Lionsgate is currently developing a film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel, “The Long Walk.” It has just been announced, that Judy Greer (“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”) and Mark Hamill (“The Life of Chuck,” “Star Wars”) have joined the cast! The film is being directed by Francis Lawrence (“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) from a script by JT Mollner. “The Long Walk” King’s novel was originally published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic United States run by a totalitarian empire. Under this regime, teenagers are forced to participate in…
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Everyone’s favorite crime-fighting, blood-obsessed serial killer is back. Actor Michael C. Hall will be returning to the world of “Dexter” for not one but TWO new series “Dexter: Resurrection” and “Dexter: Original Sin.” With each series set in completely different time periods for the character. “Dexter: Resurrection” “Resurrection” is set in the present day and serve as a follow-up to the 2021 reboot “Dexter: New Blood.” So the show will have Hall playing an aged-up version of the notorious blood splatter expert. “It’s pretty heady,” Hall said during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. “I’m having flashbacks of the first…
We’ve got some big news out of San Diego Comic-Con for all the Whovians out there. Disney Branded Television and the BBC have confirmed the long-rumored “The War Between the Land and the Sea” series is happening! It will be a five-part series starring Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Loki”). However, Tovey and Mbatha-Raw will not be reprising their original roles in the series. “They have both been in Doctor Who before, but they’re not playing the same parts,” Russell T Davies, “Doctor Who” showrunner and executive producer, said. The show will also have returning cast members Jemma Redgrave as…
Grammy nominee Adam Lambert and “Mean Girls: The Musical”’s Auli’i Cravalho will be making their Broadway debuts! The duo will be taking on the respective roles of Emcee and Sally Bowles in “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.” They are replacing Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, who have helmed the roles since the play first opened in London’s West End, before moving to New York. “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” Opening in 1966, “Cabaret” has music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. The play was adapted from the 1951 play…
We know it’s only July but do you want to be the one to tell Art the Clown that it’s too early to celebrate Christmas? Everyone’s favorite blood-thirsty clown is back for a yuletide killing spree in the first trailer for “Terrifier 3.” Like the previous films it’s written and directed by Damien Leone and stars David Howard Thornton as Art. The “Terrifier” franchise follows a silent and psychopathic clown who takes pleasure in chopping up anyone in his path. The first film was released in 2016 and became an instant hit with gorehounds. In 2022 “Terrifier 2,” hit theaters…
Blumhouse has confirmed the title for Todd McFarlane’s long-awaited Spawn movie will be “King Spawn.” In 1992, McFarlane launched the “Spawn” comics about an antihero mercenary who dies and goes to Hell for his crimes. It broke records for indie comic sales and spawned an animated show, movies, and a slew of video games. “King Spawn” Script On July 22nd, Blumhouse posted an image on social media of a script cover that says “King Spawn.” Not only does this reveal the title but it also heavily implies that the script is finished. The fact that the studio decided to wait…
Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s (“Do Revenge”) planned reboot of 1997’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” is really starting to take shape. Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”) and Madelyn Cline (“Outer Banks”) are in talks to lead the ensemble cast. Robinson co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Lansky after an initial script from Leah McKendrick (“Scrambled”). The Cast So Far Tony Award nominee Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers (“Atlanta”), and Jonah Hauer-King (“The Little Mermaid” 2023) are also in talks to star in the reboot. There is still a lot of back-and-forth over whether original stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr…
In 2021, Keanu Reeves debuted his 12-issue comic series “BRZRKR,” which he co-wrote with Matt Kindt, with art by Ron Garney. The series follows an immortal warrior known as Berzerker, as he fights his way through the ages. Reeves has since collaborated with China Miéville (“Perdido Street Station”) on his first novel, “The Book of Elsewhere,” which is set in the “BRZRKR” universe. The Novel “The Book of Elsewhere” will follow an ancient warrior who attempts to find meaning in his life. However, their ultimate goal is to try to discover a way to end their own immortality. “It was important…
Today, we have some sad news for fans of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “One Piece.” Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis (“Freaky Friday”) will not be playing Dr. Kureha in season 2 of the show. She was never publicly confirmed in the role, although fancasting has been vocal. Apparently various scheduling conflicts with her current roster of projects lead to her being simply unavailable for filming. Why? This casting shakeup was revealed in a recent interview with the CEO of Tomorrow Studios Marty Adelstein and company President Becky Clements. During the discussion, Clements was asked about some back-and-fourth online about Curtis…
Lionsgate has put a replica of the Bandits Technical SUV featured in “Borderlands” up for auction. The vehicle is being used in a promotional tour for the film including stops at San Diego Comic-Con and a Los Angeles special fan event. Proceeds from its sale will benefit the 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization Shark Allies. The Bandits Technical Vehicle This model is based on the car driven by Roland (Kevin Hart) and ClapTrap (voiced by Jack Black) in the live-action movie adaptation. It is an automatic 2012 Chevrolet Suburban SUV that can fit a party of four. It is in used…