Archive for: October, 2018

Obamas Working To Bring The Fifth Risk To Netflix

Barack and Michelle Obama have reportedly acquired Moneyball author Michael Lewis’ new book The Fifth Risk with plans to turn it into a series under their Netflix production deal. The Obamas are said to be exploring projects, but nothing specifically has received a greenlight as yet. The book follows the chaos and mismanagement that ensued in […]

Flash Star Jesse L. Martin Is On Medical Leave

Jesse L. Martin, who plays Detective Joe West on The CW’s The Flash, is taking a medical leave of absence from the superhero drama. TV Line reports that Martin suffered a back injury during the hiatus, which is why he has been sitting down in almost all of his scenes this season which have mostly been […]

Josh Whitehouse Boards HBO’s Game Of Thrones Prequel

Actor Josh Whitehouse has scored a key role in the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel spin-off series on HBO. There are no details on the character he’s playing other than it’s a key one, but it is NOT the central male lead. He marks the second bit of casting on the series following yesterday’s news that […]

LA Film Festival Suddenly Exits Stage Left

Film Independent announced Wednesday that it was ending the LA Film Festival — which had been moved this year from June to September — and will replace it with year-round events aimed at building community and broadening its support of visual storytellers. Josh Welsh, president of the nonprofit, admitted that the event had “struggled to […]

Rian Johnson Has Started Shooting On Knives Out

Filming has officially begun on Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Looper director Rian Johnson’s upcoming murder mystery Knives Out with the director himself tweeting the news. Shooting is taking place in the Boston suburb of Maynard, Massachusetts under the fake title ‘Morning Bell’ with the former site of Gruber Bros. Furniture Store having been […]

ZTE Launches Two Low-Cost, Unlocked Phones In The U.S.

ZTE is taking its first, cautious steps in staging a comeback in the U.S. market with two entry-level phones that can run on Sprint, Verizon, and GSM networks. The Blade Max View and Blade Max 2s (pictured) both cost under $200 and offer big screens and big batteries. Shared features between the two include 6-inch displays with full HD+ […]

U.S. Carriers Are Not Supporting Apple’s Dual-SIM Feature Yet

Apple this week distributed iOS 12.1 and with it turned on the dual-SIM capability of the iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr. Each of these newer iPhones includes a slot for physical SIM cards as well as an embedded eSIM. The eSIM can be used to change carriers at will. Despite the feature’s availability from Apple, […]

Jason Mitchell To Join The Cast Of A24’s Zola

Jason Mitchell, who was last seen on the big screen in Sony’s SuperFly remake, is attached to co-star in the stripper saga film, Zola, which is on production at A24. Janicza Bravo is directing the pic, which is based on a series of tweets from Aziah ‘Zola’ Wells who, in 2015, detailed a wild 2-day […]

Rebecca Hall Joins The Cast Of Upcoming Godzilla Vs. Kong

Rebecca Hall has landed one of the new leads in Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong. Adam Wingard is directing the film, which also stars Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander Skarsgard, Deadpool 2 actor Julian Dennison, and Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry. Plot details are vague, but the action flick will feature the two titular classic monsters squaring […]

Ava DuVernay Working On Prince Documentary

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) has announced she’s working on a new documentary about the late iconic musician Prince for Netflix reports Deadline. Before he passed away in April 2016, Prince reportedly reached out to DuVernay directly about working together, and now. Prince’s estate has specifically chosen her to make the film […]

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