Young singer and actor, Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Best known for being one half of hip hop act, Chloe x Halle, she will star as the lead in the film directed by Rob Marshall. The Disney production has gathered steam in the last week with rumours that Melissa McCarthy was being considered for the role of the sea witch Ursula for the film. Production of The Little Mermaid is set to begin in 2020.
J.A. Bayona To Direct
Lord of the Ring Series
Amazon has signed director J.A. Bayona to helm the upcoming Lord of the Ring series. He is set to
oversee the first two episodes of the series, which will be based on the works
of J.R.R. Tolkien. Bayona is best known for directing Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The new Amazon series is set during
the Middle-Earth’s Second Age, which puts the storyline before the events that
took place in The Fellowship of the Ring.
According to reports, Amazon is planning five seasons for the series.
First Look: Bond 25
The first official image from Bond 25 sees our favourite secret agent rocking a
suit next to an Aston Martin from the 80s. Interestingly, the vehicle in
question seems to be similar from the late 80s’ The Living Daylights, which starred Timothy Dalton. Other than
being a really cool fashion photo, there’s not much else to go on with the new
film except that Cary Fukunaga is helming the film with Rami Malek on board to
play the lead villain. Bond 25 arrives in cinemas in April 2020, so if all goes
according to plan, we’ll see the first trailer well before the end of 2019.
Netflix Reveals The
Witcher
Henry Cavill is fronting the fantasy series, The Witcher, for Netflix and the streaming channel has revealed the
first look at the character. Cavill is playing Geralt of Rivia, a monster
hunter, who crosses paths with a powerful sorceress and a princess on one of
his quests. The show is based on the best-selling fantasy book series. Anya
Cholatra and Freya Allan make up the remaining cast of The Witcher. Netflix hasn’t officially given a release date for the
series but it will tentatively be released in late 2019.
Netflix Is Getting A
Sandman TV Series
Streaming giant Netflix is set to begin production on a Sandman series. The Vertigo comics’ adaptation will see creator,
Neil Gaiman serve as executive producer alongside David Goyer. Netflix
apparently splashed down a sizeable amount of cash for the adaptation and they
are evidently serious about doing the beloved comic book justice with the
appointment of Gaiman. Sandman focuses
on Morpheus, an entity who controls the world of dreams. This will be the third
series from Gaiman following American
Gods and Good Omens, which are on
Starz and Amazon respectively.
