MGM Sets ‘Lovecraft Country’s Misha Green To Write/Direct Next ‘Tomb Raider’ With Alicia Vikander Reprising As Lara Croft

HBO are “very hopeful” that a second season of their new fantasy drama Lovecraft Country is coming.The show, headed up by Misha Green, shared its first season last year, which was based on the novel by Matt Ruff.Now, HBO and HBO Max’s chief content officer Casey Bloys has discussed the prospect of taking the story beyond the events of the book in a prospective second season.Speaking to Deadline, Bloys said: “Misha is working with a small team of writers and they’re coming up with a take.

Misha Green, showrunner of Lovecraft Country, had Matt Ruff’s book to help guide the first season of the HBO fantasy drama.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez lived it up at the Super Bowl on Sunday for a sporty date night, just a couple of days after the former baseball player made headlines for his relationship (or lack thereof) with Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy.

Fresh off the criminally underseen “Birds of Prey,” director Cathy Yan has found her next project: an adaptation of Rachel Khong‘s sci-fi comedy short story, “The Freshening.” READ MORE: Cathy Yan Talks About ‘Dead Pigs’ Finally Coming To The U.S.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaCathy Yan, fresh off her success with “Birds of Prey,” will write and direct “The Freshening,” an adaptation of Rachel Khong’s short story. FilmNation, the company behind “Promising Young Woman” and “Arrival,” acquired rights to the story and will back the feature.The science-fiction comedy will be set in a near future where tensions over race and gender have reached a boiling point.

Dan Levy might not be the subject of a Phoebe Bridgers song any time soon.

Chloé Zhao is having one hell of a 2021 already. We’re only in early February and her recent film, “Nomadland,” has been released to rave reviews and has earned a ton of awards recognition, with Oscars likely in her future.

Morgan Wallen is apologizing after using a racial slur. The 27-year-old country singer was caught on video using the N-word and other inappropriate language as he arrived home after a night out with his friends. The clip, obtained by TMZ, shows what appears to be Wallen walking to his place and telling someone to «take care of» this «p**** a** motherf**ker.» «Take care of this p**** a** n*****,» he adds. «I’m embarrassed and sorry.

With “The White Tiger” being a big global hit for Netflix, it’s clear that the streaming service would love to replicate that success again. So, why not get filmmaker Ramin Bahrani to take another novel by Aravind Adiga and make a feature out of it? That’s exactly what is happening with the upcoming film, “Amnesty.” According to Netflix, the streaming service is working with “The White Tiger” writer-director, Ramin Bahrani, to adapt “Amnesty” for the studio.

Green Day are set to perform at the NFL Honors awards show on Saturday (06. 02.

Ed Meza @edmezavar“Lovecraft Country” and “His House” lead Wunmi Mosaku, a BAFTA award winner, has been cast in Gabe Klinger’s fact-based drama “Dreyana Grooms.”The film focuses on 16-year-old Dreyana Grooms, who as a young teenager was implicated in a fatal shooting in Chicago during her summer break from school.

Tomb Raider game is set to unify the timelines of the Origin Trilogy and the older games, according to a video from Crystal Dynamics.2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Tomb Raider, and the community team created a video to let fans know what is coming up for the celebration, which they shared via Twitter.We're celebrating 25 Years of Tomb Raider throughout 2021, with community features, nostalgic content, and surprises along the way! pic.twitter.com/cOmsfVj8jr— Tomb Raider (@tombraider) January

Streaming giant Netflix has announced more IP-based anime projects are on the way, and they are partnering with Legendary Television for the animated series “Skull Island” and “Tomb Raider.” READ MORE: Warner Bros. Adjusts Schedule, Delays ‘Godzilla vs.

Does your life need more King Kong-like monsters and Lara Croft? Well, Netflix and Legendary Television have got you covered. The streaming giant is teaming with the TV studio to expand the Skull Island and Tomb Raider universes with two new anime series.

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley has teased that the ITVBe reality show will be replacing Dawn Ward with a big new character in time for the next series.Tanya’s on-off nemesis Dawn announced she had quit last December, saying she had had a great run but wanted to focus on her family.

We finally have an update concerning that “Tomb Raider” sequel. There was some concern when director Ben Wheatly attached himself to direct “The Meg” sequel for Warner Bros., he might have to exit the “Tomb Raider 2” sequel he was developing with actress Alicia Vikander set to reprise the Lara Croft role.

Angelique Jackson Misha Green is taking on Lara Croft.The “Lovecraft Country” and “Underground” creator is set to make her feature directorial debut, writing and directing the next installment of “Tomb Raider” for MGM.Alicia Vikander will reprise her role as Lara Croft in the sequel to the 2018 action flick, which earned nearly $275M at the global box office.Green shared her excitement about the project on Twitter, posting a little tease for fans and fellow gamers about the storyline.“My fav