get a TV spin-off series.Screen Daily reports that producers Finola...
Far Cry Primal Gets A Live-Action Trailer
Ubisoft has released a live action trailer for "Far Cry Primal," a previews that shows the key difference of the game to this franchise...
Soderbergh To Direct Tatum Heist Film?
Having stuck to television and non-directing capacities on films like "Magic Mike XXL," filmmaker Steven Soderbergh may give up his retirement and return to...
Doom Game Reboot Set For May 13th
Bethesda Softworks and Id Software have announced a May 13th release date for their upcoming reboot of the "DOOM" video game series. The...
Fox Hops On Singer’s “20,000 Leagues” Film
Five months after announcing his intentions to direct, 20th Century Fox has come onboard "X-Men" director Bryan Singer's upcoming new adaptation of Jules Verne's...
The “Jack Reacher” Sequel Wraps Filming
Producer Don Granger and actress Danika Yarosh have sent out several tweets in the last few days indicating that filming on the Ed Zwick-directed...
Agent Carter VFX Reel Shows Old NYC
To honor the show's nomination for the Visual Effects Society awards recently held in the United States, a new eleven-minute reel has been released...
Thwaites Joins Zombie Film “Office Uprising”
Australian actor Brenton Thwaites ("Oculus," "The Giver") has signed on to star in the zombie action movie "Office Uprising".Ian Shorr and Peter Gamble penned...
HBO To Start Over On “Lewis & Clark”
HBO is essentially abandoning all the work done so far on its six-part miniseries "Lewis and Clark" starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts. An...
Manhattan Cancelled After Two Seasons
WGN America's highly acclaimed period drama series "Manhattan" has been canceled after two seasons.The Skydance Television and Lionsgate Television co-production was created by Sam...
Affleck & Damon’s “Incorporated” Greenlit
Syfy has handed out a thirteen-episode series order for the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon produced futuristic drama series "Incorporated" which will premiere this...
Matt LeBlanc To Co-Host New “Top Gear”
"Friends" and "Episodes" actor Matt LeBlanc has been revealed as one of the new presenters of the eagerly-awaited return of the biggest motoring entertainment...
Taken, “Texas” Pilots Score Directors
Alex Graves ("Homeland," "Terra Nova," "Fringe") has been set to direct and executive produce the pilot episode of NBC's straight-to-series adaptation of the Liam...
Chastain To Play Sitting Bull’s Friend
Jessica Chastain is in negotiations to star in the 19th century America-set drama "Woman Walks Ahead" for IM Global and Black Bicycle Entertainment.Chastain will...
No Plans Ever For A “Big Lebowski” Sequel
Those hoping that one day we'd see the return of Jeff Bridges' iconic 'The Dude' from Joel and Ethan Coen's 1998 comedy classic "The...
Thrones Star Is “Kickboxer: Retaliation” Villain
Our House Films and Acme Rocket Fuel have announced that Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, better known as 'The Mountain' on HBO's big-budget fantasy series "Game...
More Heroes Come To “Legends of Tomorrow”
The DC Comics universe on the small screen keeps expanding with word coming via the DC Instagram account that four more superhero characters from...
Three Stooges To Get A Prequel Reboot
The 2012 film reboot by the Farrelly's wasn't a big hit, so "The Three Stooges" brand owners C3 Entertainment is trying a different angle...
Karate Director, Keanu Team On “Rally Car”
"The Karate Kid" remake director Harald Zwart has been set to helm Fundamental Films and Company Films' action film "Rally Car" starring Keanu Reeves.Reeves...