Aardman and StudioCanal have announced that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has joined the voice cast of Nick Park’s hotly-anticipated prehistoric animated comedy Early Man. Williams will lend her voice to Goona, the gallant and indomitable rebel who befriends the film’s hero Dug (Eddie Redmayne), who helps steer him through the clash of the Stone […]
Emma Watson turned down Disney’s Cinderella before joining Beauty and the Beast
This March, Emma Watson is set to bring Belle to life as the star of Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, but the actress has revealed to Total Film that this isn’t the first Disney Princess she’s had the opportunity to play, having turned down the title role in 2015’s Cinderella. “I didn’t […]
The Mist TV series will be a “reimagining” of the Stephen King story
Last year it was announced that Spike TV had given a series order to a small screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist, with is being written and executive produced by Christian Torpe. Speaking to TV Guide at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, Torpe has revealed that the show won’t be a straight-up adaptation […]
AMC and BBC adapting John le Carre’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Following their success with The Night Manager, AMC and the BBC are reuniting for another John le Carre adaptation, teaming once again with Ink Factory for a limited series based upon his 1963 novel The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, with Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) set to pen the script. The Spy Who […]
Rick Cosnett announces his return to The Flash
It looks like Robbie Amell’s Ronnie Raymond isn’t the only season one character we’ll be welcoming back The Flash, with Rick Cosnett announcing on Twitter that he’ll be returning to the show. https://twitter.com/RickCosnett/status/821029097744666624 Cosnett played Detective Eddie Thawne in the first season of The Flash, but died in the season finale as Eddie sacrificed himself in […]
HBO chief talks Deadwood movie, is yet to see a script
Back in August 2014 it was reported that HBO was in early discussions with regards to a revival of the beloved Western drama Deadwood, with the cable network subsequently confirming in January of last year that creator David Milch had been given the green light to resurrect the show as a film. Since then, there’s been […]
Game of Thrones season 8 episode count not set, HBO “exploring” spinoff possibilities
This summer Game of Thrones will return for its seventh and penultimate season – consisting of just seven episodes – before showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff wrap things up with an eighth season of six episodes. However, as yet, HBO is yet to officially renew the epic fantasy series for season eight – a […]
Finn Jones on Danny Rand’s journey from Iron Fist to The Defenders
We’ve already heard from Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) about Netflix’s The Defenders, and now former Game of Thrones star Finn Jones has been chatting to EW about his role as Danny Rand, and the character’s journey from Iron Fist through to the Marvel team-up. “[Danny Rand] […]
Giancarlo Esposito confirms Gus Fring return for Better Call Saul
AMC has been dropping plenty of hints that Breaking Bad villain Gus Fring is set to make an appearance in Better Call Saul, not least the ‘Taste the Family’ commercial for Los Pollos Hermanos which arrived online last week. Well, actor Giancarlo Esposito has made it official, posting on Twitter “I’m back!! What you’ve been […]
Channing Tatum still attached to Fox’s Gambit movie
Given that it was first announced way back in 2014, has already missed a couple of production starts and planned release dates, and passed through the hands of directors Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman, you’d be forgiven for thinking that 20th Century Fox had decided to give up on its plans for the Channing Tatum-headlined Gambit […]
