Yearly Archives: 2016
History Plans Knights Templar, SEAL “Six” Series
History is continuing a push into scripted drama following their success with "Vikings" along with event series like "Hatfields & McCoys" and "Sons of...
Darabont Blasts AMC Over “Walking Dead”
Details of Frank Darabont's departure from AMC's "The Walking Dead" several years ago have come to light as part of a recently unsealed deposition...
Guardians 2 Is First Film Shot With 8K RED
Marvel and James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2," the highly anticipated sequel to 2014's acclaimed and beloved space adventure and comic adaptation,...
Spike Jonze Won’t Make Films For A While
Spike Jonze is stepping away from filmmaking for a while it seems as the acclaimed "Her" and "Being John Malkovich" director is busy getting...
Aronofsky Plans Doco Series For NatGeo
National Geographic Channel is pushing forward with its branding, announcing several new projects at the Television Critics Association winter press tour this week, most...
Furious 8 Could Go To Russia, Iceland & Cuba
Universal Pictures is in the process of gaining permission to shoot scenes for the upcoming "Furious 8" in Cuba, the first Hollywood studio film...
Creed Helmer Wants To Direct “Hamilton” Film
"Creed" director Ryan Coogler says he's interested in potentially directing a film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical "Hamilton" which was a smash hit...
Schumer, “Broad City,” “Mary Jane” Renewed
It was a great day for female-led and produced comedy series on cable TV as three high-profile series all scored renewals.Comedy Central used their...
A&E Sets “Damien” Premiere, Gyllenhaal Series
A&E Network made several announcements today as part of the TV Critics Association winter press tour. First up, they announced that the fourth...
Goddard Offers “Robopocalypse” Film Update
Two years ago came word that the Steven Spielberg-directed adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson's "Robopocalypse" was indefinitely postponed by DreamWorks and the director due...
Emma Stone To Play Disney’s Cruella de Vil
Emma Stone is in early negotiations to portray the iconic Disney villainess Cruella de Vil in the Disney live-action feature "Cruella".A re-imagining of the...
Mendelsohn Up For Spielberg’s “Player One”
Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn ("Bloodline," "The Dark Knight Rises") is in early talks to play the villain in Steven Spielberg's upcoming "Ready Player One"...
Christina Hendricks Joins “Bad Santa” Sequel
Miramax and Broad Green Pictures have announced that "Drive" and "Mad Men" actress Christina Hendricks will join the cast of the upcoming dark comedy...
TV Land Orders “Nobodies,” More “Younger”
TV Land and Darren Star's critically-acclaimed series "Younger" has been renewed for a twelve-episode third season. Announced at the Television Critics Association...
Baz’s “Down,” Morgan’s “Crown” Get Trailers
Netflix has revealed the first footage from "The Get Down," filmmaker Baz Luhrmann's new original drama series adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest".The show follows...
Force Overtakes “Avatar” At U.S. Box-Office
J.J. Abrams' blockbuster "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has officially passed James Cameron's "Avatar" to become the highest grossing film of all time at...
Nintendo NX Sets Date, Oculus Sets Price
A rep for Tokyo financial group Nomura Securities has reportedly confirmed that Nintendo will launch its new games console Nintendo NX before the new...
Redford, HBO Team For “Burgess” Mini-Series
Robert Redford has signed a two-year, first-look television deal with HBO with the first project being the mini-series "The Burgess Boys".Based on the 2013...
American Crime Story S2 Plans Revealed
Even before the first season has premiered, FX has already made early plans for the second season of its upcoming anthology drama series "American...
Gervais’ “Correspondents” Sets Netflix Date
Netflix has set an April 29th premiere date for their Ricky Gervais created and led original comedy feature "Special Correspondents".A remake of the French...
HBO Chief Talks “Detective” Failure, Nudity
The Television Critics Association winter tour has begun with the head executivess, showrunners and stars of the various networks and streaming services talking about...
Chris Evans Teases “Civil War” Changes
Whilst the philosophical and political divide that powers the conflict at the heart of "Captain America: Civil War" has previously been explained, the film's...
Michael Weatherly Is Leaving “NCIS”
After thirteen years on the series, fan favorite Michael Weatherly is opting to exit CBS' high-rating drama "NCIS". In a statement issued Tuesdsay,...
X-Men Spin-Off “Legion” Casts Female Lead
23-year-old "Fargo" breakout star Rachel Keller has been cast as the female lead in "Legion," the X-Men universe-set pilot from "Fargo" creator Noah Hawley,...
Shatner Talks “Star Trek Beyond” Rumors
Rumors sprang up a while back that William Shatner's Captain Kirk would make an appearance alongside his successor in the role Chris Pine in...
News Bits: Gotham, Rogue, Sherlock, Solace
GothamExecutive producer Danny Cannon has tweeted a photo from the set of FOX's Batman prequel series "Gotham," the new photo giving us a first...
Netflix Orders Psycho Thriller “Gypsy”
Netflix has ordered the ten-episode psychological thriller drama "Gypsy" from Universal Television, Working Title and writer Lisa Rubin. The series is slated to...
Casting: Boyega, Davies, King, Collins, Thune
Tinkershrimp & Dutch"Maleficent" actor Sam Riley and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" star John Boyega will lend their voices to Nickelodeon's new animated series...
Stallone Retires Rambo, Will Reprise Rocky
Sylvester Stallone has made a decision regarding his two most iconic characters - putting one in the retirement home for good, and giving the...
Dawn of Justice Won’t Fix “Man of Steel”
Have issues with Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel"? Don't expect his upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" to answer those problems. Speaking...