Actress Brigitte Nielsen has signed on to play the main villain in Gods and Secrets, a new superhero-themed show from producer Adi Shankar (Castlevania). Nielsen will replace Glee star Mark Salling, who was charged with the possession of child pornography last year and subsequently removed from the project. Speaking to Variety, Shankar revealed that “I […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, The Incredibles 2 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Defenders, The Punisher, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L..D., The Gifted, X-Men: The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Wonder […]
HBO is unlikely move forward with more than one Game of Thrones spinoff
With Game of Thrones set to return to HBO for its penultimate season tomorrow evening, the cable network’s president of programming Casey Bloys already has one eye on the future of the epic fantasy series. Speaking to THR, Bloys discussed the four potential spinoff projects that HBO has in development, revealing that it is unlikely […]
Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen was initially envisioned as a sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s movies
Back in May, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola announced a reboot of the movie franchise, with Neil Marshall set to direct Stranger Things star David Harbour in the R-rated Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. However, speaking to Nerdist, Mignola has revealed that the project was originally envisioned as a follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s movies, […]
The Incredibles 2 story details and cast revealed at D23
Following the news that The Incredibles 2 will pick up right where the first movie left off, Pixar offered up the first details on the hotly-anticipated sequel to the 2004 animated superhero movie at Disney’s D23 Expo yesterday. Director Brad Bird revealed that Holly Hunter’s Elastigirl will be the main focus on the movie, as well […]
UPDATE: Thor and The Hulk do battle on new Thor: Ragnarok poster
With Disney’s D23 Expo now underway in Anaheim, California, a new poster for Marvel’s upcoming Phase Three blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok has been spotted on the convention floor, which sees the God of Thunder doing battle with The Incredible Hulk. Check it out here courtesy of Marvel artist Andy Park… SEE ALSO: Thor: Ragnarok will “drastically” change […]
Guardians of the Galaxy animated series gets third season, LEGO special ‘The Thanos Threat’
During yesterday’s animation panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Disney XD announced a third season of the animated Guardians of the Galaxy series, which is set to tie into the new Mission: Breakout! attraction as Disney California Adventure. Take a look at the official poster here… The official description for Marvel’s Guardians of […]
Ray Romano joins Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman
Earlier this week it was announced that Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale have joined Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating project The Irishman, and now comes word from THR that Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Big Sick) has also signed on to the cast. The film is based […]
20th Century Fox bringing R.L. Stine’s Fear Street to the big screen
Variety is reporting that 20th Century Fox has snapped up the rights to Goosebumps author R.L. Stine’s teen horror series Fear Street, setting Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) to oversee development on up to three films. According to the site, Chernin Entertainment is producing the potential trilogy, and has tapped writers Kyle Killen, Zak Olkewicz and Silka Luisa […]
Toy Story 4 director shuffle, Disney and Pixar announce new movies
Yesterday at the D23 Expo, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios held their ‘Upcoming Films’ panel, during which it was revealed that John Lasseter has stepped down as director on Toy Story 4. The task of directing the fourth instalment in the beloved series will now fall to co-director Josh Cooley, who began his career […]