With Amazon having acquired MGM/United Artists recently, they are mining several films and TV shows from MGM’s IP for a new, rebooted version on their streaming service. One of the projects Amazon has greenlit is a series reboot of The Magnificent Seven helmed by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto. Pizzolatto had originally pitched his own Western series […]
HBO updates on what’s going on with True Detective Season 4
While the internet explodes with the casting news for HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us, the television network have been discussing the status of one of the shows upon which their stellar reputation has been built; Nic Pizolatto’s True Detective, which according to a Deadline interview with Chief Content Creator, Casey Bloys, could be […]
True Detective creator reuniting with Matthew McConaughey for new FX series
Nic Pizzolatto, the creator and writer of HBO’s True Detective, is reuniting with season one star Matthew McConaughey for a new show on FX. It looks like HBO has lost one of its most interesting creative talents as Nic Pizzolatto, the creator of crime drama True Detective has inked a deal with FX. The deal […]
True Detective creator teases his “exciting” idea for season 4
Nic Pizzolatto, the creator and writer of True Detective, believes he has a really exciting idea on his hands for season four. True Detective certainly took a slump with its second season, unable to match the universal acclaim of season one, however, season three brought the series back in great style, returning the show closer […]
Ben Affleck will star in and direct WWII drama Ghost Army
Ben Affleck (Triple Frontier) will be making his return to the director’s chair with the World War II drama Ghost Army for Universal. Per Deadline, Affleck will direct and star in the film based on the true story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops during the war. Nic Pizzolato (True Detective) has written the script from an […]
Go behind-the-scenes of True Detective season 3 with new featurette
Ahead of its season premiere this Sunday, HBO has released a new featurette for season 3 of the acclaimed anthology crime drama True Detective which includes interviews with creator Nic Pizzolatto, and stars Mahershala Ali, Stephen Dorff, and Carmen Ejogo who discuss the story, characters and timeline of the new season; watch it here… “Partner […]
True Detective casts Mamie Gummer for Season 3
As HBO prepares its third season of True Detective, it has added yet another cast member. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife) has joined the season in a significant role. She will portray Lucy Purcell, a mother of two at the centre of a tragic crime. She joins Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen […]
True Detective season 3 casts Stephen Dorff
With HBO having ordered a third season of its anthology series True Detective, a new addition to the cast has been announced. Stephen Dorff (Blade) will star alongside Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali and Selma’s Carmen Ejogo as State Investigator Roland West, partner to Ali’s Wayne Hays. The third season will focus on a crime in the heart of the Ozarks, with […]
True Detective season 3 officially a go at HBO, premise revealed
Back in June it was announced that Oscar winner Mahershala Ali had been tapped to star in a third season of True Detective, and now HBO has officially given the green light to the series, which will see creator Nic Pizzolatto and Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) directing. “Nic has written truly remarkable scripts,” said HBO […]
True Detective season 3 in the works with Deadwood creator
There is life! True Detective is to be brought back to TV after a two year absence for a third season. When season one of the show hit screens back in 2014, quite the cultural phenomenon was created. The anthology drama based around two cops investigating a deeply disturbing string of murders hooked audiences on […]