Christopher Nolan brought the curtain down on his acclaimed Batman trilogy in 2012 with The Dark Knight Rises, delivering a definitive ending to Bruce Wayne’s story as he faked his own death in order to live out the rest of his life with Selina Kyle, whilst seemingly passing on the mantle of the Dark Knight to […]
Noah Hawley on his approach to the X-Men TV series Legion
Marvel and Fox are launching their first TV collaboration early next year with Legion, as Fargo creator Noah Hawley brings the story of David Haller – a man struggling with mental illness who comes to discover that he’s actually a mutant – to life, and Hawley has been chatting to IGN about his approach to the […]
Jack Reynor, James Franco, Dennis Quaid and Zoe Kravitz set for sci-fi Kin
As per Deadline, directors Jonathan and Josh Baker have secured their leads for Kin, an adaptation of their 2014 short film Bag Man, with Jack Reynor (Sing Street), James Franco (11.22.63), Dennis Quaid (The Art of More) and Zoe Kravitz (Mad Max: Fury Road) signing on for the sci-fi action thriller. Written by Daniel Casey, […]
Zach Braff returns to the small screen for comedy pilot Start Up
Former Scrubs star Zach Braff looks set for a return to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that ABC has placed a put pilot order for the single-camera comedy Start Up, which will see Braff starring and directing. Written by Scrubs co-executive producer Matt Tarses and based upon the Start Up by Alex Blumberg podcast, […]
Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne join Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying
Boyhood and Everybody Wants Some!! helmer Richard Linklater is currently developing his next movie Last Flag Flying, a “sort of” sequel to Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail, and THR is reporting that Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) and Laurence Fishburne (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) are all in talks to appear in the […]
Jim Broadbent joins Game of Thrones season 7 in “significant” role
HBO has cast its first new addition for the seventh season of Game of Thrones, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Iris, Harry Potter) has signed on for a “significant” role. With the producers opting to keep details of said role under wraps, we can only speculate as to who Broadbent could be […]
The Walking Dead showrunner addresses controversial season 6 finale cliffhanger
The Walking Dead caused quite the controversy with its season six finale; after introducing the new villain Negan, they chose to hide the identity of his victim and instead switched to a POV view as Lucille came crashing down, leaving fans sweating for seven months over the fate of their favourite characters. Now, with a little over […]
Taylor Kitsch and Michael Shannon set for Waco miniseries
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael Shannon (Midnight Special) are set to star in a new miniseries from Weinstein Television which will dramatise the deadly 1993 standoff between the Branch Davidians and the federal government in Waco, Texas. Titled Waco, the miniseries has been written by John Erick Dowdle and […]
Insidous: Chapter 4 rounds out its cast as filming gets underway
With filming underway on Insidious: Chapter 4, Deadline is reporting that the horror sequel has filled out its cast with the addition of Kirk Acevedo (12 Monkeys), Bruce Davison (X-Men), Spencer Locke (Resident Evil: Extinction) and Caitlin Gerard (The Awakening). The four will join the returning Lin Shaye (Elise Rainier), Leigh Whannel (Specs) and Angus […]
Fox to spoof The X-Files with Ghosted starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson
There may be no word yet on further adventures for Mulder and Scully at Fox, but THR reports that the network is set to spoof The X-Files with a new comedy pilot entitled Ghosted, which will reunite Hot Tub Time Machine 2 stars Adam Scott and Craig Robinson. Described as “a comedic take” on The X-Files, […]
