Despite some troubles early on in production, HBO's sci-fi series Westworld went on to become one of the most loved and talked about new shows of 2016, impressing viewers week after week with shocking plot twists, tour de force performances and brilliant writing that left us with much to mull over. As a show that asked many more questions than it answered, and gave us a whole lot to think about, it's understandable that fans are eager to get another chance to dive into its mysteries and next month, they'll be able to do just that.
After bringing The Jungle Book into the live-action realm with great success, both in terms of reviews and box office haul, Jon Favreau will be teaming up with Disney once again to put his mark on another classic and next up is The Lion King, which the director plans to shoot back to back with The Jungle Book 2. Before that happens, however, he needs to find a cast to bring the story to life and it seems that that process has now begun.
In a shocking turn of events, The Hollywood Reporter is telling us tonight that roughly a week after signing on to helm The Batman for Warner Bros., Matt Reeves has now departed the project. No reason was given for his exit, but the outlet notes that talks could potentially resume when "heads cool." Despite that, this doesn't sound very promising and it seems that the studio is, once again, left without a director.
The Wrap is reporting that Lights Out and Annabelle 2 director David F. Sandberg is currently in talks to helm Shazam for Warner Bros. So far, the lead role remains empty, but we do know that Dwayne Johnson will show up as anti-hero Black Adam before headlining his own solo outing as the character, which is being developed concurrently with this project.
The very first time we set eyes on him back in season 1 of The Walking Dead, Daryl Dixon was carrying a brace of rabbits he'd just hunted down with his trusty crossbow, and from that point on the fan-favorite hillbilly has been taking out walkers left and right with his lethal weapon of choice. However, Daryl was relieved of his bow last season when he had the misfortune of running into Dwight, and Negan's horrifically scarred henchman has been rubbing it in his face ever since.
By now, you've no doubt heard that the latest property in Hollywood to get the female-led treatment is Ocean's 11. Coming to us from director Gary Ross in the form of Ocean's Eight, the new spin on the heist story will star an enviable cast made up of Hollywood's hottest actresses, including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson and more. But it won't only be the ladies who appear on screen.
It's hard to believe, but the juggernaut that is HBO's Game of Thrones is almost at an end. The ride has been epic, to be sure, but it's now time for things to come to a close and the show will begin wrapping up this summer when it airs its seventh and penultimate season. We know that it's set to be a shorter run than previous outings, coming in at only seven episodes (instead of the usual ten), but that doesn't mean it'll be any less exciting and enjoyable.
Breaking Bad may have ended several years ago, but the near masterpiece still lives on through spinoff Better Call Saul. While it hasn't quite reached the same highs as Walter White's explosive adventure did at its peak, it's still a wholly enjoyable show that fans seem to appreciate. Not to mention that it continuously displays improvement. However, even though it's set to enter its third season later this year, there've still been no signs of a cameo from the aforementioned drug kingpin or his partner in crime, Jesse Pinkman.
We're going to go ahead and assume that at this point, you've seen Split. And even if you haven't, you've no doubt heard all about how it's actually a lead-in for the long-awaited Unbreakable 2. That's because Bruce Willis makes a surprise cameo at the end as David Dunn, the main character from one of M. Night Shyamalan's most celebrated films, Unbreakable. It was a twist that no one saw coming but now it's all people can talk about, and with good reason.
As Spawn creator Todd McFarlane continues to tease that second feature film based on the supernatural antihero, we now have news on a spinoff TV series that's actually a lot closer to becoming a reality. According to Deadline, Kevin Smith is set to develop a police procedural for BBC America based on the exploits of NYPD homicide detectives, Sam and Twitch.
