Deadline is reporting that Mina Sundwall (Maggie’s Plan, Freeheld) has signed on to portray Penny Robinson in Netflix’s upcoming remake of the cult sci-fi series Lost in Space. The role was originally portrayed by Angela Cartwright in the original show. Sundwall joins a cast that includes Toby Stephens (Black Sails) as John Robinson, Molly Parker […]
David Tennant to voice Scrooge McDuck in Disney’s new DuckTales, full cast announced
Disney XD has announced that David Tennant is leading the cast of the upcoming DuckTales reboot, with the Doctor Who and Jessica Jones star set to lend his voice the Scrooge McDuck. Tennant will be joined in the voice cast of the animated relaunch by Danny Pudi as Huey, Ben Schwartz as Dewey, Bobby Moynihan […]
New Naruto anime series Boruto announced, creator Masashi Kishimoto involved with live-action movie
Back in August of last year it was revealed that Lionsgate is in development on a live-action adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto hugely popular manga series Naruto, and appearing at the 2017 Jump Festa event in Japan, Kishimoto has announced that he will personally be involved with production on the film, which is being directed by […]
The Academy narrows shortlist for Best Visual Effects Oscar to ten films
Last month the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a twenty-film longlist for the nominees for Best Visual Effects at the 89th Academy Awards, and now it has been revealed that the list has been whittled down to ten: Arrival The BFG Captain America: Civil War Deepwater Horizon Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story grosses $71 million on Friday at the U.S. box office
Having debuted to the biggest Thursday previews of the year, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story got its domestic run underway yesterday, with the Gareth Edwards-directed Anthology movie lighting up the box office with a Friday gross of $71 million. Rogue One’s haul is the third-biggest opening day of the year behind Batman v Superman: […]
Gareth Edwards on incorporating unused footage from A New Hope into Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Warning: Spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follow. You have been warned… We already knew that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story would be bringing back several characters from the Original Trilogy – namely Darth Vader and Mon Mothma – but, as rumoured, the film also featured a number of “surprise” characters, such as Grand Moff […]
The Week in Spandex – Gotham City Sirens, The Batman, Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, and a Deadpool/Wolverine movie?
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Gotham City Sirens, The Batman, Justice League, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The LEGO Batman Movie, Justice League Dark, Justice League Action, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Slingshot, Legion, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. […]
Mark Hamill shares his thoughts on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
We’ve already heard that George Lucas has given his seal of approval to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and now Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts on Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie: Perfect Cast Astonishing Action Non-Stop Thrills Grabs U from the 1st frame & never lets go! […]
Will Smith wants Deadshot return in Gotham City Sirens
Earlier this week Warner Bros. announced that it is officially moving forward with the Harley Quinn-led Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, which will reunite star (and now producer) Margot Robbie with director David Ayer. Well, Will Smith has now revealed that he’s open to joining the reunion, with the actor telling MTV that: “I’d […]
Ryan Reynolds on why Deadpool worked and Green Lantern didn’t
Prior to 2016, Ryan Reynolds hadn’t had the best of luck with comic book movies, with a C.V. that included the critically derided Blade Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Green Lantern, R.I.P.D. Of course, that all changed with the release of Deadpool, which proved to be a smash hit with fans and critics alike, and has even picked […]
