The NME is reporting the release of two pictures from forthcoming Danny Boyle biopic Pistol — the story of the Sex Pistols adapted from Steve Jones’s autobiography Lonely Boy Thanks to the NME, we can bring you some pictures and more casting details from Pistol, following our initial announcement. The first image from the series (see above), show … >
Amazon Prime has commissioned a six-part series The Devil’s Hour from Hartswood films, to be written by Tom Moran Announced at 3:33 am on the 3rd day of the 3rd month (UK time), The Devil’s Hour tells the story of a woman who wakes up every night at exactly 3.33AM, in the middle of the so-called devil’s hour … >
Netflix as announced a new animation of Asterix coming in 2023 Dominique Bazay, the Netlix Director, Original Animation has given a statement explaining the reasons why now is the time for Asterix and how Alain Chabat came to be involved. We’ve trimmed to give you the highlights, but you can read the whole announcement on … >
Amazon has announced Sissy Spacek and Ed O’Neill will star in intriguing new science fiction series Lightyears (not Light Years!) With filming due to commence later this year, we learn from Deadline of the cast of Oscar Winner Sissy Spacek and multiple Emmy-nominated Modern Family star Ed O’Neill in Lightyears. We have to say the premise is intriguing: Written by Holden … >
Rebelde is back, thanks to Netflix. Read on if you want to know just what that means, and what the show is about Netflix announced a Rebelde, an update to (or perhaps a reset of) the Mexican series that ran for 3 seasons and 440 episodes between 2004-06. The original series was in Spanish, but it’s safe … >
Kelsey Grammer will be back as Frasier, a character whose phenomenal longevity is a testament to all involved A project which has been bubbling under for some time, the return of Frasier is a statement move on behalf of Paramount who announced their move into streaming with Paramount+ this week. The Hollywood Reporter gives good coverage, and … >
DNEG Animation is to produce an animated version of classic American novel The Great Gatsby F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel is to be animated for the fist time by DNEG Animation. If the name is new, do look at their impressive show reels. They have five Academy Awards, five BAFTAs and their work encompasses The Boys, Wonder … >
Deadline (and others) has reported Benedict Cumberbatch will star in a new limited series based on John Buchan’s The 39 Steps Since John Buchan’s novel was published in 1915, it has been widely adapted, including a classic movie in 1955 by Alfred Hitchcock. It’s been in numerous films (including a BBC version in 2008 starring Rupert … >
The BBC has announced The Mezzotint, a ghost story for Christmas based on the M. R. James short story and adapted for television by Mark Gatiss The Mezzotint is the latest ghost story for Christmas from Mark Gatiss on the BBC, following Martin’s Close in 2019, The Dead Room in 2018, The Tractate Middoth in … >
Matthias Schoenaerts stars as Django in the new ten-part series being made by CANAL+ Création Originale and Sky Original Billed as a high-concept reimagining of the classic Western Django (loosely based on the Sergio Corbucci feature film) starring Matthias Schoenaerts (The Danish Girl, The Mustang, Bullhead, Rust and Bone), Django promises a fresh new take on the Western … >