TV Line is reporting that Sofia Vassilieva (Medium) has been cast in the upcoming second season of The CW’s Black Lightning, where she’ll play the DC Comics superhero Looker.Created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo, Looker made her comic book debut in Batman and the Outsiders #25 in 1985, and – like Jefferson Pierce and […]
Maria Sten joins DC’s Swamp Thing as Liz Tremayne
Deadline is reporting that Maria Sten (Channel Zero, Straight Outta Compton) has joined DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Swamp Thing series and will portray the character of Liz Tremayne.Swamp Thing follows Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed), who investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp holds […]
New promo images of Darth Maul and his robot legs from Solo: A Star Wars Story
After officially releasing his cameo scene yesterday, Lucasfilm has now unveiled two promotional images showing the returning Ray Park in full costume – complete with robot legs – as the former Sith Lord Maul, now head of the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate at the centre of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Check them out here […]
Michael Caine joins Ben Foster in Medieval
Last month it was announced that Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) is set to lead the cast of director Petr Jakl’s (Ghoul) action drama Medieval, and now Deadline has revealed that screen legend Michael Caine has signed on to the project.The film will see Foster as the legendary 15th century Czech warlord and national […]
Michael Chiklis joins Bruce Willis in 10 Minutes Gone
Last month it was announced that Bruce Willis has signed on to star in 10 Minutes Gone for MoviePassFilms, and now comes word from Deadline that Michael Chiklis (Gotham) and Kyle Schmid (Six) have also joined the cast.10 Minutes gone follows a man who loses ten minutes of his memory due to being hit by […]
Charlie Hunnam joins True History of the Kelly Gang
Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam has become the latest addition to the cast of True History of the Kelly Gang, director Justin Kurzel’s (Assassin’s Creed) upcoming adaptation of Peter Carey’s Booker Prize-winning novel, which tells the story of the notorious Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.Hunnam joins a star-studded cast which sees George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) as […]
Avengers 4 reshoot photos feature Chris Evans, Paul Rudd and Scarlett Johansson
With additional photography on Avengers 4 now underway, the first batch of spy photos from the Atlanta set of the hugely-anticipated Marvel sequel have surfaced online and feature Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) in their civilian clothing.There’s nothing too revealing in the photos, but they do confirm […]
The Jim Henson Company developing The Witchlands as live-action series
Deadline is reporting that The Jim Henson Company has acquired the rights to Susan Dennard’s The Witchlands books, and is developing a live-action TV adaptation.The books take place on a distant continent, in which some are born with a “witchery,” a magical skill that sets them apart from others, and ” follows best friends Safi […]
Colin Farrell and Common join Jessica Chastain in Eve
With a new director now on board in The Help’s Tate Taylor, Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films are pushing ahead with casting on the Jessica Chastain-headlined action thriller Eve, with Colin Farrell and Common joining the actress in the cast.Eve sees Chastain in the title role, playing an assassin. Farrell will play the head of […]
Shane Black’s Cold Warrior finds a new home at Netflix
According to Collider, Netflix has picked up Shane Black’s long-gestating project Cold Warrior, which has previously spent close to a decade in development at Universal Pictures.Originally scripted by Chuck Mondry, the project follows a retired Cold War-era spy who teams with a younger agent in order to track down a terrorist. It’s said that Netflix […]
