Lucasfilm and The LEGO Group are teaming up once again for a brand new animated series LEGO Star Wars: All Stars, which is set to launch this coming week and will offer up new adventures for the likes of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, Leia, Finn, Rose, BB-8, Rey, Kylo Ren and even Roger from […]
Swamp Thing casts Jeryl Prescott as Madame Xanadu
The official DC Universe Twitter accounts has announced that Jeryl Prescott (The Walking Dead, Ray Donovan) has become the latest addition to the cast of the streaming service’s upcoming live-action Swamp Thing TV series. Prescott has been cast as the character of Madame Xanadu, who is described in the show as “a centuries-old sorceress who finds herself reluctantly […]
Johnny Depp reportedly dropped as Captain Jack Sparrow from next Pirates of the Caribbean film
Earlier in the week it was reported that Disney has enlisted Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen a “reboot” of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and now it seems we may have confirmation that we’ve seen the last of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. During an interview with The Daily Mail, original […]
Aaron Sorkin to direct Sacha Baron Cohen in The Trial of the Chicago 7
Having originally written the screenplay more than a decade ago, Aaron Sorkin has now signed on to direct The Trial of the Chicago 7 for Amblin Entertainment, with Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Who Is America?) in early talks to star. Deadline reports that the project is based upon the 1969 federal conspiracy trial which arose […]
George Miller to direct Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing
It looks like we can forget about another Mad Max movie for the foreseeable future, as director George Miller has announced his next project, Three Thousand Years of Longing, which has Idris Elba (Luther) and Tilda Swinton (Suspiria) attached to star. While plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is said to be […]
Rumour: Brad Pitt and Rachel Weisz wanted for Kingsman: The Great Game
Last month, it was reported that Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds) and Ralph Fiennes (Spectre) have signed on for roles in Kingsman: The Great Game, a Kingsman spinoff from director Matthew Vaughn, which is set to take place during the early days of the Kingsman in World War I. Although those castings are yet to […]
Hasbro unveils Star Wars: The Black Series Archive Collection
With the Star Wars: The Black Series line celebrating its fifth anniversary, Hasbro has announced that it will be revisiting some of the earliest figures from the 6″ series as part of the Archive Collection, which will launch with reissues of Anakin Skywalker, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot), Bossk, IG-88, Scout Trooper and Yoda. […]
George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chaplin in talks to lead Sam Mendes’ 1917
Earlier this summer it was announced that director Sam Mendes has found his first project since his two Bond outings in Skyfall and Spectre, with the Oscar-winning filmmaker set to helm the World War I drama 1917 for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures. Well, it seems that Mendes may now have found his […]
Steve Carell, Billy Crudup and Gugu Mbatha-Raw join Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in Apple series
THR is reporting that Steve Carell is set for a return to the small screen, with The Office star signing up for a series regular role alongside Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in Apple’s breakfast TV drama. The as-yet-untitled series, which is based on Brian Stelter’s book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World […]
Netflix cancels American Vandal after two seasons
After swinging the axe on two Marvel shows in Iron Fist and Luke Cage earlier this month, Netflix has now cancelled another of its original series in the mockumentary comedy American Vandal, with the streaming service opting against a season three renewal. “American Vandal will not return for a third season,” Netflix said in a […]
