Category: T.V News
Disney Plus’ ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Series Taps Joby Harold as New Writer
After months of speculation, the highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series has found a new writer. Variety is reporting that Joby Harold, best known as the writer behind King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Awake, will pen the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Harold takes over script duties from Hossein Amini, who departed the project back in ...
Rosario Dawson to Play Ahsoka Tano in ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2
It's been a pretty quiet, and depressing week, due to the continuing coronavirus outbreak, but here's some awesome news that'll surely put a smile on your face! SlashFilm is reporting that a fan-favourite dream-casting has come true! Rosario Dawson, best known for her roles in Marvel/Netflix series' Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, as well ...
Netflix Renews ‘Lost in Space’ for a Third and Final Season
Netflix has renewed its Lost in Space revival for the third and final time while also signing showrunner Zack Estrin to a multiple-year overall deal. Under the terms of the deal, Estrin is expected to create and develop new projects for Netflix while also running the last season of the series. Maxwell Jenkins, Molly Parker, ...
Disney+ Developing ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series
Streaming service Disney+ will be teaming with Once Upon a Time creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz for a Beauty and the Beast limited series. The series will serve as a prequel to the 2017 feature film and actors Josh Gad and Luke Evans are expected to be joining the project. Kitsis and Horowitz will serve as ...
Game of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff & D.B Weiss Will Cameo in ‘Westworld’ Season 3
It would seem as though HBO is in for quite an interesting crossover. Thanks to press screeners sent out by HBO, we can confirm that David Benioff and D.B Weiss, creators of the incredibly popular, now stupendously controversial series Game of Thrones, have cameos in Westworld season 3. The duo will play technicians at the ...
HBO Developing ‘The Last of Us’ Series with ‘Chernobyl’ Creator Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann
In a rare yet stunning development, a Last of Us series is officially in the works at HBO. THR is exclusively reporting that the premium channel has re-teamed with Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin to adapt The Last of Us. The game's creative director, Neil Druckmann, who is also creative director on its sequel, is on ...
Taika Waititi Tackling Animated ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Series’ for Netflix
Just weeks after winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi has closed a deal with Netflix to write, direct, and executive produce two original animated series based on celebrated author Ronald Dahl's works. The first series is said to be based on the world and characters of Charlie and the Chocolate ...
Disney+ Cancels Europe Launch Event in London Amid Coronavirus Fears
Disney Plus' Europe launch event that was scheduled to occur in March is no longer in the works due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The streaming platform has already debuted in Canada, the U.S. Australia, New Zealand, and Holland, and is set to debut across Europe on March 24. The event was scheduled for this ...
Netflix Unveils First Trailer, Key Art for Damien Chazelle’s ‘The Eddy’
Damien Chazelle is returning to the music genre that made him a household name, only this time, it'll be on the small screen. Today Netflix debuted the first teaser and key art for upcoming limited series The Eddy, which will debut on Netflix globally on May 8, 2020. Check out the trailer below! https://twitter.com/TalkiesNetwork/status/1233098248325410816 Directed by ...
Disney+ Officially Announces ‘The Proud Family’ Revival
Back in August, Tommy Davidson, who played Oscar Proud in the hit Disney Channel series The Proud Family, let slip that the mouse house was working on a series revival, and that it would be premiering on Disney+. Since then, word went silent on the reveal... until now. Disney+ has (finally) officially announced The Proud ...
Bob Iger Names Bob Chapek as Next CEO of The Walt Disney Company
The Iger era of Disney is officially winding down. Today, Disney's Board of Directors announced that Bob Chapek will be the next Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, effective immediately. Mr. Chapek most recently served as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Iger, who has led Disney since 2005, will remain at ...
2020 Canadian Screen Awards: The Complete List of Nominees
The nominees are in. Today, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced its list of nominations for 141 different film, television and digital content categories. 2020 saw hit comedy TV series Schitt’s Creek leads the nominees with 26 nods overall, as it gears up for its series finale later this year. CBC's Anne with an E takes ...