STARZ Loses Faith in "American Gods"

"American Gods", the live action TV drama adaptation of the 2001 novel by Neil Gaiman, starring Ricky Whittle and Ian McShane has been canceled at STARZ following a season three finale episode March 21, 2021 that showed 'Shadow Moon' killed after a vigil at the 'Tree of Life' for his deceased and estranged father, 'Mr. Wednesday'/'Odin':

"Scott Pilgrim vs The World" - 10th Anniversary

Take a look at the new 10th Anniversary trailer supporting "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", the 2010 Toronto-set romantic action comedy feature, co-written, produced and directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series "Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley, in theatrical re-release April 30, 2021:

"Jupiter's Legacy" on Netflix

 Take a look at more new images, plus footage from the Toronto-lensed, live-action superhero TV series "Jupiter's Legacy" (aka "Zeus") adapting the Image Comics title, bt weiter Mark Millar ("Kick-Ass") starring Jess Salgueiro, Jaime Slater and Leslie Bibb, streaming May 7, 2021 on Netflix:

"Titans" - Enter 'Blackfire'

 

Take a look at the new 'supersuit' worn by the character 'Blackfire' (Damaris Lewis), created by costume designer LJ Shannon, for Season Three of the live-action TV series "Titans", based on the DC Comics characters, streaming Fall 2021 on HBO Max:

"Jupiter's Legacy" on Netflix

Take a look at leaked set footage, plus images from"Daredevil" producer Steven S. DeKnight's live-action superhero TV series "Jupiter's Legacy" (aka "Zeus") adapting the Image Comics title, starring Jess Salgueiro, Jaime Slater and Leslie Bibb, streaming on Netflix in 2021:

"The Umbrella Academy" - Season Three Start

The live-action superhero TV series "The Umbrella Academy", based on the Dark Horse Comics title, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, has started shooting Season Three in Toronto, starring Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, David Castañeda, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton, Mary J. Blige, Colm Feore, Adam Godley, John Magaro, Ashley Madekwe, Kate Walsh, Justin Cornwell, Britne Oldford, Jake Epstein, Genesis Rodriguez and Cazzie David, for streaming on Netflix in 2021:

Shaftesbury Partners With AMC

 

Cable company AMC, home of "Mad Men" and "The Walking Dead" will partner with Toronto-based Shaftesbury Films, producers of TV series "Murdoch Mysteries" and "Slasher" for the further development, production, distribution and reach of Shaftesbury content:

"The Expanse" - A Return To Glory

Boom! Studios' "The Expanse" #2, in support of the final season of the Toronto-lensed TV series, now streaming on Netflix, is written by Corinna Bechko and illustrated by Alejandro Aragon, with covers by W. Scott Forbes, Tigh Walker and Jonas Scharf, available January 20, 2021:

"American Gods" on STARZ

Take a look at footage, plus new posters from Season Three of the fantasy drama TV series "American Gods", based on author Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel, premiering January 10, 2021 on STARZ:

"Titans" Season Three on HBO Max

Despite 'Covid-19' restrictions affecting both cast and crew, Season Three of the live-action series "Titans", based on the DC Comics superheroes, with Curran Walters as crimefighter 'Red Hood', has officially wrapped shooting, with all-new episodes streaming in 2021: 

"American Gods" on STARZ

Take a look at footage from Season Three of the fantasy drama TV series "American Gods", based on author Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel, premiering January 10, 2021 on STARZ:

"Locke and Key" Locks Up Season Three

The supernatural thriller TV series "Locke & Key", based on the IDW comic book title, starring Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott, Laysla De Oliveira, Aaron Ashmore, Petrice Jones and Griffin Gluck, has been renewed for a third season, streaming in 2022 on Netflix:

"The Expanse"- The Final Season

Take a look at new Season Five character posters supporting the live-action Hugo award-winning science fiction TV series "The Expanse", adapting the novels by James S.A. Corey, set in an era of a colonized Solar System, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video:

Seasons Greetings From "Ontario Creates"

Del Toro's "Nightmare Alley" Wraps

 Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water") has wrapped his Searchlight Pictures feature "Nightmare Alley", based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham, starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, David Strathairn and Willem Dafoe, preparing for a December 2021 release:

"Titans" - Enter 'Starfire'

HBO Max has revealed the new 'supersuit' for 'Kory Anders', aka 'Starfire' (Anna Diop) from Season Three of the DC live-action TV series "Titans", created by costume designer Laura Jean ('LJ') Shannon, representing the first-ever physical suit created for the character:

"The Expanse" on Prime Video

Season Five of the live-action Hugo award-winning science fiction TV series "The Expanse", adapting the novels by James S.A. Corey, set in am era of a colonized Solar System, streams December 16, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video:

"The Boys"- Enter 'Starlight'

The first episode of "The Boys" Season Three is "Payback", starring Erin Moriarty as 'Starlight', Antony Starr as 'Homelander', Jessie T Usher as 'A-Train', Nate Mitchell as 'Black Noir', Jack Quaid as 'Hughie Campbell', Laz Alonso as 'Mother's Milk', Karen Fukuhara as 'Kimiko' and Karl Urban as 'Billy Butcher', streaming in 2021 on Amazon Prime Video:

"The Umbrella Academy" Renewed at Netflix

Dark Horse Comics' live-action adaptation of their superhero comic book title "The Umbrella Academy" has been renewed for Season Three at Netflix, with new episodes scheduled to start shooting February 2021:

Toronto Film Production Update - November/December 2020

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for November/December  2020, with local productions responding individually, based on best practices for businesses and employers to stop the spread of COVID-19:

"Y: The Last Man" on Hulu

Production has started up again on Hulu's live-action, episodic TV series adaptation of the Vertigo (DC) graphic novel "Y: The Last Man", by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, starring Ben Schnetzer ("Warcraft") as 'Yorick Brown', Diane Lane as 'Senator Jennifer Brown', Olivia Thirlby as 'Hero Brown',  Ashley Romans as 'Agent 355', Juliana Canfield as 'Beth', Marin Ireland as 'Nora', Amber Tamblyn as 'Mariette Callows' and Timothy Hutton as the 'US President' :

"The Boys" - Season Three - New Footage

The first episode of "The Boys" Season Three is titled "Payback", written by producer Craig Rosenberg, starring Antony Starr, aka 'Homelander', Erin Moriarty as 'Starlight', Jessie T Usher as 'A-Train', Nate Mitchell as 'Black Noir', Jack Quaid as 'Hughie Campbell', Laz Alonso as 'Mother's Milk', Karen Fukuhara as 'Kimiko' and Karl Urban as 'Billy Butcher', streaming in 2021 on Amazon Prime Video:

"The Boys: What I Know" - Season Finale

Take a look at "What I Know", the Season 2 finale episode of the ultra-violent, live-action comic book adaptation, "The Boys" , starring Karl Urban, Jack Quaid and Antony Starr, streaming on Prime Video :

"Y- The Last Man" Production Start

Following a 2018 TV pilot directed by Melina Matsoukas, FX has greenlit an adaptation of the Vertigo (DC) graphic novel "Y: The Last Man", by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, as an episodic TV series, starting in Toronto October 26, 2020, starring Ben Schnetzer ("Warcraft") as 'Yorick Brown', Diane Lane as 'Senator Jennifer Brown', Imogen Poots as 'Hero Brown', Lashana Lynch as 'Agent 355', Juliana Canfield as 'Beth', Marin Ireland as 'Nora', Amber Tamblyn as 'Mariette Callows' and Timothy Hutton as the 'US President' :

"Nightmare Alley" Back On Track

Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water") will resume shooting September 16, 2020, in Toronto, "Nightmare Alley", based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham, starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, David Strathairn and Willem Dafoe:

Toronto Film Production Update

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for September 2020, including "Y: The Last Man", "Sneakerella", "Nightmare Alley" and a whole lot more, previously suspended due to the 'Covid-19' virus pandemic:

The Girls From "The Boys"

Take a look at new character images of female cast members from the 'anti-superhero' live-action TV series "The Boys", streaming Sept. 4, 2020 on Prime Video:

"The Boys" - New Restricted Footage

From TorontoFilm.Net, Sneak Peek new restricted footage from Season Two of the ultra-violent, live-action comic book adaptation "The Boys" streaming September 4, 2020 on Prime Video:

'Covid-19' - Cancel Culture

In the wake of the unleashed 'Covid-19' pandemic virus, film studios have canceled a slew of TV series, including shows from Netflix, Hulu, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, A&E, USA, Pop TV, Starz, CBS All Access, History, Paramount, SYFY, Showtime, Facebook Watch and Freeform:

"The Boys" - Season Two - New Footage

Take a look at new footage from Season Two of the ultra-violent, live-action comic book adaptation "The Boys" streaming September 4, 2020 on Prime Video:

Happy "Canada Day"

'Canada Day' is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the 'British North America Act':

"The Umbrella Academy" on Netflix

Season Two of "The Umbrella Academy" live-action TV series, based on the Dark Horse Comics title, streams July 31, 2020 on Netflix:

"The Boys" on Amazon Prime

Take a look at new footage from Season 2 of the 'anti-superhero' live-action, comic book adaptation "The Boys", co-produced by Sony Pictures TV Studios and Original Films, streaming on Amazon Prime Video September 4, 2020:

"The Umbrella Academy" on Netflix

Season Two of "The Umbrella Academy" live-action TV series, based on the Dark Horse Comics title, will stream July 31, 2020 on Netflix:

"V-Wars" Bites The Dust

Netflix has now canceled the  Ontario-lensed 10-episode live-action vampire drama "V-Wars" adapting the IDW comic book title by Jonathan Maberry, starring Ian Somerhalder ("The Vampire Diaries") for producers William Laurin and Glenn Davis, that started streaming December 5, 2019 on Netflix:

"October Faction" Fired

Netflix has now canceled "October Faction", the Toronto-lensed science fiction drama series, based on the IDW Publishing comic book title by Steve Niles and Damien Worm, that started streaming on Netflix January 23, 2020:

"The Umbrella Academy" Prop Replicas

Take a look at new prop replicas of "The Umbrella Academy" characters 'Luther', 'Diego', 'Allison', 'Klaus', '#5' and 'Ben', as seen in the Netflix live-action TV series displayed in a cabinet in the home of the 'Hargreeves':

Toronto Film Production Update - March 2020

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for March 2020, including "Fatman", "Flint Strong", "Nightmare Alley" and a whole lot more: 

"Pony Soldier" Is A 'Mounted Policeman'

In a world where a Democrat presidential candidate can insult a US voter by calling them a "...lying, dog-faced 'Pony Soldier'...", referencing the 1953 John Wayne western "Hondo", the title "Pony Soldier" was actually a 1952 feature starring Tyrone Power as 'Constable Duncan MacDonald' of the 'North-West Mounted Police':

"Utopia Falls" On Hulu

Take a look at the new science fiction TV series, "Utopia Falls", starring Robyn Alomar, Akiel Julien and Robbie Graham-Kuntz, streaming February 14, 2020 on Hulu:

"Locke and Key" On Netflix - New Footage

Take a look at new footage from the supernatural live-action TV series "Locke & Key", adapting IDW Publishing's graphic novels, starring Frances O'Connor, Jack Mulhern, Jackson Robert Scott, Megan Charpentier, Nate Corddry, Jack Mulhern and Owen Teague, streaming on Netflix February 7, 2020:

Del Toro's "Nightmare Alley" Starts Shooting

Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water") has started shooting "Nightmare Alley", based on a novel of "...occult depravity" by author William Lindsay Gresham, starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, David Strathairn and Willem Dafoe:

Toronto Film Production Update - February 2020

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for February 2020, including "Nightmare Alley", "Fatman", "The Handmaid's Tale" and a whole lot more: 

"Locke and Key" On Netflix

Take a look at the supernatural live-action TV series "Locke & Key", adapting IDW Publishing's graphic novels, starring Frances O'Connor, Jack Mulhern, Jackson Robert Scott, Megan Charpentier, Nate Corddry, Jack Mulhern and Owen Teague, streaming on Netflix February 7, 2020:

Toronto Film Production Update - January 2020

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for January 2020, including "Fatman", "Hardy Boys", "Nightmare Alley" and a whole lot more: 

"Dare Me: Mutually Assured Destruction"

Take a look at the new "Dare Me" episode, "Mutually Assured Destruction", following the lives of competitive high school cheerleaders in a small Midwestern town, based on the novel by Megan Abbott, starring Willa Fitzgerald, Herizen Guardiola, Marlo Kelly, Rob Heaps, Zach Roerig and Paul Fitzgerald, airing January 5, 2020 on the USA network:

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Del Toro's "Nightmare Alley"

Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water") is prepping his next Fox Searchlight feature "Nightmare Alley" (previously a 1947 feature starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell), shooting January 5, 2020, based on the novel by William Lindsay as "a study of the lowest depths of showbiz and its sleazy inhabitants, hustlers, scheming grifters and Machiavellian 'femmes fatales'..."

Toronto Film Production Update - December 2019

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for December 2019 including "Nightmare Alley", "Salt N Pepa", "The Expanse" and a whole lot more: 

"Locke and Key" On Netflix

The supernatural live-action TV series "Locke and Key", adapting the IDW Publishing comic book title, stars Frances O'Connor, Jack Mulhern, Jackson Robert Scott, Megan Charpentier, Nate Corddry, Jack Mulhern and Owen Teague, streaming on Netflix February 7, 2020: