After the catastrophic misfires of Battleship and Ouija, it comes as a surprise that Hollywood has earmarked another well-loved tabletop game for adaptation. This time it's best-selling multiplayer board game, The Settlers Of Catan, as early reports indicate that Gail Katz (Pawn Sacrifice, The Perfect Storm) has acquired the film and television rights.
Yesterday, Fifty Shades Of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson dropped the unfortunate bombshell that she was toying with the idea of ditching filmmaking. Why? Not because of the universal critical slating the film has received, but because of the on-set difficulties she faced with the book's author, E.L. James. With the director's involvement in the sequel, Fifty Shades Darker, wedged in an industry limbo, talk has now turned to James herself.
Magnet Releasing has dropped a new trailer for its upcoming comedy actioner, Kill Me Three Times. The film bowed last year on the festival circuit and has since garnered favorable reviews. Most of that accompanying praise has been directed at the movie's leading man, Simon Pegg, whose inherent charm and likeability could transform this into a brilliant lil' indie caper.
The final season of AMC's Emmy award-winning drama Mad Men is set to hit our screens this spring. The lives of Don, Don, Peggy, Roger, Joan, Betty and Pete, and their families, colleagues, rivals, love interests and tennis partners will all get wrapped up in a handful of new episodes poised to air in just over a month. To celebrate the end of the show's phenomenal seven-season stint, AMC has now dropped the first teaser for the impending season.
Sam Raimi, Bob Tapert and Bruce Campbell, the original trio of horror meisters who cooked up the cult franchise, Evil Dead, are bringing its bumbling-yet-badass antihero back to the small screen later this year. Ash Vs. Evil Dead will pick up with the titular hero, Ash, thirty years after his last encounter with the Deadites. Hooked into a seemingly normal lifestyle - a trailer park abode and a job at Ted's Superclub - he's thrown back into the world of the undead when those pesky demons seek him out.
It's been nearly a year since we were first introduced to M. Night Shyamalan's creepy small town drama, Wayward Pines. That first sneak peek trailer hinted at a bizarre, dream-like serial - and this latest one from Fox continues to explore that Lynchian tone. Based on the novel Pines by Blake Crouch, the event series was developed for the small screen by Chad Hodge, with the aforementioned Sixth Sense helmer on board to produce and direct the pilot.
Image Entertainment has dropped a new trailer for Adam Sandler's next movie, The Cobbler. Directed by Tom McCarthy (The Visitor, The Station Agent) the film revolves around a lonely shoesmith, Max Simkin, who one day finds himself endowed with a mysterious gift.
Even though he's deep in post-production on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams has his eye out for intriguing future projects. In a new report from The Wrap, it's been revealed that Abrams' and partner Bryan Burk's production company, Bad Robot, are cooking up an electrifying new feature. Thus far, the details are scant, but we do know it's expected to revolve around legendary inventor, Thomas Edison.
The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Homeland star Morena Baccarin has bagged the female lead in Fox's Deadpool spinoff. The Firefly actress appeared last week on an early shortlist, and in the last seven days, she beat out fellow hopefuls Taylor Schilling, Crystal Reed, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Sarah Greene and Jessica De Gouw.
