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| Eddie Murphy's 'Shrek' sidekick Donkey is getting his own movie | The Shrek film franchise is getting another animated spin-off. "Start heating up those waffle irons. DONKEY is setting out on his very own adventure June 30, 2028," the official Shrek X page said Thursday. Variety said Eddie Murphy will reprise his role in the Donkey origins story, which is to be directed by Charlie Bean whose credits include The Lego Ninjago Movie and the live-action Lady and The Tramp. Shrek 5, featuring the voice talents of Mike Myers as Shrek and Murphy as Donkey, is set for theatrical release in the summer of 2027. The last Shrek movie, Shrek Forever After, was opened in 2010. |
| Lizzy Caplan lands lead in 'Far Cry' adaptation | Zero Day, Fatal Attraction and Castle Rock star Lizzy Caplan has signed on to star in the new FX/Hulu series, Far Cry. The new anthology series is based on Ubisoft's hit video game franchise. Noah Hawley and Rob Mac created the show and Mac will co-star with Caplan. "Some people don't survive the chaos. Some people become it," Ubisoft said in an X post. "Emmy Award nominee Lizzy Caplan joins Rob Mac in FX's Far Cry, the upcoming anthology series based on Ubisoft's iconic video game franchise.The cast just got a lot more dangerous." Each season will have a new setting and cast of characters. |
| 'Superman' star David Corenswet to star in Broadway's 'Three Days' | Superman star David Corenswet has signed on to star in a new production of Richard Greenberg's play, Three Days of Rain, starting in February. The cast will also include Franois Arnaud from Heated Rivalry and Yvonne Strahovski from The Handmaid's Tale. "Three Days of Rain is truly one of the most beautiful plays I've ever done or experienced," Tony-winning director Anna D. Shapiro said in a statement Thursday. "Steeped in the brilliantly funny and enchantingly complex world of Richard Greenberg, the story follows two generations of New York intelligentsia as they navigate the burden of family, the seduction of art and the necessity of love over time and eternity." |
| 'Ransom Canyon' S2 trailer finds Quinn at romantic 'fork in the road' | Netflix is gearing up for the release of Ransom Canyon Season 2. The streaming service shared a trailer for the series Thursday featuring Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly and new cast member Ben Robson. Ransom Canyon is a romantic drama based on the Jodi Thomas book series. The show follows Staten Kirkland (Duhamel) and Quinn O'Grady (Kelly), longtime friends and possible love interests, as they try to revive their small Texas town of Ransom Canyon. Season 2 finds Quinn at a romantic "fork in the road" after she returns to Ransom Canyon from New York City. While Staten seems ready to pursue his feelings for Quinn, she also finds her head turned by newcomer Oliver (Robson). |
| Donal Finn: Suitors for 'Other Bennet Sister' are multi-faceted | Young Sherlock and Wheel of Time alum Donal Finn says he was excited that he and Will actor Laurie Davidson had the chance to create fresh new characters in the Jane Austen universe for the BritBox drama, The Other Bennet Sister. Led by show-runner Sarah Quintrell, the 10-part adaptation of Janice Hadlow's novel follows Mary, the oft-overlooked sister (Ella Bruccoleri) of Regency-era heroines Elizabeth and Jane Bennet from Austen's 19th-century classic, Pride & Prejudice. After her father (Richard E. |