As an alternative to a string of reboots, a new trend is emerging that sees famous movies turned into stage musicals, which are then adapted back into movies.…
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Sony Dates Whitney Houston Biopic for 2022 Awards Season, Pushes ‘Lyle, Lyle Crocodile’
Sony Pictures announced Thursday it has blocked out an awards-friendly spot on Dec. 23, 2022 for the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” starring Naomi Ackie.…
Scoob 2 Is Happening with Original Team Behind Scoob!
According to director Tony Cervone, a Scoob! sequel is now in development. Originally set for a proper theatrical premiere, the animated Scooby-Doo prequel was instead made available to…
Jennifer Carpenter Haunts Mickey Rourke in Supernatural Thriller She’s Still Here
Mickey Rourke, who was nominated for an Academy Award for The Wrestler, and Jennifer Carpenter of Dexter fame will star in an upcoming horror movie. The project, titled…
Elizabeth Holmes Hulu Series ‘The Dropout’ Adds 10 Guest Stars, Including William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Stephen Fry
The Hulu series “The Dropout,” which will tell the story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has locked in an impressive lineup of guest stars. William H. Macy, Laurie…
Ted Prequel Series Is Happening at Peacock with Seth MacFarlane
Ted is heading to the small screen. Seth MacFarlane, who wrote and directed both Ted movies in addition to voicing the vulgar teddy bear, has finalizing a deal…
‘Ted’ Series Adaptation Set at Peacock From Seth MacFarlane
A live-action series adaptation of the “Ted” movies has been ordered straight-to-series at Peacock, Variety has learned. Seth MacFarlane is currently in negotiations to reprise the voice role of…
Firestarter First Look Reveals IT Star Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Charlie
The Firestarter remake has found its titular pyromaniac in It Chapter Two star Ryan Kiera Armstrong. Moving from one Stephen King adaptation to another, Armstrong has reportedly been…
Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick’s Semi-Formal Productions Inks First-Look Deal With HBO Max
Michael Showalter and Jordana Mollick of Semi-Formal Productions have signed a two-year first-look deal at HBO Max. Showalter is a co-creator and executive producer on the critically-acclaimed series…
Netflix horror film inspired by New York ax murder
New Yorkers might get freaky flashbacks while they watch the new Netflix horror film “Things Heard & Seen.” An unhappy young mother (Amanda Seyfried) is brutally murdered with an ax, her child is found eerily seated on the couch downstairs and a studious husband (James Norton) leaves shortly after the crime. That depraved déjà vu…
‘Things Heard & Seen’ review: Gruesome death on the Hudson
While “Things Heard & Seen” is not in the same league as “A Quiet Place” and Charlie Kauffman’s oddball Netflix thriller, it has a spooky atmosphere and an appealingly slow boil that will liven up a Saturday night.
‘Things Heard & Seen’ Review: A Marriage Story with Ghosts Starring Amanda Seyfried, Though Not Much Lies Beneath It
It was 18 years ago — how time flies in the indie world — that the married directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman brought us…