According to Deadline, Hollywood heavyweights Meryl Streep and J.J. Abrams are teaming for a TV adaptation of Nathan Hill’s bestselling debut novel The Nix. The limited series is being produced by Bad Robot, with Abrams said to be in line to direct at least some of the episodes. Described as a sprawling generational tale, The […]
Katee Sackhoff reprising her Clone Wars role for Star Wars Rebels season 3
We’ve already seen a few characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars making their way into Star Wars Rebels – including Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex and Hondo Ohnaka – and now we can add another name to that list, with Katee Sackhoff revealing at the Oz Comic-Con in Sydney (via Jedi News) that she’ll be reprising […]
Jonah Hex returning to DC’s Legends of Tomorrow for season 2
DC’s gunslinger Jonah Hex made his Arrowverse debut in the first season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and actor Johnathon Schaech has revealed on Twitter that he’ll be reprising the role in season two, guest starring in an episode called ‘Outlaw Country’… SEE ALSO: First images from the season 2 premiere of DC’s Legends of […]
Jeff Nichols to direct Alien Nation remake
Back in March it was revealed that 20th Century Fox is developing a remake of the 1988 sci-fi buddy cop movie Alien Nation, and now comes word that the project has secured a director in Jeff Nichols, the filmmaker behind the likes of Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special and Loving. Nichols will also write the […]
Live-action Mulan movie in development at Sony
In an article over at Variety discussing former Sony executive Doug Belgrand, it has been revealed that the studio is developing a live-action Mulan movie, which will be shot in China with a Chinese financing partner and a mostly Chinese cast. The project is one of six movies that Belgrand is co-financing at Sony, including […]
Watch an eight-minute blooper reel for X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse is set to hit Blu-ray and DVD next month, and we have an early sneak peek at one of the bonus features, with a blooper reel arriving online featuring over eight minutes of outtakes from this year’s big mutant superhero sequel; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey featured in […]
Hulu adapting fantasy series Throne of Glass
Hulu is looking to get in on the fantasy genre, with Deadline reporting that the streaming service is adapting Sarah J. Maas’ bestselling book series Throne of Glass, with Kira Snyder (The 100) penning a script for the fantasy adventure series Queen of Shadows. The Mark Gordon Company is producing, with Anna Foerster (Underworld: Blood […]
DC to explore Kara Zor-El’s origin with Supergirl: Being Super
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that DC Comics is set to launch a new four-issue out-of-continuity Supergirl limited series this December, which will retell the origins of Kara Zor-El. Titled Supergirl: Being Super, the series will be written by Eisner Award-winner Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer), with art from Joelle Jones (Lady Killer), and will “offer […]
Dax Shepard to write and co-direct Scooby-Doo animated movie S.C.O.O.B.
Variety is reporting that Dax Shepard (Hit and Run) is in talks with Warner Bros. to co-direct their upcoming Scooby-Doo animated feature S.C.O.O.B. alongside Tony Cervone (Space Jam). He will also pen the screenplay alongside Matt Lieberman (Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief). Best known for acting work in the likes of Without a Paddle, […]
Tom Hanks returning to World War II for Greyhound
It looks like Tom Hanks could be heading back to World War II, with Deadline reporting that the Saving Private Ryan star has written the script for Greyhound, which is being directed by Aaron Schneider (Get Low). Greyhound will see Hanks as a career naval officer given the command of a destroyer, who along with […]
