Netflix nabs Ball and Chain starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt

Netflix has shackled itself to Ball and Chain, a new superhero film starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

Johnson and Blunt, who co-star in Disney’s Jungle Cruise (summer 2021), play a troubled married couple that receive superpowers that only work … Read More

Community cast reunites for online table read

Created by Dan Harmon, Community is the story of a dysfunctional study group at a community college. When lawyer Jeffrey Winger (Joel McHale – Ted) finds his degree has been revoked, he is forced to go back to school at … Read More

BT Sport to broadcast Bundesliga matches

This weekend, Germany’s Bundesliga becomes the first major football league to resume action, and BT Sport has the exclusive rights to the top-flight sporting fixtures.

BT Sport inked a deal back in 2017 for extended coverage of the league, with … Read More

Apple inks first-look deal with Scott Free Productions

Apple has inked a first-look deal with Scott Free Productions.

Scott Free, which was founded by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott back in 1970, has been behind a number of major films, including Top Gun, Gladiator and The Martian.

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NextUp hosts alternative Eurovision song contest

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest may not be going ahead as normal, but streaming service NextUp is hoping to present the next best thing… probably.

Its alternative Eurovision competition will take place the night before the event would have taken … Read More

Shudder unwraps Scare Package this June

Shudder will unwrap a special Scare Package for subscribers this June, with the debut of a new horror comedy anthology.

From creators Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, the collection delighted audiences at numerous festivals including the Sitges Film Festival … Read More

The Eddy: BAFTA to host online Q&A with Damien Chazelle and Jack Thorne

BAFTA is hosting an online Q&A today with Damien Chazelle and Jack Thorne, talking about their Netflix drama The Eddy.

Set in the vibrant multicultural neighbourhoods of modern-day Paris, the series follows a once celebrated jazz pianist Elliot Udo (André … Read More

Trailer: Alex Rider arrives on Amazon Prime Video this June

Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Alex Rider, a new spy series based on the popular teen spy franchise.

The coming-of-age show is based on Point Blanc, the second novel in Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series of books, which … Read More

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 doc heads to Disney+

Disney+ is taking Frozen fans behind the making of Frozen 2 with a new original documentary.

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 is a six-part series that sees filmmakers, artists, songwriters and cast open their doors to cameras to reveal … Read More

Steven Knight and Tom Hardy return to BBC One for Great Expectations

Steven Knight and Tom Hardy are returning to BBC One for a new adaptation of Great Expectations.

The series will be the second Dickens adaptation from Peaky Blinders creator Knight, who brought A Christmas Carol to the Beeb and FX … Read More