The Looper director is in talks with Lucasfilm to write and direct the next Star Wars film, Episode VIII, according to sources. Contrary to reports that he will be directing the next two Star Wars film, Johnson will direct only Episode VIII, but he is writing a treatment for Episode IX. Ram Bergman will produce Episode VIII. Johnson has directed three feature films. His directorial debut, Brick, won the Special […]
Netflix announced Thursday morning that Chelsea Handler has signed a “groundbreaking,” multi-tiered deal with the streaming service, which includes a standup special, four “docu-comedy specials”—and, most importantly, “the first-ever talk show for the global on-demand generation,” which is set to premiere in 2016. Details about the new show—including its name—are scarce for now, though a […]
2014 is almost halfway over, which means that it’s definitely time to start planning which movies we’re all going to see in theaters in 2016. Though not yet quite as busy as 2015 (which will bring titans like The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: Episode VII), 2016 already has a respectable number of major releases lined […]
Prominent Iranian documentary filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi was taken to Tehran’s infamous Evin prison earlier this month to begin serving a five-year jail term. She is charged with colluding against the state with the BBC and American news networks. Mohammadi is best known for her short documentary Woman Without Shadows (2003), which depicts the hardships of […]
Long-standing Hanna-Barbera creation Scooby-Doo began its run in 1969 with the cartoon TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, featuring the voice of Casey Kasem (who passed away just a couple days ago), among others. The property has since been revived, spun-off, and/or otherwise relaunched multiple times in animated form over the past 45 years; just last summer, in fact, […]
“In a suburban town near Montreal, a man spends a day with his sister`s son, forcing him to confront some poignant sexual decisions of his past.” Benoit Lach kicks off his film ‘Avoidance’ with a punch. Sebastian, an almost entirely naked man runs out of a house as though he has witnessed an excruciatingly horrifying […]
Whether you love director James Cameron’s work or can’t stand it, there’s no denying that the man has vision. In the case of his sci-fi epic Avatar, which had a development history that spanned well over a decade, his vision extends to not just one but three upcoming sequels that will be produced back-to-back and released in 2016, 2017 and 2018. […]
Lifetime is loading up on R&B biopics. Shortly after getting the gears in motion for a telepic based on the life of the late Whitney Houston, the cable network has announced plans for a project on the short-lived career of ’90s phenom Aaliyah. Stepping into the singer’s shoes is Disney Channel fixture Zendaya Coleman. The […]
Cartoon Network is bringing back an updated version of “The Powerpuff Girls” in 2016, chief content officer Rob Sorcher announced at the 2014 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. The original series, following the adventures of Professor Utonium’s Buttercup, Blossom and Bubbles as they save the city of Townsville from destruction, ran for six seasons […]
Guillermo del Toro likes to keep his fingers in a whole bakery’s worth of pies; the man just cannot bear to be anything less than crazy busy. As of this writing, he’s a month away from premiering The Strain on FX, while animated picture Book of Life, which he performed production duties on, hits theaters in October. Meanwhile, he’s […]
