We’ve already heard from Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) about Netflix’s The Defenders, and now former Game of Thrones star Finn Jones has been chatting to EW about his role as Danny Rand, and the character’s journey from Iron Fist through to the Marvel team-up. “[Danny Rand] […]
Giancarlo Esposito confirms Gus Fring return for Better Call Saul
AMC has been dropping plenty of hints that Breaking Bad villain Gus Fring is set to make an appearance in Better Call Saul, not least the ‘Taste the Family’ commercial for Los Pollos Hermanos which arrived online last week. Well, actor Giancarlo Esposito has made it official, posting on Twitter “I’m back!! What you’ve been […]
Channing Tatum still attached to Fox’s Gambit movie
Given that it was first announced way back in 2014, has already missed a couple of production starts and planned release dates, and passed through the hands of directors Rupert Wyatt and Doug Liman, you’d be forgiven for thinking that 20th Century Fox had decided to give up on its plans for the Channing Tatum-headlined Gambit […]
Sherlock’s series 4 finale ‘The Final Problem’ suffers a new ratings low
Last night the BBC aired the finale of the fourth series of Sherlock, with ‘The Final Problem’ slumping to a ratings low for the show with 5.9 million viewers overnight. The previous week’s ‘The Lying Detective’ had pulled in 6 million viewers in overnight ratings, down considerably from the opening episode ‘The Six Thatchers’, which […]
Mike Colter talks The Defenders and the dynamic between Luke Cage and Iron Fist
Mike Colter is set to reprise the role of Luke Cage this summer as Power Man joins up with his fellow street-level heroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist for Marvel and Netflix’s The Defenders, and Colter has been chatting to EW about the team-up series and Luke’s role within it. “It’s safe to say Cage […]
Fantastic Beasts hits $800 million worldwide, overtakes Prisoner of Azkaban
Despite being overshadowed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for the last few weeks of the year, Warner Bros. Harry Potter spinoff prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has managed to scrape together another box office milestone with the film hitting $800 million worldwide. Fantastic Beasts has grossed $229.9 million domestically, but […]
Rumour: Marvel using a body double for Benedict Cumberbatch in Avengers: Infinity War due to scheduling conflict
Marvel Studios is gearing up to go into production on its hugely-ambitious Avengers: Infinity War, bringing together the majority of the characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes do battle against the Mad Titan Thanos. One of the newcomers to the Avengers roster will be Doctor Strange, and if a new rumour […]
Rogue One overtakes Finding Dory to become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016
It may have lost top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Hidden Figures, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now pushed U.S. gross to $488.3 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016. Rogue One has dethroned fellow Disney release Finding Dory, which now sits in second place […]
AMC orders documentary series James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction
AMC is teaming up with filmmaker James Cameron to explore the evolution of sci-fi in a six-part documentary series, tentatively titled James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction, which THR reports will “delve into sci-fi’s origins as a small genre with a cult and developing to the blockbuster pop-culture phenomenon it is today.” “When I was […]
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad tops bestselling comic books of December 2016
DC returned to the top of the comic book bestseller list in December 2016, with Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 the biggest selling title of the month ahead of Marvel’s own team battle crossover Inhumans vs. X-Men #1. Meanwhile, on the graphic novel front, IDW claimed top spot with its Love is Love anthology, […]