Nocterra In Development at Netflix
A TV series adaptation of Scott Snyder and Tony Daniel's Image Comics series Nocterra is in development at Netflix.
Deadline reports that Robert Patino, who recently served as showrunner on HBO Max's adaptation of DMZ, is set to write, executive produce and serve as showrunner on the series as part of an overall deal with Netflix. James Wan (Aquaman) is an executive producer with Michael Clear and Rob Hackett under their Atomic Monster production company.
The story involves a world of eternal darkness where the living are turned into monsters unless they can stay in the light. Valentina “Val” Riggs makes a living transporting people and goods through the dark lands in her heavily illuminated eighteen-wheeler.
Dead Boy Detectives Casts Leads
The in-development HBO Max series Dead Boy Detectives has found its primary lead actors. According to Variety, newcomer George Rexstrew is set to play Edwin Paine while Jayden Revri (The Lodge) will play Charles Rowland. Paine and Rowland are two boys who are murdered, almost a century apart, but nevertheless decline to go to the afterlife choosing to instead solver mysteries in the present. Kassius Nelson (Last Night in Soho) is cast as Crystal Palace, a psychic medium who provides their link to the world of the living.
The Variety report also details secondary cast members, including Alexander Calvert (Arrow) as Thomas The Cat King, Briana Cuoco (Harley Quinn) as Jenny, Jenn Lyon (Justified) as Esther, Yuyu Kitamura (The Expatriates) as Niko and Ruth Connell (Doom Patrol) as Night Nurse.
Krasinski Shares First League of Super Pets Image
Actor John Krasinski shared a first look at next year's DC League of Super Pets on social media this morning. The image is of Krypto flying alongside Superman. In the film Krasinski provides the voice for the man of steel, while Dwayne Johnson is the voice of the Kryptonian canine. The post carries the message from Krasinski, "Always wanted to do a buddy movie with [The Rock]. Well, these are the roles we were born to play! (FYI... DJ’s the one with the tongue)"
The film is currently slated for May 20, 2022.
