Last month it was announced that David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will once again be reuniting with Chris Carter for an eleventh season of The X-Files, and now we have confirmation from Fox that the show will premiere in midseason 2018. From the official press release: The next chapter of THE X-FILES, a thrilling, 10-episode […]
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to produce comedy horror Slaughterhouse Rulez
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have teamed up to launch a new film and TV production company, Stolen Banner, and are kicking things off with their first project, the comedy horror Slaughterhouse Rulez. Deadline reports that the film “is set in an elite boarding school – Welcome to Slaughterhouse – where boys and girls are […]
Blake Lively to star in MMA drama Bruised
Blake Lively has signed on to star as the lead in Bruised, an MMA drama from director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, My Sister’s Keeper). Deadline reports that the film will see Lively as Jackie, “a single mother working two jobs and a disgraced MMA fighter who has been up against the ropes her entire life. […]
The Bluths are back as Netflix officially announces Arrested Development season 5
A few days ago Jason Bateman revealed that he’d closed his deal for a fifth season of Arrested Development, and now Netflix has officially announced that it is a go, and will reunite creator Mitchell Hurwitz and the entire series regular cast including Bateman, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Portia […]
Michelle Gomez leaving Doctor Who, but keen on Missy spinoff show
Ahead of her return to Doctor Who this coming Saturday, Michelle Gomez has announced that she is following in the footsteps of Peter Capaldi and showrunner Steven Moffat by exiting the BBC sci-fi show in its current tenth series. “My guys, my lads, Missy’s men – they’re all moving on!” said Gomez in an interview […]
UPDATE: Billy Crudup not dropping out of The Flash, joins Where’d You Go Bernadette?
UPDATE: THR is reporting that Billy Crudup remains “firmly on board” The Flash, and that the original EW report is inaccurate. Original story follows… Having lost two directors in Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa, it now seems that Warner Bros. may have to find a new dad for Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen in the planned DC solo […]
DC Comics celebrating the Amazon Princess with Wonder Woman Day on June 3rd
DC Entertainment has announced that it is celebrating the iconic superhero and pop culture icon Wonder Woman, designating June 3rd – the day after the release of Warner Bros.’ big screen blockbuster – as Wonder Woman Day, a huge global event that will honour the 75-year legacy of the Amazon Princess with wondrous festivities across the country […]
Robert Zemeckis, Matthew Vaughn and Sam Raimi top shortlist to direct The Flash
Warner Bros. hasn’t had the best of luck with directors on its Ezra Miller-headline Flash movie, with Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa both departing the project due to creative differences. However, it looks like the studio may be closing in on another filmmaker to steer the Scarlet Speedster’s solo outing. The Wrap is reporting that Robert Zemeckis […]
Warner Bros. looking at $150 million loss on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword found itself struggling at the box office this past weekend, grossing just $15.4 million from its domestic opening, and a further $29.1 million from international markets, including $5 million from China. According to THR, the Guy Ritchie-directed medieval fantasy is expected to gross no more than $145 million globally. […]
Power Rangers’ Ludi Lin joins Aquaman as Murk
Deadline is reporting that Power Rangers star Ludi Lin has signed on to portray the character of Murk in Warner Bros.’ currently-in-production DC blockbuster Aquaman. In DC comic book continuity, Murk is the leader of the front-line army of Atlantis known as the Men-of-War and an ally of Aquaman, although he secretly disobeyed Atlantean law and showed […]
