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During the early part of Tony Tost’s writing career, he was a poet and an academic. He found his way to TV writing thanks to his pal, True Detective co-creator Nic Pizzolatto. He tells us about his journey and offers up advice to aspiring writers on today’s Crew Call podcast.

The Poker Face showrunner gets a written-by credit for Season 2’s episode 5, “Hometown Hero.” Poker Face creator Rian Johnson wanted to set an episode of the Natasha Lyonne-starring slacker clairvoyant series in the world of minor-league baseball.

“Hometown Hero” follows a used-to-be-a-contender 100mph pitcher Russ Waddell (Simon Rex), whose losing streak nearly puts his minor-league team out of business. After he’s given notice by the coach, he bands with his teammates to bet on their losing streak to make an enormous sum of money. A new firecracker pitcher enters the scene. There’s blackmail and murder,...

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto and season 1 star Matthew McConaughey will reunite for a new mystery movie, 11 years later. The HBO anthology detective show premiered in 2014, maintaining impressive viewership and earning Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and more. True Detective season 1 focuses on Louisiana State Police homicide investigators Rustin Cohle and Martin Hart, as a past murder case is re-examined. Pizzolatto also worked on True Detective seasons 2 and 3 but was not involved in Night Country.

According to Variety, Pizzolatto and McConaughey are now reuniting for an upcoming movie based on Mike Hammer. Skydance, which has the Mike Hammer rights, will be behind the mystery film, penned by Pizzolatto. Max Allen Collins, who contributed to Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer works, will executive produce and Jane Spillane will co-produce. Other producers include David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, and Guymon Casady.

What This Means For The Mike Hammer Movie...

Matthew McConaughey is to play detective Mike Hammer in a new film.The 55-year-old actor is in talks to star in Skydance's upcoming movie based on the iconic book series - which inspired characters including Dirty Harry, Jack Reacher and James Bond - and his True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto has written the script for the project, Deadline reports. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce along with Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner of Pendleton, and Ken F. Levin also will produce.Mike Hammer first appeared in 1947 novel I, the Jury by author Mickey Spillane and has featured in a total of 22 novels, with Max Allan Collins taking over the franchise after the original writer passed away. Baby, It's Murder was described as the final book in the series and was released earlier this year.Nic recently suggested he could reunite with Matthew...

Mike Hammeris about to look a lot like Rust Cohle — or maybe it's the other way around. The point is: Matthew McConaughey is reuniting with his True Detective creator, Nic Pizzolatto, to bring one of the most iconic, and aggressive, detectives to the big screen, with everyone's favorite Texan taking on the titular role. That's right, the prolifically-penned, pulp-y private eye, Mike Hammer, will be the focus of Pizzolatto's next scripted project.

The news, which was first reported by Deadline, comes on the heels of McConaughey's return to the screen in The Rivals of Amziah King after a six-year absence (if you don't count all the cartoon voice work he's done in the intervening years). And while the film's production house, Skydance, has yet to secure a director, with talents like McConaughey and Pizzolatto on board, it will probably only be a matter of days — rather than months — before a name is announced.

Matthew McConaughey and Nic Pizzolatto are teaming up again!

More than a decade after the 55-year-old Oscar-winning actor starred in the 49-year-old director, producer, and author’s HBO series True Detective, it has been announced that the two are reuniting for a new movie based on the iconic private investigator character Mike Hammer, according to Deadline.

Keep reading to find out more…Mike Hammer is the protagonist of the detective series, created by Mickey Spillane, starting with the 1947 novel I, the Jury.

With more than 250 million copies of Mike Hammers books sold globally, it is often recognized as the most popular American mystery/thriller series of all times.

Skydance has acquired the rights to the Mike Hammer franchise with plans to develop and produce the bestselling book series into a movie. Nic is writing the script for the new movie.

Matthew previously starred alongside longtime close friend Woody Harrelson in season one of True Detective,...

A True Detective reunion is in the works as star Matthew McConaughey joins forces with creator Nic Pizzolatto on a new big-screen project chronicling another famous investigator. The duo is attached to Skydance's upcoming film based on the acclaimed Mike Hammer book series.

According to Deadline, McConaughey is in talks to star in the Mike Hammer film adaptation, while Pizzolatto will pen the screenplay for the detective movie. This comes after Skydance acquired the rights to the Mike Hammer franchise, created by Mickey Spillane and Max Alan Collins, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger producing on behalf of the studio. Entertainment 360 will also produce alongside Collins and Mickey's widow, Jane Spillane.

The Mike Hammer franchise has been popular since the '40s, when the first novel in the beloved series, I, the Jury, debuted. Since the novel series' inception, over 250 million books have been sold worldwide,...

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It’s a “True Detective” reunion! Matthew McConaughey will reunite with “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto for a film based on the iconic Mike Hammer private investigator character.

McConaughey is in talks to star in a feature film at Skydance that is based on the book series by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, with Pizzolatto having written the screenplay, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

Skydance acquired the rights to the many books by Spillane and Collins with the plans to develop and produce the book series into a feature. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce the film along with Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner, and Ken F. Levin.

Author Max Allan Collins will executive produce with Jane Spillane serving as co-producer. Carin Sage will oversee the project for Skydance.

It’s unclear which book, if any, the Mike Hammer film will specifically be based on,...

Matthew McConaughey and Nic Pizzolatto are at it again! After joining forces for a chilling season of Pizzolatto’s True Detective, the duo will team up for a feature adaptation of Mickey Spillane’s and Max Allan Collins’ Mike Hammer novels. The project hails from Skydance, which plans to develop the series for the silver screen. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce alongside Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner, and Ken F. Levin. Collins serves as an executive producer, and Jane Spillane co-produces.

Mike Hammer emerged from a smoke-filled alley with the 1947-published novel I, the Jury. Hardboiled crime fiction fans quickly embraced Hammer as an investigator worth turning pages for, quickly transforming him into one of the genre’s most beloved characters. You’d be a fool to underestimate Mike Hammer’s influence. The hardened detective’s exploits helped inform the creation of icons like Dirty Harry,...

It’s time for Matthew McConaughey and True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto to collaborate again.

McConaughey is in talks to star in a movie centering on the detective character Mike Hammer for a project that has a script from Pizzolatto. Skydance has acquired rights to the Mike Hammer property, with the character having originated in a 1947 novel by author Mickey Spillane and continued after Spillane’s death in books by Max Allan Collins.

Producers include Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, alongside Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner and Ken F. Levin. Collins is an executive producer, while Jane Spillane co-produces. Carin Sage oversees the film for Skydance.

In the book series that kicked off with Spillane’s I, the Jury, Mike Hammer is a private investigator who plays by his own rules and carries a torch for assistant Velda. Baby, It’s Murder is billed as the final...

Matthew McConaughey is set to reunite with Nic Pizzolatto for a new detective project as the actor is in talks to star in Skydance’s adaptation of the “Mike Hammer” private investigator series, which Pizzolatto will write.

This marks another collaboration for the pair, who previously worked together on HBO’s “True Detective” in 2014, where McConaughey starred opposite Woody Harrelson.

Skydance acquired the rights to Mickey Spillane’s and Max Allan Collins’ “Mike Hammer” franchise with plans to develop and produce the bestselling book series into a feature film.

Mike Hammer first debuted in the 1947 novel “I, the Jury” and has since become a cornerstone of the hard-boiled detective genre through numerous novels.

With more than 250 million copies sold globally, it often is recognized as the most popular American mystery/thriller series of all time. Hammer is credited with inspiring numerous other characters including Dirty Harry, Jack Reacher and James Bond,...

Matthew McConaughey and Nic Pizzolatto are teaming up for another epic detective story. McConaughey is in talks to star in a feature film from Skydance based on the iconic private investigator character Mike Hammer, with a script by Pizzolatto.

It’s a “True Detective” reunion for the duo — McConaughey starred in the first season of Pizzolatto’s HBO crime series alongside Woody Harrelson in 2014.

Skydance acquired the rights to Mickey Spillane’s and Max Allan Collins’ “Mike Hammer” franchise with plans to develop and produce the bestselling book series into a feature film. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce along with Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady. Benjamin Forkner and Ken F. Levin also produce. Collins will executive produce with Jane Spillane serving as co-producer. Carin Sage will oversee the project for Skydance.

McConaughey recently returned to the screen after a six-year hiatus with “The Rivals of Amziah King,...

Exclusive: After collaborating on one of the great TV characters of the 21st Century, Matthew McConaughey and True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto have set their sights on another classic character to tackle. Sources tell Deadline, McConaughey is in talks to star in Skydance’s feature film based on the iconic character Mike Hammer from a script by Pizzolatto.

Skydance acquired the rights to Mickey Spillane’s and Max Allan Collins’ Mike Hammer franchise with plans to develop and produce the bestselling book series into a feature film. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger will produce along with Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady. Benjamin Forkner, and Ken F. Levin will also produce. Max Allan Collins will executive produce with Jane Spillane serving as co-producer. Carin Sage will oversee the project for Skydance.

Hammer is the protagonist of a series of hardboiled detective novels, starting with I, the Jury published...

It’s no mystery that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have become frequent collaborators after starring in and executive producing “True Detective” together. Now, original series creator Nic Pizzolatto is teasing that the acting duo might return to the hit HBO series more than 10 years since first starring together in it.

Pizzolatto, who served as an executive producer on “True Detective” Season 4 but has not written for the show since his HBO deal expired after Season 3, said during the “Nothing Left Unsaid” podcast that he is toying with another “story” involving McConaughey and Harrelson’s respective characters, Rust Cohle and Martin Hart. Pizzolatto, McConaughey, and Harrelson recently reunited for a January 2025 ad for True to Texas, with McConaughey and Harrelson back as their “True Detective” characters.

“I actually have another story for [characters] Cohle and Hart that, who knows, maybe we’ll do it one day,” Pizzolatto said, adding that they...

True Detective Season 1 has long been regarded as the anthology series' best. Starring Woody Harrelson as Martin Hart and Matthew McConaughey as Rustin Cohle, the season launched the series created by Nic Pizzolatto for HBO. There have been four seasons of the show created over the past 11 years, each with a different cast and characters. Pizzolatto had been at the helm of the first three before departing, and Issa Lopez took over. Pizzolatto recently appeared on the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, where he teased a Season 1 True Detective reunion, following Rust and Marty in an all-new story. “I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that — who knows? — maybe we’ll do it one day,” he said in the 65th episode of the podcast. Pizzolatto added:

“It’s character-based again. … But it’s not something I’ve written or anything. It’s just, I had that in my head.

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto has confirmed that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are "open" to returning to the show. The trio collaborated on the first season of the HBO crime drama, which won five Emmy Awards.

Pizzolatto was the chief creative force behind the first three seasons of True Detective, which introduced a new set of characters into a true crime-inspired mystery each season. The show's first season revolved around detectives Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Marty Hart (Harrelson) unraveling a series of killings linked to a mysterious figure known as the "Yellow King."

Nic Pizzolatto Discusses a Potential True Detective Return

During a recent appearance on the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, Pizzolatto spoke about a concept he's had for returning to True Detective with McConaughey and Harrelson.

"I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart," he said. "Who knows? Maybe we'll do it one day."

Pizzolatto said he...

True Detective is one of the greatest modern detective shows and one of the greatest crime shows ever made. The series is an HBO original and an anthology that features new characters every season. The first season is widely regarded as the best the show had to offer. It was unforgivingly dark and tackled some disturbing story elements and themes. It blended the occult into the terrors of reality in a unique way that just about no other shows have been able to mimic.

Now, Nic Pizzolatto, the creator of the show, has appeared on an episode of the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, and spoke briefly about the existence of an idea that would bring back the main characters from season one that were played by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who both earned Emmy nominations for their performances.

“I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that — who knows?...

True Detectivecreator Nic Pizzolatto reveals that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are open to reprising their roles and that he already has a story for them. Season 1 of the HBO series revolved around Detective Rustin "Rust" Cohle (McConaughey) and Detective Martin "Marty" Hart (Harrelson) while investigating the murder of Dora Lange (Amanda Rose Batz). More than a decade later, season 1 is still widely considered to be True Detective's best season.

While speaking on the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast (via The Hollywood Reporter), Pizzolatto shared that "I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that, who knows, maybe we’ll do it one day." He revealed that he has spoken to McConaughey and Harrelson and that both actors are "open to it." He clarified that he has not written the story yet and that it is not officially greenlit, but it is something that he and the show's original stars have considered.

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto says he has “another story” for Rust Cohle and Marty Hart, signalling that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson could revisit the roles that electrified the show’s 2014 debut season. Speaking during promotional duties for his directorial feature Easy’s Waltz, the writer added that he has discussed the idea with both actors and “the guys are open to it,” though no script exists yet and no formal talks with HBO or Max have begun.

The remarks arrive 16 months after True Detective: Night Country—the Jodie Foster-led fourth season produced without Pizzolatto’s involvement—posted franchise-high multi-platform audiences and collected multiple awards, bolstering HBO’s anthology plans with other showrunners. Pizzolatto acknowledged that he stepped away voluntarily and called the network’s decision to proceed without him “appropriate,” even while maintaining executive-producer credit. His potential reunion with the original stars could therefore run parallel to, rather than replace,...

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto has an idea for the franchise that would return it to its roots.

During a recent appearance on the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, Pizzolatto revealed he has an idea for a “story” that would reprise Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s characters from season one of the crime drama. Notably, the two stars led the first season of True Detective before the series went on to star a new batch of actors in every following installment.

“I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that, who knows, maybe we’ll do it one day,” he said, adding that while he hasn’t put pen to paper on the idea, they’ve had conversations “about getting back together and doing it” and both McConaughey and Harrelson “are open to it.”

“It’s not something I’ve written or anything, it’s just in my head,...

Despite having “always been pitched as an anthology,” True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto said the show is perhaps not quite done with Season 1’s Cohle and Hart.

Speaking on a recent episode of Tim Green’s Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, the four-time Emmy-nominated showrunner said that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson would be “open” to reprising their roles, though a script has not yet been written.

“I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that, who knows, maybe we’ll do it one day,” he began, adding that he didn’t feel beholden to continuing the inaugural season’s storyline: “But no, there is pressure, but I don’t really feel or respond to pressure that way. I get pressure [from] myself and beyond that it doesn’t exist so much for me and pressure tends to more revolve around, am I discharging my duty correctly for me?”

The executive...

Eleven years since True Detective first dropped that eerie magic on us, HBO might just be ready to call the OGs back. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson (the gritty dream team who turned bayou brooding into high art) are reportedly being eyed for a return.

After a few uneven seasons, the idea of Rust and Marty suiting up again feels like HBO digging through its old vinyls for that one perfect track. Could this be the comeback that brings the moody brilliance full circle? If anyone can resurrect that slow-burn glory, it’s these two Southern-fried legends.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s comeback: Nic Pizzolatto’s got a new idea, but no script (yet) Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey in True Detective season 1 | Credits: HBO

True Detective might be heading back to its Southern Gothic roots, with Rust and Marty in tow. On the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, creator...

Nic Pizzolatto, the original showrunner and creator of HBO's excellent crime drama, True Detective, believes that there's a future for Cohle and Hart, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson's characters from Season 1. The detectives only appeared in the first season due to the show's anthology format, but part of the show's long-lasting acclaim has been because of them. Fans have always pleaded for their return, and now Pizzolatto says that he has an idea that might be realized in the future.

The TV producer and writer appeared on the podcast Nothing Left Unsaid with hosts Tim and Troy Green and went on a career retrospective. Also famous for his writing credits in The Killing, Pizzolatto addressed his work as a writer building up to his biggest project to date, True Detective.

Although he has left the show, the writer is still proud as ever of the series, and recognizes that...

The first season of True Detective remains one of my all-time favourite television experiences. The gripping story of Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) was unforgettable, and series creator Nic Pizzolatto revealed on the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast that he has an idea for a new story which could bring them back.

“I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that — who knows? — maybe we’ll do it one day,” Pizzolatto said. “It’s character-based again. … But it’s not something I’ve written or anything. It’s just, I had that in my head. And we’ve talked about getting back together and doing it, and I think the guys are open to it. It’s just a question of whether that would ever happen or not.“

Could we see another season of True Detective with McConaughey and Harrelson? In theory, anything’s possible — but the real question is,...

“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto recently appeared on the “Nothing Left Unsaid” podcast and revealed he has an idea for a new story that would bring back the characters of Rust Cohle and Marty Harty, memorably played by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the first season of HBO’s anthology series. Many viewers (and McConaughey himself) still regard “True Detective” Season 1 as the show’s best. The 2014 season earned Emmy nominations for both actors.

“I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that — who knows? — maybe we’ll do it one day,” Pizzolatto said. “It’s character-based again. … But it’s not something I’ve written or anything. It’s just, I had that in my head. And we’ve talked about getting back together and doing it, and I think the guys are open to it. It’s just a question of whether that would ever happen or not.

The underrated sequel to The Magnificent Sevenis about to saddle up at a new streaming home. Per Prime Video, 1966's Return of the Seven is set to become the streaming platform's latest addition.

Return of the Seven -- starring Academy Award winner Yul Brynner as Chris Adams -- will be available for streaming on Prime Video beginning June 1. It followed after the success of The Magnificant Seven (which itself was a remake of the 1954 classic Seven Samurai), with Brynner as the only cast member to reprise his role.

Directed by Burt Kennedy from a screenplay by Larry Cohen, Return of the Seven saw Brynner return to his iconic role as Cajun gunfighter Chris Adams. In the 1966 film, Adams banded together with his remaining allies from the original Seven and a few new recruits to stare down an army of villains who captured the residents of a small Mexican village to further their nefarious endeavors.

Exclusive: Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) has come aboard to star opposite Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom) in Jill Takes a Break, a new comedic drama directed by Independent Spirit Award winner Liz Cardenas.

Written by Scott Rodgers, the film follows Jill (Smulders), a bartender in Long Beach who impulsively buys the dive bar she’s worked at for years — only to discover that owning the chaos isn’t the same as surviving it.

Attached to the project since its early development, Sadoski will play Jill’s longtime partner, Vaughn, and also serve in a producorial capacity. The film will be produced by Talon Entertainment, Driven Equation and Ten to the Six Pictures, with Steven Demmler and Sundance fellow Helena Sardinha (Satisfaction) also attached as producers. WME Independent reps worldwide rights.

In 2024, Jill Takes a Break won a development award from the Austin Film Society, founded by Richard Linklater,...

Like the rest of us, David S. Goyer is wondering why Marvel Studios is having so much trouble cracking the long-awaited Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali, and has offered his services to Kevin Feige should he need any help getting the project back on track.

Goyer, who wrote the scripts for all three movies in the original Blade trilogy and directed 2004's Blade: Trinity, was asked if he would have any interest in writing the MCU reboot during an interview with Screen Rant.

“I would. I’ve always loved the character and I love him. I’ve been sitting on the sidelines wondering, ‘What in the world is going on? Why is it taking so long?’ Because I’m a huge Marvel fan myself, and I’ve just been totally puzzled.”

Though the reboot was removed from Marvel Studios' slate late last year, we had heard that the movie was...

The fact that there was going to be a Blade reboot as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring Mashershala Ali in the title role, came as a huge surprise when the announcement was made at the San Diego Comic-Con back in July of 2019… but we’re coming up on the six year anniversary of that announcement, and we still haven’t seen a new Blade movie. The closest we’ve gotten is Ali making a vocal cameo as the character at the end of Eternals back in 2021. Now, we don’t know if we’re going to get a Blade reboot at all – which is baffling to David S. Goyer, who wrote the trilogy of Blade films that were released between 1998 and 2004 and also created the short-lived Blade TV series that ran for 13 episodes in 2006. His advice to Marvel Studios: “Give me a call.”

Screen Rant caught up...

Ben Foster is a man with mangling and mutilation on his mind in a new Collider-exclusive clip of the new thriller Sharp Corner. Cobie Smulders also stars in this adaptation of a Russell Wangersky short story, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall. The film, which was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is set to be released later this year.

In the clip, Foster (Hell or High Water) plays Josh McCall, a man who lives near the sharp corner of the title. It's spelled doom for a number of motorists, and as the clip demonstrates, that hasn't been good for Josh's mental health. He and his wife, Rachel, have some dinner guests over, but Josh can't stop himself from talking about Kyle, a young man who recently perished on the corner. He describes, in gruesome detail, how the car's passenger survived, but the driver was...

The fact that there was going to be a Blade reboot as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring Mashershala Ali in the title role, came as a huge surprise when the announcement was made at the San Diego Comic-Con back in July of 2019… but we’re coming up on the six year anniversary of that announcement, and we still haven’t seen a new Blade movie. The closest we’ve gotten is Ali making a vocal cameo as the character at the end of Eternals back in 2021. Now, we don’t know if we’re going to get a Blade reboot at all – but we have received confirmation that, at some point in the development process, the movie was going to be set in the 1920s and the plan was for recording artist Flying Lotus, who recently made his feature directorial debut with the sci-fi horror film Ash, to provide some music for it.

Though Blade was removed from Marvel Studios' slate late last year, we had heard that the movie was simply delayed and would eventually move forward. Unfortunately, this no longer seems to be the case.

Despite recent reports that the MCU reboot was still on track to commence production in the UK at some point later this year, insider Daniel Richtman claims to have confirmed that Blade has now been put "on indefinite hold."

Backing up this claim is recording artist/DJ Flying Lotus, aka Steven Ellison, who has taken to X to reveal that he had signed on to write the music for the project before things fell through - and he does not sound optimistic about the film getting back on track.

I guess we are so far from it even being a possibility now but. Yeah I was signed on to write music for the new Blade movie before it fell thru.

Many Marvel fans have been wondering what happened to the upcoming “Blade” film. Originally announced six years ago and set to release in October 2024, the film has reportedly been paused or cancelled.

A new rumor has surfaced indicating that the film has been nixed.

Here is the thread.

I heard some Blade news I trust. File under rumor for now if you want/take it with a grain of salt. I’m ok with that.

— yronlyhope.bsky.social (@YrOnlyHope) March 28, 2025

Mahershala Ali is still set to play the character in the MCU, but it is unclear when or how the character will debut. According to this rumor he could appear in “Midnight Suns” or “Avengers Secret Wars.”

“Blade” has been plagued with previous rumors and staff changes.

There have been different directors associated with the film like Yaan Demange and Bassam Tariqu, but both left the project.

“Blade” hasn’t fared well with writers either.

The fact that there was going to be a Blade reboot as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring Mashershala Ali in the title role, came as a huge surprise when the announcement was made at the San Diego Comic-Con back in July of 2019… but we’re coming up on the six year anniversary of that announcement, and we still haven’t seen a new Blade movie. The closest we’ve gotten is Ali making a vocal cameo as the character at the end of Eternals back in 2021. Now, industry scooper Jeff Sneider of The InSneider has given us a bit of an update on the project, which we haven’t heard much about in the last year. During its time in development hell, Blade has gained and lost two directors: Bassam Tariq was the first and Yann Demange the second. Sneider reveals that the project has also passed through...

Though Blade was removed from Marvel Studios' slate late last year, we had heard that the movie was simply delayed and would eventually move forward. Now, we have a not-so-positive update.

Despite recent reports that the MCU reboot was still on track to commence production in the UK at some point later this year, scooper Mttsh believes that Blade has is now "on indefinite hold."

Last we heard, the latest draft by Eric Pearson - who is the sixth writer to have been assigned to the project after Michael Green, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Michael Starrbury, Beau DeMayo and Nic Pizzolatto - had "finally satisfied everyone involved," but clearly this isn't the case.

Apparently, the real reason Blade was pushed back again is because Marvel is prioritizing Multiversal stories in the build-up to Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. So, it may not be a case of the studio struggling to "get Blade right,...

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Sharp Objects is a psychological mystery thriller drama series created by Marti Noxon. Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn, the HBO series follows Camille Preaker, an emotionally troubled investigative reporter who just got out of a psychiatric hospital. Camille travels to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the murder of two young girls, but she soon finds herself confronting her own childhood trauma. Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Matt Craven, Henry Czerny, Taylor John Smith, Madison Davenport, and Sydney Sweeney. So, if you loved the intense psychological story, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Sharp Objects, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Matthew McConaughey discusses True Detective: Night Country (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Matthew McConaughey spent years in Hollywood before hitting his stride in his mid-40s. In 2014, Dallas Buyers Club earned the Texan actor an Academy Award for Best Actor, marking an end to his Dazed and Confused days.

McConaughey also added The Wolf of Wall Street and Interstellar to his catalog around the same time, though it was True Detective Season 1 that became a cultural phenomenon for decades to come. That role enunciated a late-career boost, its warm reception inducing a turning point. After a six-year break from acting, McConaughey resurfaces with The Rivals of Amziah King due later this year, though it’s his affection for the HBO crime anthology that has delighted the True Detective fandom.

While speaking to Variety about the crime series, the Dazed and Confused star was asked whether he would be ‘alright’ with sharing his...

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Hannibal is a psychological crime thriller drama series created by Bryan Fuller. Based on the Hannibal novels by Thomas Harris, the NBC series follows FBI special investigator Will Graham, who has an exceptional talent for getting into the minds of the killers, which takes a heavy toll on his psyche. To get psychological treatment, he frequently consults forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, but what Will doesn’t know is that Hannibal is a notorious serial killer. Hannibal stars Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Laurence Fishburne, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, and Gillian Anderson. So, if you loved the dark psychological stories, thrilling mysteries, and compelling characters in Hannibal, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mindhunter is a psychological crime thriller drama series created by Joe Penhall. Based on...

There have been numerous theories and rumors relating to Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios' fourth solo Spider-Man movie, and speculation really kicked up a few notches when some pretty wild reports about which characters could be involved in the story started doing the rounds a couple of months back.

Now, a new rumor may give us a better idea of what to expect.

According to Daniel Richtman, Spider-Man 4 is basically being developed as "a direct sequel" to Avengers: Doomsday that will bridge the gap between the 2026 film and 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars.

We have heard that Tom Holland's wall-crawler is going to have a major role in Doomsday, so Spider-Man 4 serving as a follow-up (to at least some extent) would make sense.

Though Spidey didn't feature in the recent MCU concept art that found its way online, the images did lead to some intriguing theories relating to...

Shane Gillis returns to host Saturday Night Live on March 1, the second time the comedian has had the honor. The shared history between Gillis and SNL is well-documented, but the controversy hasn't exactly hurt Gillis' net worth.

Gillis was steadily building a following through his stand-up career and podcast appearances before Saturday Night Live cast him ahead of season 45. But the backlash from Gillis' derogatory comments on comedy podcasts put pressure on NBC to fire him, even if Lorne Michaels didn't agree.

Since then, Gillis has only become more famous and more successful. As a result, his net worth stands at an estimated $8 million in 2025 (via CelebrityNetWorth).

The Saturday Night Live scandal only raised Gillis' profile, and he responded by stringing together a series of notable podcast appearances and comedy tours. Perhaps no move was bigger than appearing on Joe Rogan's podcast and directly addressing the fallout from his SNL firing.

Exclusive: Academy Award Winner Al Pacino is set to join the upcoming hostage thriller Dead Man’s Wire, to be directed by Academy Award nominee Gus Van Sant.

The screenplay was written by Austin Kolodney. He joins previously announced Bill Skarsgard, Dacre Montgomery, Myha’la, Cary Elwes and Colman Domingo — all of whom Deadline first told you about.

Here’s the blurb for Dead Man’s Wire: The morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to Tony’s own neck. This is the true story of the stand-off that took the world by storm as Tony demanded $5 million, no charges or prosecution, and a personal apology from the Halls for cheating him out of what he was “owed.”

Pacino most...

Tigers Are Not Afraid filmmaker Issa López, who directed and co-wrote all six episodes of the fourth season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective (a season that’s known as True Detective: Night Country), is coming back to do another season of the show – and HBO’s Head of Drama Series and Film Francesca Orsi has just revealed the setting for True Detective season 5 to Deadline!

Orsi told Deadline that season 5 is “set in New York, in Jamaica Bay. Issa has a lot to say, not unlike she did with Night Country. It’s a different milieu but just as powerful.” In case you’re not familiar with Jamaica Bay, it’s “an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York. The estuary is partially man-made, and partially natural.”

Casting on the new season is already...

Over the course of its four seasons, True Detective has gone to the swamps of Louisiana, the streets of Los Angeles, the Ozark mountains and the remote reaches of Ennis, Alaska, where it's dark for several months straight. The upcoming fifth season will again introduce a whole new set of characters in a whole new location: Jamaica Bay, New York, part of Long Island.

Long Island is part of the New York City metropolitan area but not part of the city itself. Still, it's significantly more urban than Ennis, Alaksa, where Jodie Foster and Kali Reis hunted for clues in the snow in season 4. What stars will HBO draft for the next season? Who knows?

The first three seasons of True Detective were written and overseen by Nic Pizzolatto. For the fourth season, showrunning duties were handed over to Issa López, who actually came to HBO with the idea for...

It's not going to be quite as chilly in the upcoming fifth season of the anthology series True Detective. After the fourth season, True Detective: Night Country, went to Alaska, an all-new location has been revealed for Season 5.

Per Deadline, True Detective Season 5 has gotten a fresh update from Francesca Orsi, HBO's Head of Drama Series and Film. While speaking with the outlet at the Season 3 premiere of The White Lotus, Orsi confirmed that the new season will be heading to New York. While specific story details were not shared, Orsi also teased that the new season will be no less "powerful" than Night Country, which was developed by Issa Lopez — who's also back to lead the charge on Season 5.

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The brand-new ad features McConaughey and Harrelson in a True Detective spoof.

“It’s set in New York, in Jamaica Bay,...

Matthew McConaughey has cast his fictionalized mother for his upcoming Apple TV+ comedy series with Woody Harrelson. Holland Taylor, best known for playing matriarch Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half Men, has boarded the series as Ma Mac.

Per Deadline, Taylor will appear as a series regular opposite McConaughey and Harrelson in the 10-episode half-hour comedy series. Although McConaughey previously revealed the show's title as Brother from Another Mother in April 2023, Deadline is claiming in its casting report that the series remains untitled at this time. What is known, however, is that the show will star Harrelson and McConaughey as heightened versions of themselves in a heartfelt odd couple love story revolving around their strange and beautiful sibling-like bond. Matthew and Woody’s close friendship is tested when their combined families attempt to live together on Matthew’s ranch in Texas.

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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson reunited for a “True Detective”-themed ad written and directed by the show’s creator Nic Pizzolatto. True To Texas encourages the Texan legislature to increase film and TV production in the state through new incentives.

“You ever wonder if this industry of ours is just chasing its own tail?” Harrelson asks at the beginning of the clip. McConaughey then responds with a direct callback to his “True Detective” character Rust Cohle from the first season of the HBO series.

“Hollywood is a flat circle Woody. Round and round like a record with the sound off,” the actor says. “This industry is like somebody’s memory of an industry. The memory is fading. I am talking about a whole new hub for film and television. A renaissance. A rebirth.”

Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and Renée Zellweger also appear in the video, with Quaid appearing...

Time is a flat circle, so it makes sense that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson would return to their True Detective roles at some point.

The two actors have teamed up for an ad calling on Texas lawmakers to create new incentives to bring more film and TV production to the Lone Star State. In the ad, which is co-written and directed by True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto, McConaughey and Harrelson slip right back into their True Detective personas as investigators Rust Cohle and Marty Hart — although, technically, they’re playing themselves.

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Ahead of the Super Bowl, the True to Texas initiative has released a headline-grabbing commercial of their own this week, which notably features Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson reprising their roles from the first season of “True Detective” to help spread the True to Texas mission statement: bringing film and television productions back to Texas.

Renée Zellweger, who of course co-starred alongside McConaughey in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, also appears in the commercial, alongside Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Quaid. The star-studded ad runs 4-minutes long, and it’s interesting to note that it was directed by “True Detective” series creator/Season 1 director Nic Pizzolatto.

The official video description reads, “Why should Texas movies be made anywhere but Texas? Filming in Texas isn’t just about showcasing our stunning landscapes—it’s about creating jobs, boosting local economies, and building a thriving industry right here at home.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have staged a True Detective reunion in a new ad written and directed by series creator Nic Pizzolatto.

The video (below) for True to Texas urges the Texas legislature to create new incentives for film and TV productions to shoot in the Lone Star State.

The spot also includes appearances by Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and Renée Zellweger.

“Hollywood is flat circle, Woody,” drawls McConaughey like his character Rusty Cohle in the first season of the HBO series. “This industry is like somebody’s memory of an industry. I’m talking about a whole new hub for film and television. A renaissance. A rebirth.”

“A small fraction of Texas budget surplus to turn this state into the new Hollywood,” adds Harrelson.

“If all these other states are going to offer incentives, then that’s where we’re going to keep going. I just wish...

It’s been 11 years since True Detective season 1 premiered on HBO, and the influential Max-streaming series remains one of the best TV outings of all time. HBO has long gained a reputation for being the home of prestige drama TV, with ‘90s-’00s hits like The Sopranos, Band of Brothers, and The Wire paving the way for 2010s phenomenons like Game of Thrones, Succession, Chernobyl, and, of course, True Detective. The success of HBO’s best TV shows has inspired attempts to recreate their magic with similar concepts or franchise expansions, with some proving more difficult to replicate than others.

True Detective season 1 is one such show that HBO has tried to capitalize on the popularity of since 2014, but has struggled to find that lightning in a bottle again. Created by Nic Pizzolatto, True Detective season 1 is led by Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle and Woody Harrelson as Marty Hart,...