CBS has placed a pilot order for Drew, which is being described as a contemporary take on the iconic teen sleuth Nancy Drew from the long-running children’s book series. As per Entertainment Weekly, the logline for Drew reads: “Now in her 30s, Nancy is a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes […]
Kevin Spacey joins Nicholas Hoult in J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye
Kevin Spacey has joined the cast of the upcoming J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye, which will star Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Days of Future Past) as the famed American writer and author of The Catcher in the Rye. According to Deadline, Spacey “will play Whit Burnett, a professor at Columbia and editor of Story magazine. He became […]
David Simon’s porn drama The Deuce gets a series order from HBO
HBO has given a series pickup to The Deuce, a new drama from David Simon (The Wire), George Pelecanos (Treme) and Richard Price (The Color of Money), which is set to star James Franco (The Interview) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight). The Deuce follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry […]
Prison Break’s Robert Knepper joins Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Deadline is reporting that Robert Knepper (Prison Break, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) has signed on to appear in the currently-in-production sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. Knepper is set to play, “Gen. Harkness, a retired general-turned-CEO of a private military contractor firm [who is] described as a man of power, experience and authority who thinks he’s the hero and […]
Netflix orders sci-fi series Altered Carbon from Laeta Kalogridis
Netflix has picked up the sci-fi drama Altered Carbon, which is based upon Richard Morgan’s 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name and will be written and executive produced by Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Terminator Genisys). Altered Carbon “is set in the 25th century when the human mind has been digitized and the soul itself is […]
Leslie Mann replaces Jennifer Aniston in The Comedian
The Wrap has revealed that Leslie Mann (Vacation) has signed on to appear alongside Robert De Niro (Joy) in The Comedian, replacing Jennifer Aniston who has had to pull out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.“Leslie Mann‘s impeccable timing and ability to inject drama into comedy make her the right choice for the film. […]
Room actor Jacob Tremblay to play young Will Forte on The Last Man on Earth
9-year-old Jacob Tremblay, who was recently awarded with the Best Young Actor/Actress award at the Critics Choice Awards for his performance in Room, has signed on to guest star on Fox’s critically acclaimed comedy The Last Man on Earth.The breakout actor will play a young version of Will Forte’s Phil Tandy Miller for one episode; […]
Steve Rogers returning as Captain America in new ongoing Marvel series
Revealed last night on ABC’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, Steve Rogers is once again set to don the red, white and blue to continue the adventures of Marvel’s Sentinel of Liberty in the upcoming series Captain America: Steve Rogers, which comes from the creative team of Nick Spencer and Jesus Saiz. “It’s an exciting […]
Avengers: Infinity War directors tell Hawkeye fans that “patience is a virtue”
Given that he’s been entirely absent from the marketing and promotional materials, and his name isn’t featured in the credits of the official poster, it would seem that Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is only going to make the briefest of appearances in Avengers: Infinity War, if at all.While we do know he’ll feature in the as-yet-untitled […]
Bryan Cranston joins James Franco’s The Disaster Artist
Fresh from his Best Actor nomination for Trumbo, it has been announced that Bryan Cranston has joined the cast of James Franco’s The Disaster Artist, which is based on Greg Sestero’s book about the making of the cult film The Room.Sestero broke the news on Facebook (via AV Club) with a post that has since […]
