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Kim has landed a role in Sony’s The Dark Tower, which is based on the best-selling series from Stephen King. Kim joins a growing cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, and Abbey Lee.
Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman will oversee a team of writers that will build this universe that will include classic Hasbro toy brands G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. and ROM.
Jackie Earle Haley will sink his teeth into the role of the evil vampire, Sayre in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.
Arrow and The Flash are the CW’s biggest ratings successes, with the latter being the most-watched show in the CW’s history. Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend have won the network some well-deserved critical attention. See what’s next for the CW in our preview of their 2016 Drama pilots.
Idris Elba is said to be circling the lead role in Sony’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. Elba would anchor the first of what Sony expects to be a multi-film franchise.
With a release date set for next Christmas, Sony Pictures is not playing games about getting their Jumanji remake off the ground. The studio has tapped Scott Rosenberg to rewrite the reboot, with Jeff Pinkner consulting.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 writer Jeff Pinkner has been brought on to rewrite the script for Universal’s Creature From The Black Lagoon. Akiva Goldsman is overseeing the project for Universal.
Goldsman will oversee meetings with Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, where future plans for the franchise will be discussed.
The upcoming adaptation of the Steven King book series taps the “Fringe” writer to co-write the new script.
A recap of the week’s TV news!
Logline: Kept under wraps, but expected to expand the existing Transformers universe.
Logline: Kept under wraps but centers on a uniquely talented dog and his owner.
A recap of the week’s TV news!
Logline: Kept under wraps.
Logline: Two siblings stumble upon a mysterious board game that releases a man, and various beasts, which have been trapped for decades, that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
Logline: A covert team, headed by an evolutionary scientist, attempts to close a time portal created by a wormhole that has brought prehistoric creatures into our world.
Logline: A cool aristocratic thief and an escaped murderer join forces in a jewel heist but must contend with a wily police superintendent determined to catch the duo.