Having cast newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye earlier this month, Amazon MGM has now added some star power to its live-action Voltron movie with THR reporting that Henry Cavill is set to topline the anime adaptation. Based on the 80s series Voltron: Defender of the Universe (itself adapted from the Japanese series Beast King GoLion and Kikou […]
Amazon MGM’s live-action Voltron movie finds its lead
Just like the 80s, Voltron is here. Rawson Marshall Thurber, the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit Red Notice, is directing Amazon MGM’s big-budget live-action feature based on the mecha anime, and now we’ve also learned that one of the actors attached to this new Voltron is newcomer Daniel Quinn-Toye, who has landed the starring role […]
Reacher spin-off focusing on Maria Sten’s Neagley ordered to series
Amazon MGM is preparing to give Reacher an expansion as it has ordered an untitled spin-off that will focus on Maria Sten’s character Frances Neagley, a private investigator who has teamed up with Jack Reacher in the series. Reacher follows the exploits of former US Army MP Jack Reacher, played by Alan Ritchson, who travels from town to […]
RoboCop TV series moving forward at Amazon
The previously announced RoboCop TV series is starting to be pieced together over at Amazon MGM Studios, with the news that The Leftovers and Office scribe Peter Ocko is on-board as writer, executive producer and showrunner, with James Wan exec-producing under his Atomic Monster banner. Amazon are sifting through the MGM properties they acquired when […]
Amazon confirms The Sims Movie from The Last Us director Kate Herron
Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed that they are working on feature film adaptation of Electronic Arts The Sims gaming franchise, and that The Last of Us helmer Kate Herron is set to direct. Deadline has confirmed the reports from a few months ago that Herron, who was also responsible for season 1 of Loki, will […]
Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage are Brothers in trailer for crime comedy
Amazon MGM has released the trailer for Brothers, an action crime comedy starring Josh Brolin (Dune) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) as a pair of twins going on the road for one last heist together. Alongside Brolin and Dinklage, Brothers stars Brendan Fraser, Glenn Close, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh and Jennifer Landon. The film […]
Amazon MGM Studios developing a Poltergeist TV series
Prepare for a scary dose of small screen static, because a Poltergeist television series is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios. Per Variety’s report, Kalinda Vazquez (Star Trek: Discovery) and Robbie Thompson (Supernatural) have been tasked with summoning the spirit of Tobe Hooper’s 1982 horror film to the small-screen. Steven Spielberg, who played a large […]
Spider-Man’s Jon Watts developing podcast adaptation Murder 101
Amazon MGM Studios has won a hotly contested auction to secure the rights to true-crime podcast series Murder 101, with Spider-Man: Homecoming‘s Jon Watts set to produce and direct. Murder 101 will be a feature film based on KT Studios’ and iHearts podcast series, which tells the story of a small Tennessee town, where a […]
Josh Gad-scripted Spaceballs 2 gets the go-ahead at Amazon MGM Studios
It’s a story that has been orbiting the entertainment news pages since 1987, but now a sequel to Mel Brooks’ Star Wars parody Spaceballs is set to become a reality over at Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadline the legendary comedy director will remain on board as a producer on Spaceballs 2, which will be […]
Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker to lead Stephen King adaptation The Institute
MGM+ has announced that it has given a eight-episode series order to The Institute, an adaptation of the 2019 novel from Stephen King. The series is being executive produced by King veterans director Jack Bender (Mr. Mercedes) and writer Benjamin Cavell (The Stand), and will see Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) […]
