Keeley Hawes in big-budget BBC drama opposite ex-Bond villain Toby Stephens

ITV Keeley Hawes The casting will worry fans of The Durrells on ITV who are still waiting to hear if their much-loved series will be recommissioned by the broadcaster. In the meantime, Hawes, who will also be seen in The Bodyguard in the autumn on BBC1, has begun filming opposite one-time James Bond baddie Toby […]

Amazon drops big-budget series following Weinstein scandal

The sexual assault claims against Harvey Weinstein and Amazon’s Roy Price are having repercussions for The Weinstein Company’s involvement in online video. Amazon has dropped a TWC-produced drama series that would have starred Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore, and it’s wresting control of its period piece The Romanoffs from TWC. The internet giant didn’t […]

‘Spider-Man’ is the latest big-budget flick to get a VR tie-in

Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter ego seem to be everywhere these days. Sony showed off a lengthy gameplay sequence from the upcoming Spider-Man video game at E3 this year, and the company’s reboot, Spider-Man: Homecoming, arrives in theaters this July. It’s no surprise, then, that Sony Pictures has decided to hype the movie with […]