Four years ago, Electronic Arts signed an exclusive deal with Disney and Lucasfilm with regards to the video game rights to the Star Wars franchise, and now if rumours are to be believed, that deal could be about to come to an early end. According to Cinelinx, Lucasfilm is said to be disappointed with the […]
Lando Calrissian getting a Solo: A Star Wars Story prequel comic from Marvel
Yesterday we got our first look at a selection of tie-in books set to accompany the release of Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, and tucked away among those was a new Star Wars: Lando comic book from Marvel Comics, which we now have a few more details on. EW reports that the […]
Jessica Szohr joins The Orville season 2 as series regular
Deadline is reporting that Gossip Girl and Shameless star Jessica Szohr has become the first new addition to the cast of Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville, with the actress signing on as a series regular for the show’s second season. Szohr’s role is being kept under wraps, but she will portray a new crew member on […]
The Devil Has a Name adds Martin Sheen, Haley Joel Osment, Pablo Schreiber and Katie Aselton
Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Pablo Schreiber (Den of Thieves), and Katie Aselton (Father Figures) have been cast in the dark comedy The Devil Has a Name, which is being directed by Edward James Olmos. Based on true events and scripted by Rob McEveety, the film tells the story of […]
Get Out’s Bradley Whitford cast in The Handmaid’s Tale season 2
Get Out star Bradley Whitford has joined the cast of Hulu’s acclaimed drama series The Handmaid’s Tale for its second season, Deadline has revealed. Whitford is set to take on the role of Commander Joseph Lawrence, ““the architect of Gilead’s economy, who is gruff and intimidating, with a disheveled mad genius vibe. His sly humor […]
Promo images for Star Wars Rebels season 4 – ‘Jedi Night’
Yesterday we got a clip from Monday’s episode of Star Wars Rebels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn interrogating Hera [watch it here], and now we have a batch of images from ‘Jedi Night’ which you can check out below. You may notice there are no images from ‘DUME’, the second of the two episodes to air […]
James Norton and Vanessa Kirby set for politically-charged drama Gareth Jones
According to Variety, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) has recruited McMafia star James Norton and The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby for the politically-charged drama Gareth Jones. Based on real events, the film takes place in the early 1930s and will see Norton as a Welsh journalist who visits Moscow hoping to interview Joseph Stalin. There […]
J.J. Abrams and Mattel team up for The Beastlies
Toy giant Mattel is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions are teaming up to produce The Beastlies, a “multi platform” project based around the creations of Los Angeles-based sculptor Leslie Levings, which Mattel and Bad Robot hope to be the first of several family-friendly world creation original properties. “The Beastlies is a passion project we […]
UPDATE: Marvel’s Black Panther enjoys bumper first day at the box office, on track for biggest pre-summer opening of all time
UPDATE: With Friday’s final numbers now in, it is being reported that Black Panther could finish up with the sixth best opening of all time, with an estimated $187.6 million over three days and $216 million over the four-day holiday weekend – the latter of which would put it ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron’s […]
Amblin developing feature adaptation of short horror film Larry
Amblin Partners has picked up the feature film rights to Larry, a short horror film from Jacob Chase, who will write and direct the feature version. The short tells the story of Larry, a monster who manifests through high-tech devices such as smart phones and tablets. The feature adaptation will retain this angle, adding to […]
