Deadline is reporting that young Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp and Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) have joined the cast of Goldfinch Studios’ Michael Morpurgo adaptation Waiting For Anya. Directed by Ben Cookson (Almost Married) from a script by Morpurgo and Toby Torlesse, the film will see Schnapp portraying a young shepherd called Jo, […]
Prime 1 Studio’s Batman Anime collectible statue available for pre-order
Earlier in the week we got a look at the first trailers for Warner Bros.’ new Batman Ninja movie [watch them here], and now Sideshow has released a batch of promotional images for Prime 1 Studio’s Batman statue from the upcoming anime feature. The DC collectible is limited to 500 pieces, and is available to […]
Sam Claflin to hunt Jamie Dornan in IRA thriller Borderland
IMR International has announced that Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) have signed on to star in the action thriller Borderland. Directed by Brian Kirk (Luther, Game of Thrones) by a script by Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies), the film takes place in the 1970s and sees Dornan […]
Promo images for Star Wars Rebels season 4 – ‘Jedi Night’
Yesterday we got a clip from Monday’s episode of Star Wars Rebels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn interrogating Hera [watch it here], and now we have a batch of images from ‘Jedi Night’ which you can check out below. You may notice there are no images from ‘DUME’, the second of the two episodes to air […]
Guy Pearce joins Netflix’s supernatural teen drama series The Innocents, watch a teaser here
Streaming service Netflix has announced that Guy Pearce will appear in its upcoming British supernatural teen drama series The Innocents, where he’ll appear alongside Sorcha Groundsell (Clique, Iona, Sleeping Lions) and Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens, The Weekend Movie). Check out the series’ synopsis and announcement teaser below… When teenagers Harry and June run away […]
James Norton and Vanessa Kirby set for politically-charged drama Gareth Jones
According to Variety, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) has recruited McMafia star James Norton and The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby for the politically-charged drama Gareth Jones. Based on real events, the film takes place in the early 1930s and will see Norton as a Welsh journalist who visits Moscow hoping to interview Joseph Stalin. There […]
J.J. Abrams and Mattel team up for The Beastlies
Toy giant Mattel is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions are teaming up to produce The Beastlies, a “multi platform” project based around the creations of Los Angeles-based sculptor Leslie Levings, which Mattel and Bad Robot hope to be the first of several family-friendly world creation original properties. “The Beastlies is a passion project we […]
UPDATE: Marvel’s Black Panther enjoys bumper first day at the box office, on track for biggest pre-summer opening of all time
UPDATE: With Friday’s final numbers now in, it is being reported that Black Panther could finish up with the sixth best opening of all time, with an estimated $187.6 million over three days and $216 million over the four-day holiday weekend – the latter of which would put it ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron’s […]
Amblin developing feature adaptation of short horror film Larry
Amblin Partners has picked up the feature film rights to Larry, a short horror film from Jacob Chase, who will write and direct the feature version. The short tells the story of Larry, a monster who manifests through high-tech devices such as smart phones and tablets. The feature adaptation will retain this angle, adding to […]
Boom! announces Wet Hot American Summer original graphic novel
Boom! Studios has announced that writer Christopher Hastings (Gwenpool) and artist Noah Hayes (Goldie Vance) are set to deliver the first-ever graphic fiction tie-in to Wet Hot American Summer, with an original graphic novel featuring your favorite characters from Camp Firewood in an all-new story. “This is such a wonderful and unexpected crossing of my […]
