Mike Flanagan is in talks to replace David Gordon Green as the director of the next Exorcist sequel for Blumhouse and Universal Universal Pictures and Peacock forked over an amount somewhere in the range of $400 million to acquire the rights to distribute a trilogy of sequels to the 1973 classic The Exorcist, which we’re going … Read more
Microsoft has revealed the time and date for its upcoming Xbox Games Showcase in June. As with last year, Xbox will follow the show with a Direct presentation focusing on a specific title. However, the company is being secretive about which game it will be. Xbox Showcase and mystery Direct airs on June 9 The … Read more
Christopher Nolan was “on the fence” about directing The Dark Knight as he didn’t want to be typecast as a superhero movie director. Christopher Nolan has one of the best superhero trilogies under his belt with Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises, but he once considered calling it quits after the … Read more
I, Tonya and Dumb Money director Craig Gillespie is in talks to direct Milly Alcock in DC’s highly-anticipated Supergirl film. DC looks to have found its Supergirl director in Craig Gillespie, the man behind the camera for films like Cruella, I, Tonya, and GameStop stock drama Dumb Money. In Deadline’s exclusive report, the outlet says DC plans to shoot the female-led adventure … Read more
Craig Zisk to direct & executive produce Tulsa King season 2, with Annabella Scirra & Tatiana Zappardino upped to series regulars. Tulsa King season 2 has now started shooting, and Deadline reports that Craig Zisk (Weeds) has signed on to direct and executive produce the Paramount+ series. It was reported last year that showrunner Terence … Read more
Scott Derrickson will direct a new adaptation of The Night of the Hunter, which he will co-write with C. Robert Cargill. Scott Derrickson is set to direct a new adaptation of Davis Grubb’s classic 1953 crime novel, The Night of the Hunter. The Night of the Hunter tells the twisted story of Harry Powell, a … Read more
Is Christopher Nolan going to adapt the psychedellic sixties spy series, The Prisoner, into his next feature film? After earning seven Academy Awards for his latest opus, Oppenheimer, everyone wants to know what Christopher Nolan will be doing next. The short answer, of course, is anything he wants. But, buried within a Variety report about how … Read more
Rogue One director Gareth Edwards is in final negotiations to direct the new Jurassic World movie after David Leitch deal fell apart. From Jedi to dinosaurs. Rogue One director Gareth Edwards has been tapped to helm the new Jurassic World movie after a deal couldn’t be reached with David Leitch. The new Jurassic World movie … Read more
While Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Bloodsport is considered an eighties classic now, it sat on the shelf for over a year and was almost dumped. While Bloodsport, the 1988 martial arts tournament movie, is widely considered by fans to be Jean-Claude Van Damme’s best film, it almost never saw the light of day. Indeed, according to … Read more
The Bee Gees are still set to receive the biopic treatment, with Ridley Scott in negotiations with Paramount Pictures to direct the film, Deadline reports. The yet-untitled project, which has been in the works since 2019, has already cycled through two other prospective directors, with Kenneth Branagh initially signing on and later being replaced by John Carney. Barry … Read more