Joss Whedon has added another bad guy to the cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Thomas Kretschmann (Wanted, Dracula) has signed on to appear as the HYDRA chief Baron von Strucker. The Nazi agent was originally identified as a secondary villain in the movie by Latino-Review back in […]

Anghus Houvouras asks who should take on Marvel’s Doctor Strange… The latest rumors about Marvel’s big budget Doctor Strange adaptation have hit the interwebs involving mega-star Johnny Depp as the Sorcerer Supreme. It’s an inspired bit of speculation and it got the wheels a turning. Is Johnny Depp the best choice for the dark, brooding […]

Has Jim Gordon been cast in Fox’s Gotham TV series? According to Latino Review, yes he has. According to the actor in question, however, no he hasn’t. The movie website claims Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy, Blade) “has been offered the lead part of Commissioner James Gordon in Fox’s upcoming Gotham TV show which has […]

Chris Cooper reviews the first issue of Black Dynamite, from IDW…. “The baddest kung-fu cat to ever appear on screen is coming to comics so you suckers better duck! Former CIA agent, international ladies man, and sworn ass-kicking enemy of The Man? he’s Black Dynamite-and he’s about to walk into the most dangerous journey of […]

Deadline has revealed that Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck, Dexter) has joined the cast of the upcoming 24 revival 24: Die Another Day, where she will portray “Kate Morgan, a brilliant but impulsive CIA field operative in London”. The new miniseries will pick up four years after the conclusion of season eight, with Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Phil Messina about the world building involved with The Hunger Games franchise…. Gary Ross on-set with Jennifer Lawrence “I had a relationship with Gary Ross [Seabiscuit]; he had visit the set a number of times when I was working with Steven Soderbergh [Traffic] and we struck up a friendship,” recalls Phil […]

Earlier this week, Scarlett Johansson offered a few thoughts about returning to the role of Black Widow in this year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and now the actress has turned her attention to 2015’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, heaping praise onto Joss Whedon’s script for the eagerly-anticipated sequel. “Joss, again, is back, wrote […]

Well, the Ant-Man casting really seems to be picking up pace. Yesterday it was announced that Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra) has secured the role of Hank Pym alongside Paul Rudd’s (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) lead Scott Lang, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that Michael Pena (American Hustle) is in early […]

It was expected, but now it’s official, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have officially signed on the dotted line and will reprise the roles of Jake Sully and Neytiri in James Cameron’s three Avatar sequels, which will be shot back-to-back-to-back starting in October for release between 2016 and 2018. […]

Yesterday it was revealed that Fox’s upcoming Gotham TV pilot is set to revolve around a young Bruce Wayne and his journey to donning the cape and cowl as the Dark Knight, with Batman Rogues such as Catwoman, The Riddler and The Penguin set to feature as characters within the potential series. Well, now we […]