Reports originally had Michelle Yeoh continuing her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou from Star Trek: Discovery in her own spinoff TV show. (Yeoh has supposedly been pushing CBS for such a project for several years.) Instead, Paramount+ announced today that Georgiou (and Yeoh) will instead get their own “special original movie event” dubbed Star Trek: … Read more
Ewan McGregor to play an FBI informant infiltrating the mafia in Lodi, a new drama series in development for Prime Video. From Jedi to FBI informing; Variety has reported that Ewan McGregor is set to star in Lodia drama series in development for Amazon’s Prime Video. Inspired by a true story as told in an … Read more
Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch has officially signed on for the leading role in Studiocanal’s upcoming series adaptation of How to Stop Time, based on Matt Haig’s genre-bending thriller novel of the same name. This marks Cumberbatch’s first major TV project in four years, after starring in the HBO TV film Brexit: The Uncivil War. “When … Read more
Sylvester Stallone will star in and produce Never Too Old to Die, an action comedy falling under his new deal with Amazon Studios. Hot on the heels of Sylvester Stallone signing a multi-year deal with Amazon Studios, Deadline has reported the actor is set to star in and produce Never Too Old to Die for … Read more
The following post contains minor spoilers for The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 7. The Mandalorian has been full of twists and turns, but this character introduction might usher in the beginning of a new storyline. This week’s episode, “The Spies,” introduced a character with a fairly significant history in Star Warsdating back decades. That’s Gilad … Read more
Scream star Melissa Barrera to reunite with Radio Silence as she will star in their secret monster thriller for Universal Pictures. Deadline has reported that Melissa Barrera is set to reunite with Radio Silence for an untitled monster thriller set up at Universal. Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett will direct the project which … Read more
At Star Wars Celebration, we got the announcements we were looking for: Three new Star Wars movies on the horizon. There’s a film about the origins of the Jedi by James Mangold, a movie that will Avengers-ize the Star Wars Disney+ TV Universe by Dave Filoni, and a direct sequel to Star Wars: The Rise … Read more
President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy has provided an update on Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie. While speaking with Variety, Kennedy revealed that Waititi is still working on the upcoming film and that the director is opting to write it entirely on his own. She then confirmed that the company is … Read more
Director James Mangold will be busy with some major properties, officially signing on to helm a new Star Wars movie. Tea Star Wars Celebration has offered plenty of major announcements so far, not the least of which is a new movie set to be directed by James Mangold, who is certainly familiar with major franchises. … Read more
In 1979, Paramount’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture hit theaters to a somewhat mixed reception from critics and audiences. Many had predicted that the film would be a big money loser because it had gone dramatically over-budget, making it one of the most expensive films ever made up to the point. In the end, the … Read more