British screenwriter Jack Thorne has been tapped in to take over writing duties on Star Wars: Episode IX from director Colin Trevorrow and partner Derek Connolly. Reportedly, Thorne brings a fresh set of eyes to a script that needs to somewhat be rewritten. Thorne has an extensive career in TV writing, now toeing into Hollywood with the likes[…]
Amazon and Bryan Cranston are teaming up, again. Following Cranston’s recently premiered series, Sneaky Pete, the streaming giant has now picked up the US rights for the anthology series, Philip K. Dick‘s Electric Dreams. Is this Amazon’s answer to Netflix’s recent acquisition of Black Mirror? There are certainly similarities. The show will initially air in the UK on[…]
Harry Potter fans will have known since late 2013 that a stage-production has been in the works (and they’ll still be freaking out about it). The rest of the world probably only took notice in mid-2015 when the mysterious production was announced as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; an original story from beloved author J.K. Rowling and written by[…]
Get ready to dust off your Quidditch sticks, because the new play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child has now been cast. Jamie Parker, one of the original History Boys who is currently starring in Guys And Dolls at London’s Savoy Theatre, is to star as a grown-up Harry Potter. Harry is now a father of three, who works[…]
When we think of Hermione Granger, we instantly think of the wonderful Emma Watson. Her image is ingrained in our minds. Today, however, the world gifted us with a brand new and equally brilliant Hermione. Veteran stage actress Noma Dumezweni will portray our favourite book-smart wizard in the upcoming West End stage play Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. Not[…]