According to Variety, Fox has placed a pilot order for a TV adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel Gone Baby Gone, which was previously adapted for the big screen by Ben Affleck in 2007. The pilot, penned by Robert Levine, will follow “a pair of private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, who are armed with […]
CBS gives pilot order to L.A. Confidential TV series
Back in September of last year it was announced that CBS had tapped Jordan Harper (The Mentalist) to develop a TV adaptation of James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential, and now comes word from Variety that the project has officially received a pilot order. Described as a modern take on the novel, which was previously adapted for […]
Willem Dafoe joins Edward Norton in Motherless Brooklyn
Fresh from his Oscar-nominated turn in The Florida Project, Willem Dafoe has signed on to star alongside Edward Norton in Motherless Brooklyn, Deadline is reporting. Based on Jonathan Lethem’s novel, the film takes place in 1950s New Tork and follows “a Tourette Syndrome affected private eye Lionel Essrog (Norton) witnesses the murder of his only […]
Alex Garland’s Annihilation gets a new TV spot
With less than three weeks to go until the release of Annihilation, a new TV spot has arrived online for writer-director Alex Garland’s upcoming adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Annihilation featurette explores The Shimmer The book’s official synopsis read: Area X has been cut off from the rest of the […]
Marvel’s Black Panther gets a new IMAX poster, video interviews and TV spot
With the marketing campaign for Black Panther in full swing ahead of its release the week after next, we’ve now got a look at a new IMAX poster for the Marvel blockbuster featuring Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Black Panther producer discusses the film’s connections with the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
Sharon Stone comedy All I Wish gets a trailer
Ahead of its release next month, Universal Pictures has released a trailer for writer-director Susan Walter’s feature debut All I Wish. The romantic comedy features a cast that includes Sharon Stone, Tony Goldwyn, Famke Janssen, Ellen Burstyn, and Gilles Marini; watch it here… An aspiring fashion designer struggles to find success and love until unexpectedly meeting her […]
This Is Us’ Chrissy Metz to star in The Impossible
This Is Us star Chrissy Metz has signed on to appear in The Impossible, a new film from director Roxann Dawson (House of Cards) and producer DeVon Franklin (Miracles from Heaven), which is based upon the Joyce Smith novel The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrection. The Amazon description […]
Julian Fellowes’ Downton Abbey follow-up The Gilded Age heading to NBC
U.S. TV network NBC has announced that it has given a ten-episode series order to The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ follow-up to Downton Abbey, which will take place in New York in the 1880s. The official description for the series reads: “The Gilded Age in 1880s New York City was a period of immense social […]
LEGO’s BrickHeadz Easter Bunny Seasonal Set available now
LEGO has announced the release of its Brickheadz Easter Bunny Seasonal Set (40271), which is available to pick up in US stores now, priced at $9.99; check out some promotional images below… Hunt for eggs with this fun LEGO BrickHeadz Easter Bunny construction character. Check out its cute cheeks and enormous movable ears. This perfect […]
Suits renewed for eighth season, Katherine Heigl joins as series regular
USA Network has announced that it has renewed the legal drama Suits for an eighth season, set to premiere later this year. Series creator Aaron Korsh alongside stars Gabriel Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman and new series regular Dule Hill, while both Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle will be departing the show at the end […]
