Disney’s Live-Action THE LITTLE MERMAID Casts Jessica Alexander

Disney has cast Jessica Alexander in its upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. She will join Halle Bailey, who will portray the main character in the movie Ariel, a mermaid princess who dreams of being a human. Alexander also joins Melissa McCarthy is playing her villainous aunt Ursula as well as Javier Bardem, who …

Gore Verbinski Set To Direct Adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s SANDKINGS For Netflix

Director Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean) is set to helm a feature film adaptation of George R.R. Martin‘s 1979 novelette Sandkings which is currently in the works at Netflix. Utopia creator Dennis Kelly is also on board to help develop it as the writer. Verbinski revealed the news himself after being asked what he was currently working on during …

KILLING EVE Star Jodie Comer To Join Ridley Scott’s Napoleon Bonaparte Film KITBAG

Director Ridley Scott is looking to cast Killing Eve star Jodie Comer in his upcoming Napoleon Bonaparte film project Kitbag. She would star alongside Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon’s beloved Josephine. Comer recently worked with Scott on The Last Duel, and apparently, he was blown away by her performance and wants her in this next film …

Nickelodeon Shows Off Trailer for New Puppet Series THE BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL

Guys, are puppets making a comeback? I swear I’ve been seeing a fair amount of puppet content being announced and released compared to past years. The latest entry comes from Nickelodeon and is called The Barbarian and the Troll (previously Brendar the Barbarian). Co-created by Mike Mitchell and Drew Massey, viewers will follow the adventures …