Fresh from the hit romantic comedy The Big Sick, Variety is reporting that Kumail Nanjiani is set to co-write and star in a small screen adaptation of Stephen Frears’ 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette. The project will reunite Nanjiani with Alec Berg, executive producer on Silicon Valley, who will executive produce alongside Stephen Gaghan (Traffic) […]
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins to helm Expatriate starring Chadwick Boseman
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins has signed on to direct Expatriate, which Deadline describes as “an international thriller set around a 1970s plane hijacking”. Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is attached to star, having co-written the script with Logan Coles, and the film is being produced by Marc Platt Productions and Gran Via Productions for Universal […]
Warner Bros. confirms April 2019 release for Shazam, vacates July 2018 DC date
This was to be expected, given that production is slated to get underway in the next couple of months, but Warner Bros. has now officially announced that the DC Extended Universe solo movie Shazam is set for release on April 5th 2019. Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam sees Zachary Levi as the titular superhero, […]
Leonardo DiCaprio confirmed for Quentin Tarantino’s next movie
Deadline is reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio has become the first addition to Quentin Tarantino’s next film, which will take place in Los Angeles in 1969 and is set to the backdrop of the Manson Family murders. The film will mark DiCaprio’s first on-screen role since his Oscar-winning turn in The Revenant. The star – who previously […]
Hulu orders horror anthology series from Blumhouse Television
Variety is reporting that Hulu is looking to add to its Originals slate with a new horror anthology series from Blumhouse Television. The as-yet-untitled series will consist of 12 episodes, all standalone stories, which may connect via “some narrative device or structural device”. The first episode is set to air in October, with subsequent episodes […]
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment announce Crude
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have announced that GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer Steve Orlando (Virgil, Midnighter) and acclaimed artist Garry Brown (Black Road) are set to launch the gritty revenge thriller Crude this April. Killers once feared Piotr Petrovich. Now, they’ve sent his son home to him—in a body bag. Haunted by his failures, Piotr […]
Wally West may replace Firestorm in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
With DC’s Legends of Tomorrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim previously revealing that Firestorm’s spot on the roster of the time-travelling heroes will be filled by an existing Arrowverse character, and now it seems we may know who’ll be taking his spot. Speaking at the Television Critics Assocation winter press tour, The CW’s president Mark Pedowitz […]
Deadpool 2 release date moved up, The New Mutants and Gambit delayed
Following yesterday’s news that Gore Verbinski has become the third director to vacate the troubled X-Men spinoff movie Gambit, 20th Century Fox has announced a number of changes to its upcoming Marvel/X-Men slate. First up is some good news for fans of the Merc with a Mouth, as Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson will now return […]
Avengers and Guardians assemble on new Avengers: Infinity War promo art
With this year’s huge Marvel superhero event fast approaching, a new piece of promotional artwork for Avengers: Infinity War has arrived online via Reddit, and features Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Star-Lord, Black Widow, Gamora, Groot, Thor, Rocket Raccoon and Doctor Strange; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Anthony Russo says Avengers: Infinity War is […]
Conan makes a grand return to Marvel Comics
Marvel Entertainment and Conan Properties International have announced that the iconic Conan franchise will return to Marvel Comics next year. “From Barry Windsor-Smith to John Buscema to Neal Adams, a legendary line-up of amazing artists brought Conan to life in the pages of Marvel comics,” said C.B. Cebulski, editor-in-chief of Marvel. “It’s a legacy we’re […]
