Pedro Almodóvar’s next project is a Western starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke, and the Spanish director told IndieWire (opens in new tab) that “it could be like my answer to Brokeback Mountain.” Hawke will play a sheriff named Jake while Pascal is a gunslinger called Silva. The pair live …
Read More »Paramounts Bass Reeves TV show is now a Yellowstone prequel
The Yellowstone universe is continuing to expand – Paramount’s upcoming series about legendary Wild West figure Bass Reeves is now set to be a spin-off of Yellowstone prequel 1883. “Known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, and also believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger, Reeves …
Read More »Sam Elliott apologizes for calling The Power of the Dog a “piece of s*** Western”
Sam Elliott has apologized for the comments about The Power of the Dog that he made on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast earlier this year, calling the movie “a piece of shit Western”. “I told the WTF podcaster that I thought Jane Campion was a brilliant director, and I want to …
Read More »Top 3 new Amazon Prime Video movies and shows to stream in April 2022
There aren’t a huge amount of new movies and TV shows new on Amazon Prime Video this April, but there are some gems arriving on the streamer. For one thing, there’s the thriller All the Old Knives, starring Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton, which is coming to both the UK …
Read More »Quentin Tarantino reportedly in talks to direct Justified revival
Quentin Tarantino might be returning to television for the first time in over 15 years – for the Justified sequel series. According to Deadline (opens in new tab), the legendary director is in “early talks” to helm one or two episodes of the Justified revival, titled Justified: City of Primeval. …
Read More »Another Yellowstone prequel series is in the works
Another Yellowstone prequel series, titled 1932, is in the works at Paramount Plus. The original Yellowstone series follows the Dutton family, the owners of the largest ranch in Montana known as ‘the Yellowstone’. Their cattle ranch borders a Native American reservation, a national park, and land developers, and the series …
Read More »A blood-sucking western emerges in West of Sundown
Eastern European horror meets the Wild West aura in the upcoming creator-owned ongoing series West of Sundown (opens in new tab) from Vault Comics. Writers Tim Seeley and Aaron Campbell are working with artist Jim Terry are mashing up the Wild West and vampire genres with a story about a …
Read More »Timothy Olyphant returning as Raylan Givens for a new Justified series
Timothy Olyphant is back for more Justified – the actor will return as Raylan Givens for a new limited series. The new series, titled Justified: City Primeval, will be inspired by Elmore Leonard’s novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit. The original series was based on Leonard’s novella, Fire in the Hole. …
Read More »Steven Spielberg says he has “a few” Westerns in development
Steven Spielberg has revealed that the only genre he still wants to explore is the Western – and he has “a few” in development. In an interview with Yahoo (opens in new tab), Spielberg was asked whether there were any other genres he’d still like to tackle now that he’d ticked …
Read More »Netflix rolls out new Top 10 site – heres how to check the most-watched movies and shows
Netflix has rolled out a new Top 10 site (opens in new tab), making it easier than ever to find the most popular movies and TV shows on the streamer. The new site lets you view rankings for specific countries or globally, and can be sorted by TV shows and …
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