The Ronin can confirm that British director M.J. Bassett is part of the directing team of Amazon’s series reboot of Jack Reacher, previously a film franchise led by Tom Cruise and will have Alan Ritchson (slightly more aligned with Reacher’s stature/size) taking over the role in the show. Bassett had been once involved with Amblin’sContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: ‘Rogue’ Director M.J. Bassett Joins Amazon’s ‘Jack Reacher’ Series Reboot”
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‘Terminator’: Netflix & Production I.G Developing Anime Series With ‘The Batman’s Mattson Tomlin Set As Showrunner
The Terminator franchise isn’t dead according to The Hollywood Reporter. Japanese animation studio Production I.G, Skydance, and Netflix are teaming up for a new anime series set within the Terminator universe with Mattson Tomlin set as writer and showrunner. Tomlin worked with Netflix on the superhero film Project Power and co-wrote The Batman with directorContinue reading “‘Terminator’: Netflix & Production I.G Developing Anime Series With ‘The Batman’s Mattson Tomlin Set As Showrunner”
‘G.I. Joe’ Spinoff Series Focusing On Lady Jaye In Development At Amazon From ‘Daredevil’ Showrunner Erik Oleson
Deadline is reporting that Paramount and Skydance are developing a television series for Amazon Prime Video that will focus on G.I. Joe operative Lady Jaye expanding upon the franchise. They’ve hired Erik Oleson, who was the Season 3 showrunner of Netflix’s Daredevil series, to write and showrun the streaming project. The character appeared in JonContinue reading “‘G.I. Joe’ Spinoff Series Focusing On Lady Jaye In Development At Amazon From ‘Daredevil’ Showrunner Erik Oleson”
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s ‘Jack Reacher’ Series Hires ‘Bodyguard’ Director Thomas Vincent
The Ronin has been able to confirm that Skydance/Amazon has hired French director Thomas Vincent to helm an undisclosed amount of episodes for their new Jack Reacher series starring Alan Ritchson (Titans, Ghosts of War). The Amazon series is a hard reboot of the character previously played by Tom Cruise in two feature films releasedContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s ‘Jack Reacher’ Series Hires ‘Bodyguard’ Director Thomas Vincent”
Netflix Nabs Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Globetrotting Father-Daughter Spy Series From Skydance
In a shocking twist, Netflix (not Amazon) has landed the untitled spy series being developed by Skydance Television and Scorpion’s Nick Santora. The news coming from Deadline. They’ve already set Arnold Schwarzenegger and Top Gun: Maverick’s Monica Barbaro as the show’s two main leads. The project will see the action star return to the spyContinue reading “Netflix Nabs Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Globetrotting Father-Daughter Spy Series From Skydance”
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Actress Monica Barbaro Takes Leading Role In Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Father-Daughter Spy Series At Amazon
Last month it was reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be returning the spy genre with an untitled show at Amazon’s Prime Video from Skydance Television and Scorpion creator Nick Santora. That would focus on a father-daughter duo. Arnold previously worked with Skydance the last two Terminator installments, Terminator: Genisys and Terminator: Dark Fate. Today, DeadlineContinue reading “‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Actress Monica Barbaro Takes Leading Role In Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Father-Daughter Spy Series At Amazon”
Arnold Schwarzenegger Returns To The Spy Genre For Original Skydance Television Series – ‘True Lies’ Series At Disney+ Not Happening?
Arnold Schwarzenegger is finally making his television debut! Deadline reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Skydance Television are teaming for an original father-daughter spy adventure series from Scorpion creator Nick Santora. They also mention that the project will be out to streamers soon but I think it’s obvious we’ll they’ll be taking it. I would betContinue reading “Arnold Schwarzenegger Returns To The Spy Genre For Original Skydance Television Series – ‘True Lies’ Series At Disney+ Not Happening?”