According to Deadline, Ansel Elgort (Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars) is in talks to join Warner Bros.’ upcoming adaptation of the classic role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. The project is being directed by Rob Letterman (Goosebumps) from a script by David Leslie Johnson (The Conjuring 2), and will follow “a warrior and his band […]
Benedict Wong says Doctor Strange’s Wong won’t be “a tea-making manservant”
This November Benedict Wong (Prometheus, The Martian) is set to team up with fellow Brit – and fellow Benedict – Benedict Cumberbatch, as he portrays Dr. Stephen Strange’s sidekick Wong in Marvel’s Doctor Strange. During an interview with Den of Geek, the appropriately named actor has revealed some details on the direction Marvel is taking […]
Tyler Ritter joins Arrow season 5 as new Star City detective
Arrow continues its cast expansion for its upcoming fifth season, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Tyler Ritter (The McCarthys) has signed on to The CW’s DC superhero drama. Ritter has landed a recurring role as Detective Malone, “a new addition to the Star City Police Department following Captain Lance’s (Paul Blackthorne) departure from the […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may not feature the iconic opening crawl
This December, Disney and Lucasfilm will release the first Star Wars Anthology movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The spinoff is set to mark a departure from the Saga films: it won’t have John Williams’ familiar score (with Alexandre Desplat composing the music), it won’t have an episode number, and it may not even […]
More rumours about the X-Men joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ever since the surprise announcement that Sony and Marvel Studios had reached a deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been frequent rumours suggesting a similar deal with Fox, which would allow the X-Men to join up with The Avengers on the big screen. Well, another rumour is doing the rounds which suggests that […]
John Boyega teases “something new” with Attack the Block director Joe Cornish
Since his big breakthrough last year in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Boyega has already added a few high profile roles to his upcoming slate, including The Circle, Pacific Rim: Maelstrom and Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film. Well, it seems a reunion with Joe Cornish, writer-director of 2011’s Attack the Block, may also be […]
Genndy Tartakovsky returning for Hotel Transylvania 3
Last October, director Genndy Tartakovsky revealed that he had no plans to return for Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3, stating that “two is enough” and he was looking to move on to other projects, including the revived Samurai Jack, which is set to return to Cartoon Network this year. Well, it seems he has now had […]
Hasbro reviving Micronauts and Visionaries at Comic-Con
Back in December it was announced that Paramount and Hasbro are launching a shared cinematic universe featuring G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionairies, M.A.S.K. and ROM, and in anticipation of that Hasbro is reintroducing two of those classic 80s lines at Comic-Con next month. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the original Micronauts line is being revived […]
Vampires get their teeth back in Action Lab’s Blood and Dust
Action Lab: Danger Zone has announced that it is returning vampires to their dark roots in Blood and Dust: The Life & Undeath of Judd Glenny, a new horror series from creators Michael R. Martin and Adam Orndorf. For 40 years Judd Glenny has hidden in the swamps of Boggy Depot, Oklahoma, a town too […]
Nicolas Winding Refn would like to direct a Batgirl movie
It looks like Nicolas Winding Refn is keen to go from female-led horror to female-led superheroes, with The Neon Demon director revealing to Business Insider that he’d like to direct a Batgirl movie. “God, I would love to make [a superhero movie], it would probably be great fun,” said Refn. “I just don’t know when […]
