Prince Charming
“Paddington 2” and “Wonka” director Paul King has reportedly boarded a new film at Disney Pictures centering on the Prince Charming character.King will reportedy co-write the project with his long time collaborator Simon Farnaby and “In Fear” writer Jon Croker.
Plot details are unknown, but the Prince Charming character has many origins and has various re-interpretations across Disney films with the character originating in “Cinderella”. Sources indicate this film will not specifically be linked to “Cinderella”. [Source: Deadline]
Nutcrackers
Hulu has set a November 29th streaming release date for David Gordon Green’s “Nutcrackers” starring Ben Stiller as a workaholic who must reluctantly travel to rural Ohio to look after his four rambunctious nephews after their parents die in a car accident. Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker, and Toby Huss co-star. [Source: Hulu]
Bugonia
Alicia Silverstone will re-team with her “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” director Yorgos Lanthimos on the new sci-fi movie “Bugonia” starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
The story follows a pair of conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap the CEO of a big company, believing her to be an alien that is trying to destroy Earth. The film is a remake of 2003 Korean film “Save the Green Planet”. [Source: Variety]
Mayfair Witches
AMC Networks has announced that its popular supernatural drama “Mayfair Witches,” based on Anne Rice‘s Lives of the Mayfair Witches novel trilogy, is set to return on January 5th.
The second season follows Rowan Mayfair after she has unwittingly given birth to the demon Lasher. She is determined to understand what he has become – human or monster? – and to use him to fulfill her purpose as a healer.
Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa and Harry Hamlin co-star with Ted Levine, Callan McAuliffe, Thora Birch, and Franka Potente joining the new run. [Source: AMC]
