This past Friday, Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling launched a new chapter of their Wizarding World with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but it seems that moving forward we’ll see a shift in focus from Eddie Redmayne’s character Newt Scamander as the franchise delves instead into the story of Albus […]
The Walking Dead ratings fall to lowest since season 3
It may have enjoyed a whopping ratings success with its premiere episode last month, pulling in a huge 17 million viewers, but AMC’s hit zombie drama The Walking Dead has now plunged to its lowest ratings since season three in 2013. The second episode of season seven plummeted 25% to 12.5 million viewers, although this […]
James Remar joins Gotham as Frank Gordon
Deadline is reporting that James Remar (Dexter, The Shannara Chronicles) has joined the cast of Fox’s DC series Gotham in a recurring role as Frank Gordon, the uncle of Ben McKenzie’s Jim Gordon. The character is described as “a master at playing both sides and a man who knows how to keep a secret. Frank […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda would like to play Carnage in a Marvel film
It looks like Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is keen to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it seems he’s already got a good idea which character he’d like to play – the serial killer Cletus Kasady, a.k.a. Carnage! Speaking on the latest episode of Meet the Movie Press, reporter Simon Thompson said he’d recently interviewed […]
Exclusive Interviews: Director Amma Asante and star David Oyelowo discuss A United Kingdom
Ahead of its release this Friday, we’ve spoken to director Amma Asante and star David Oyelowo about their new film A United Kingdom, which tells the true story of the relationship between Seretse Khama (Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike). Take a look at the interviews below, along with the official synopsis for the film… […]
Connie Britton and Oliver Platt join Professor Marston and The Wonder Women
Deadline is reporting that Connie Britton (Nashville) and Oliver Platt (Chicago Med) have joined the cast of Professor Marston and The Wonder Women, writer-director Angela Robinson’s upcoming biopic of Wonder Woman creator Dr. William Moulton Marston. The project will see Luke Evans (The Girl on the Train) as Marston, with Rebecca Hall (The BFG) as […]
Parker Posey joins Netflix’s Lost in Space remake as Dr. Smith
Parker Posey (Cafe Society) has become the latest addition to the cast of Netflix’s Lost in Space remake, with Deadline reporting that the actress is set to portray the character of Dr. Smith,the scientist responsible for sabotaging the mission, causing the Robinson family to become lost in space. The character was male in the original […]
John Wick director Chad Stahelski to helm the Highlander reboot
With his John Wick co-director David Leitch signing on to direct Deadpool 2, Chad Stahelski has now found his next project, with the filmmaker set to helm Lionsgate’s long-gestating reboot of the cult 1986 action fantasy Highlander. “I’ve been a huge fan of the original property since I saw it in high school,” Stahelski tells The Hollywood […]
Shannen Doherty joins the Heathers TV pilot
Shannen Doherty has taken to Instagram to announce that she’s set to appear in TV Land’s small screen adaptation of the cult 1988 dark comedy Heathers, posting the following image with the caption “sneak peek from the #Heathers set… jealous much?”. Deadline reporting that Doherty will play a “pivotal” unnamed character in the pilot episode. The […]
Stephen Amell discusses Arrow’s landmark 100th episode
It’s a huge week for The CW’s DC series next week; not only do we get the hotly-anticipated four-part invasion crossover between Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, but the network’s original Arrowverse show also celebrates its landmark 100th episode. Ahead of the big occasion, Arrow star Stephen Amell has been chatting to […]
