Peter Jackson has reacted to the rumours that he might be involved in Amazon’s in-development TV series based on The Lord Of The Rings, clarifying for his fans that he is not working on the project in any way. Jackson, who directed all of The Lord Of The Rings movies and The Hobbit trilogy, said the following to Allocine … >
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald may not have made it into cinemas yet, but J.K. Rowling has started work on the script to its sequel, Fantastic Beasts 3. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, since we already knew that Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them was planned since the start as a five-part cinematic saga. But … >
The Willy Wonka film in development at Warner Bros apparently has a casting shortlist of just three names: according to a report from Collider, the race to land that iconic role is between Donald Glover, Ryan Gosling and Ezra Miller. In Solo: A Star Wars Story, the role of Lando Calrissian gave Donald Glover a chance to … >
Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch and have been talking about the ‘guilt’ they sometimes feel upon landing a big role. This topic came up while the pair – who appeared together in a film called Wreckers, back in 2011 – were chatting at length for a new article by Variety. Foy was in the middle of … >
13 Reasons Why might be divisive for many, ahem, reasons but it’s viewing figures have landed the adaptation a third season. It was officially announced today. This announcement comes less than a month after all episodes were put up on the streaming site. It has been said that series three will begin production later this year … >
For some, the Jurassic World reboot was a fun revival of a classic series that had fizzled out years before, and the huge box office return certainly indicated that there was a hunger for more dinosaur disaster fare. For others, however, it was a disappointing, soulless rehash of a beloved property. Everyone else just had … >
Aidan Turner and Max Bennett have been talking about Monk Adderley, Bennett’s villainous character from the upcoming Poldark series 4. He is an accomplished duelist, a sneering socialite, and a threat to everything Ross Poldark holds dear, which sounds like a lot for our long-haired hero to cope with. “They’re described in the novel as wild men, … >
Sharon Horgan is adapting Woman On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, a comedy book with biographical elements by Lorna Martin, into a TV series for W (the UKTV channel formerly known as Watch). Horgan is also working on Catastrophe series 4 at the moment, as well as producing two projects at Channel 4. The plot for the Woman On … >
Despite using its six episodes to explore a whole range of important social issues, one big problem with Ackley Bridge series one was that it failed to really address what it advertised itself as. The show wasn’t about how religion and culture can separate friendships, and now that pretense has been shed the second series … >
Joss Whedon (Buffy, The Avengers, Firefly) has lined up his next TV project, having not worked on the small screen for around five years. He is credited as one of the creators of Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., but he hasn’t written an episode since its pilot in 2013. Now, Whedon will serve as an executive producer … >