Paramount+ has cast Doctor Strange and 12 Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor in The Man Who Fell To Earth, an upcoming sci-fi series based on the 1976 cult film starring David Bowie. The Man Who Fell To Earth follows “an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to […]
Cloverfield direct sequel in development from The Batman TV spin-off showrunner
13 years after its release and two spin-offs on, Cloverfield will be getting a direct sequel written by Joe Barton, the new showrunner behind HBO Max’s The Batman spin-off centred around the Gotham City Police Department, per The Hollywood Reporter. Released in 2008, Cloverfield was a found footage film which followed a group of friends in New York […]
Kate Beckinsale replaces Isla Fisher in Guilty Party
Deadline is reporting that Kate Beckinsale has signed on to star in Guilty Party, a new half-hour dark comedy series from Funny or Die which is in the works for the Paramount+ (CBS All Access) streaming service. She will replace Isla Fisher, who was cast in the project earlier this year but subsequently pulled out […]
Coming 2 America gets March release date on Amazon Prime
Last month it was reported that Amazon had acquired the upcoming Eddie Murphy sequel Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures, and now the streamer has announced that the film will release worldwide on March 5th 2021. Here’s the official synopsis: Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and […]
Flashdance is being rebooted as a TV series for Paramount+
With CBS All Access set to rebrand to Paramount+ in the new year, Paramount has delved into its archive to add a new project to the upcoming slate for the streaming service, with THR reporting that development is underway on a TV reboot of the 1983 romantic dance drama Flashdance. According to the trade, “the […]
Grease spinoff series retitled Rise of the Pink Ladies, moves from HBO Max to Paramount+
No longer going by its original name given to it by HBO Max, Rydell High is getting a makeover like the iconic character Sandy did in the film. Variety is reporting that the series will undergo a name change and finding a new film; the Grease spinoff series is now going by Rise of the […]
Paramount sells Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America to Amazon
In a year that’s seen Paramount unload both The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the action-comedy Lovebirds to streamers, the studio has now sold the upcoming sequel Coming 2 America to Amazon in a deal worth roughly $125 million. Due to the ongoing movie theater closures across the globe which has seen countless blockbusters […]
G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes gets October 2021 release
Having been pulled from its release date back in July due to the ongoing global health crisis, Paramount and Hasbro’s G.I. Joe spinoff movie Snake Eyes has now secured a new date in 2021. The film – an origin story of the fan-favourite Joe starring Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) as the ninja commando – […]
G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes delayed to 2021
It looks like yet another 2020 film has been pushed back to 2021 due to the ongoing global health crisis, as G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes has lost its original October 23rd, 2020 release and will now arrive at some point next year. While there has been no official confirmation by Paramount or Hasbro as of yet, according […]
Chris Pine to star as Simon Templar in The Saint reboot
Variety reports that Paramount and director Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman) have found their lead actor to star as Simon Templar in The Saint. According to the trade, Chris Pine (Wonder Woman 1984) will star as Templar in the reboot. Pine’s Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, is described as “a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for […]
