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  • ‘PEN15’s Maya Erskine Joins Donald Glover’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith’

    ‘PEN15’s Maya Erskine Joins Donald Glover’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith’

    It looks like Donald Glover and Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith is finally moving forward. Sadly, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has exited the project and Maya Erskine will take over her role. The actress left the project due to “creative differences” but no details have been shared on what led to her exiting the project. It was originally ordered straight to series back in February 2021, but not much has happened on the reboot of the Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie-led classic from 2005. Now, the project is finally picking up some steam with Erskine joining the project.

    Donald Glover had the following to say on her joining the project, and also highlighted that he’s already started work on the finale of the series:

    She’s dope. It’s exciting. I really love the show. I’m writing the finale now.

    Donald Glover

    He’s been working on the deal alongside Francesca Sloane, who is a co-showrunner and co-creator as part of her own deal with Amazon. New Regency’s Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer are attached as executive producers. There’s no word how it might adapt the storyline of the original or add its own twist to it. Glover has been busy working on various projects, which also include Hive, a series based on a concept pitched by Watchmen writer Janine Nabers.

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  • ‘Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell Cast as Lead in Amazon’s ‘Fallout’

    ‘Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell Cast as Lead in Amazon’s ‘Fallout’

    Fallout could be considered to be among one of the most popular game franchises of all time, set in the futuristic, post-apocalyptic world that never let go of the ’50s. Each game in the series has featured a different protagonist, usually survivors frozen within vaults who wake to find a whole new world before them. It seems Amazon may have found their sole survivor in Ella Purnell, who’s been cast as the lead in the streamer’s adaption.

    Deadline is reporting that the star of Yellowjackets and Army of The Dead, Ella Purnell, has been cast as the lead character in their series adaption of the popular game franchise. While details of her character have yet to be confirmed, it’s believed that she will be playing the role of Jean. She is descried as a young woman with a can-do attitude who might just be keeping a dangerous secret. Plot details on the series also remain under wraps but the project added Walton Goggins to its cast just a few weeks ago, playing the role of a currently unnamed Ghoul.

    The project is in development at Amazon films alongside Kilter Films, working in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks. Todd Howard is involved with the project via Bethesda Game Studios with James Altman producing via Bethesda Softworks. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner will serve as showrunners on the series which is currently set to begin filming sometime this year, although there is currently no specific time frame listed.

    Source: Deadline

  • Amazon Prime’s Rebooting ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ Game Show

    Amazon Prime’s Rebooting ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ Game Show


    Back in 1986, TBS aired a series titled Takeshi’s Castle. It was a rather bizarre take on a game show format, where contestants had to manage their way through countless hurdles, people in costumes, and other gimmicks so that they have a chance to win a prize after facing off against Kitano Takeshi. The series ran until 1989, but it looks like Amazon Prime’s Japan divison has plasn to revive the series. It currently is only titled “Takeshi’s Castle Project” and is eyeing a release in 2023.

    They are announcing the revival of the series alongside other Japanese-produced series such as the Japanese adaptations of classic competition shows like Bake Off, The Masked Singer, and The Bachelorette. They are also developing some new dramas and comedies, which include Modern Love Tokyo, a Japanese adaptation of the anthology series by the same name, or My Lovely Yokai Girlfriend that will offer a different take on a horror adventure-comedy.

    The return of Takeshi’s Castle might be somethign for those that love series like Total Wipeout, Ninja Warrior, Ultimate Beastmaster, and more. There was some controversy back in the day, as some Western translations included racially insesitive cut-aways or commentaries which have certailny not aged well. So, they may have a chance to recify that lesson once they wrap produciton and include a new set of English commentators for international audiences.

    Source: Variety

  • James Bond’s First Spinoff Series Ordered by Amazon As a Competition Show

    James Bond’s First Spinoff Series Ordered by Amazon As a Competition Show

    The first TV series based on James Bond has finally been ordered by Amazon shortly after purchasing MGM studio, but it turns out it’s not quite what you might expect. The series 007’s Road to a Million isn’t a continuation of Bond’s journey or world but rather a reality TV show. It’ll see contestants trying to win £1 million by following in the footsteps of the character with endurance and intelligence tests. Teams of two will take on the challenges while traveling the world.

    Former Channel 4 executive Dom Bird will supervise the project for Amazon. The channel has been collecting quite a few UK unscripted projects like Clarkson’s Farm, All or Nothing, and more. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are working on a project that will consist of eight parts. There aren’t more details given, but it’s certainly a surprising direction for the first project to be part of the deal mainly in the form of a reality TV series.

    Ironically, the project has been in development for quite some time and it’s just a coincidence that it is moving forward now that the purchase has wrapped up. It seems that it was stuck in some form of production for around four years, but it’s likely that as a result of COIVD a lot of the production was pushed back given its world traveling focus.

    Source: Variety

  • Chance Perdomo Joins ‘The Boys’ Spin-Off

    Chance Perdomo Joins ‘The Boys’ Spin-Off

    We just got our first look at the upcoming third season of The Boys, promising an equally raunchy and gory follow-up. The show has been a smash hit for Amazon Prime, as it already spawned its first spinoff The Boys: Diabolical, an animated anthology series featuring some fantastic one-off storylines. After what seemed a long tough development process things look to be moving along on the current second unnamed spinoff series.

    Just last week it was announced that the unnamed spin-off of The Boys has lost Aimee Carrero and Shane Paul McGhie due to the long production process behind the scenes. The series has already found a replacement for McGhie, casting The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actor Chance Perdomo. Deadline states that this isn’t a straight recasting, as the project has seemingly seen some creative changes, specifically with the character McGhie had initially been set to play. There is currently no word on the character Carrero was going to tackle.

    The series is set to see the best and brightest a new upcoming generation of supes has to offer at a Vought-run university. The characters will be put to the test as they compete against each other for the best contracts in order to be the next big hero. Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters will serve as showrunners on the series as well as executive produce. Butters and Fazekas will executive produce the series alongside Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Garth Ennis, and Craig Rosenberg, who wrote the initial script for the series.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘Anansi Boys’ Round Outs Its Cast With Jason Watkins, CCH Pounder, and More

    ‘Anansi Boys’ Round Outs Its Cast With Jason Watkins, CCH Pounder, and More

    The upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s Anansi Boys is currently busy filming in Edinburgh, Scotland. Variety has now revealed a few more additions to the cast that includes Jason Watkins, Fiona Shaw, and CCH Pounder. They join the production about a young boy played by Malachi Kirby, who discovers that his father (Delroy Lindo) was a trickster god, better known as an Anansi.

    Shaw will take on the role of Maeve Livingstone, who is a retired dancer that is suspecting her late husband’s agent is embezzling from what remains of their fortune. Pounder takes on the role of Mrs. Higgler, who is an old friend of Charlie Nancy, who is Kirby‘s character. Last but not least, Watkins will take on Grahame Coats, the previously mentioned agent.

    The rest of the cast additions are of L. Scott Caldwell, Joy Richardson, and Lachele Carl. They join a production where the original author is acting as co-showrunner and executive producer. He’s been very excited about the project and it’ll likely make another great adaptation of his work, as he’s also busy working on the second season of The Good Omen.

    Source: Variety

  • J.K. Simmons Confirms He’ll Start Work on ‘Invincible’ “Very Soon”

    J.K. Simmons Confirms He’ll Start Work on ‘Invincible’ “Very Soon”

    One of the biggest hits of last year was the animated adaptation of the popular Robert Kirkman comic series. No, not The Walking Dead but his superhero-inspired storyline titled Invincible about a rather dysfunctional family. Amazon brought the iconic series to life, as Mark Grayson come to realize something about his father Nolan Grayson a.k.a. Omni-Man. J.K. Simmons voices the most powerful superhero and recently revealed in an interview that they are getting ready to record their lines soon for the second season. While he can’t give away any details, he does highlight that we might still have to wait quite sometime before it will finally release.

    Again, always wary of spoilers, but I think I’m allowed to say that we’re going back to work very soon in the recording booth. Now, the lag between us doing our first recordings and the animation being completed is obviously many months and probably more than a year, I would guess. But, yes, Invincible is getting to work in earnest and season two is imminent, I will say. There’s a nice vague term.

    J.K. Simmons

    If the comics are anything to go by, the upcoming second season will be quite darker than the first season. Sadly, as the animation takes quite a lot of time to finalize, them starting voice work soon is definitely a sign that we’ll have to wait until late 2023 until the series releases. Hopefully, we’ll get an early renewal to explore the entire adaptation so they can jump directly into the next chapter once they wrap up the current release. For now, we can only wait for an update.

    Source: Discussing Film

  • Actor Karl Urban Seemingly Confirms ‘The Boys’ Season 4

    Actor Karl Urban Seemingly Confirms ‘The Boys’ Season 4

    Amazon Prime’s series, The Boys, released the first trailer for its upcoming third season yesterday. The hit show has gained a following for its mature, dark, violent, and humorous take on the superhero genre. While Season 3 is still months away, fans are already thinking about what lies beyond it. Amazon has not announced a fourth season for The Boys, but star Karl Urban may have just revealed that production plans for Season 4 are underway. Urban, who plays Billy Butcher, told Variety during the SXSW film festival:

    I’m shooting The Boys through the end of the year.

    Karl Urban

    While it is a short quote, it reveals that Urban is planning on filming for the series by the end of 2022, which seemingly confirms that plans for a fourth season are more than hypothetical. The recent trailer for the upcoming season featured Urban’s Butcher receiving mysterious superpowers of his own, a look at Jack Quaid’s Hughie in his new role in the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs and even a musical theater moment. The Boys Season 3 premieres on Amazon Prime Video on June 3, 2022.

    Source: Variety

  • First Look at Amazon Prime’s ‘Undone’ Season 2

    First Look at Amazon Prime’s ‘Undone’ Season 2

    One of 2019’s most unique series is back for another round on Amazon Prime, and the streaming service has just unveiled its first official look at the show’s second season. Undone, an adult comedy-drama series from Bojack Horseman creators Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy was released almost three years ago to critical acclaim but to little social fanfare.

    The series, the first episodic project to use rotoscope animation, focuses on the life of Rosa Salazar’s Alma Winograd-Diaz after a near-fatal car accident allows her to experience time differently than everyone else. Undone‘s first season followed Alma as she sought to uncover the truth behind her father’s death and get a handle on her newfound abilities.

    The second season will finally premiere on April 29th after an extended hiatus. In the next set of episodes, Alma realizes there are deeper mysteries at play in her family’s past. Unfortunately, nobody is interested in helping her dig up uncomfortable truths until she’s able to convince her sister Becca to assist. As they search for answers, they will unravel a complex network of memories and motivations that have shaped who they are today. Furthermore, they’ll learn just how powerful it can be to truly heal family trauma.

    Alongside Salazar, Undone stars Constance Marie, Angelique Cabral, and fan-favorite actor Bob Odenkirk. Amsterdam-based animation studio Submarine and artist Hisko Hulsing return to bring the characters to life using a variety of mediums. These include oil painting on canvas for the backgrounds and animating over live-action performances.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘The Boys’ Spinoff Loses Aimee Carrero and Shane Paul McGhie

    ‘The Boys’ Spinoff Loses Aimee Carrero and Shane Paul McGhie

    We’ve long waited for any information or update on the next spinoff for The Boys. While the animated Diabolical anthology series has just recently found its way to Amazon Prime, there’s been surprisingly little on the college-focused series that would adapt the comics’ parody of the X-Men. Cast members Aimee Carrero and Shane Paul McGhie have left the project.

    Carrero has now joined another dark comedy titled The Consultant, where she’ll star opposite Christoph Waltz and soon will be seen in the upcoming Paramount+ series on the making of The Godfather. It’s unclear what project McGhie may have signed on after leaving the project or if he has at all, but one of the reasons mentioned on their departure is the long-production process.

    That is not all, as while the series had all its characters cast, there were seemingly major changes happening behind the scenes that may have led to McGhie leaving the project. For now, both roles will be recast moving forward and we’ll see when they might finally pick up production and find replacements for the roles.

    It’s been curious how long the project has dragged out up to this point, but it’s not uncommon. With most of the focus being on the third season of The Boys, the creative team might still be trying to find its place in the overall timeline, especially with whatever the consequences might be from the upcoming third season.

    Source: Deadline