EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will add dozens of classic Cantinflas movies to its service as part of a wave of programming coming to the streamer to mark Mexican Cinema Day. It also teased an expansion of action movie franchise Counterattack, a new movie called 35 Days, and has greenlit a trio of feature-docs, per our earlier exclusive. […]
Whitney Leavitt, the former Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast member who reinvigorated the box office of the long-running Broadway revival Chicago, is soon to join another major production: Just In Time, the Bobby Darin bio-musical starring Jeremy Jordan. Leavitt will take over the role of Sandra Dee, the real-life singer and, for a time, […]
EXCLUSIVE: It’s only murders in the building and mostly actors who have played Doctor Who‘s title character in the upcoming sixth season of Hulu’s murder mystery comedy. Peter Capaldi, who portrayed the Twelfth Doctor, has been cast as a recurring guest star in the London-set installment of Only Murders In the Building. He joins fellow […]
Canada’s biggest screen organizations want assurance – and quickly. The country’s writers and directors unions, top screen bodies and several film festivals have united to form a coalition of 50 organizations urging Mark Carney’s Liberal Party government to stand firm on streaming contributions. An open letter released today addressed to Prime Minister Carney and Minister […]
EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max is not proceeding with one of its two drama pilots, American Blue, headlined by Milo Ventimiglia. The studio behind it, Warner Bros Television, is looking to find a new home for it. There is no official word yet on the streamer’s other pilot, the WBTV family drama How to Survive Without Me […]
Insomniac Games’ first foray with Marvel spent nearly a decade teaching players how to be Spider-Man across three separate games. Now, the studio wants to see what happens when they throw claws into the mix. Marvel’s Wolverine is a very different beast from Insomniac’s Spider-Man games — literally and creatively. Logan is heavier, angrier, and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Appian Way, the production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio, is signing on to executive produce Freeing Flipper, a documentary about Ric O’Barry, who went from dolphin trainer to becoming a fierce advocate for freeing all captive dolphins. Appian Way joins Dogwoof, Copper Island and Bay Rock as E.P.s on the project, with Dogwoof set […]
There’s a particular challenge that comes with playing Wolverine: The character has to sound like he’s been through hell, look like he’s been through hell and move like he could walk away from hell without so much as a scratch. For Liam McIntyre, bringing Logan to life through voice and motion capture performance in Insomniac […]
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and BAFTA nominee Nava Mau (Baby Reindeer) will star with Mariel Hemingway and Sophia Adler in Deborah Kampmeier’s upcoming indie drama Holy Whore. Written and directed by Kampmeier, the film is “the true story of Carmine, a modern day courtesan. As the story weaves past and present we see the ways Carmine moves […]
Off Campus has cast an anticipated Season 2 role, with Shay Rudolph (The Baby-Sitters Club) set to play Summer Di Laurentis, sister to the installment’s co-lead, Dean Di Laurentis (Stephen Kalyn). The two unveiled the guest star casting in an Instagram post (watch the video below). Season 2 of the hit Prime Video series will […]