Prior to the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony announced that it was developing a further two sequels to the Marc Webb reboot, along with spinoff movies for The Sinister Six and Venom. Of course, the negative reaction to the 2014 sequel put paid to those plans, leading Sony to form a partnership with Marvel […]
James Carpinello to play Mario Falcone in Gotham season 3
TV Line is reporting that James Carpinello (The Punisher, The Mob Doctor) has signed on for a recurring guest role in season three of Gotham, where he’ll play Carmine Falcone’s son Mario Falcone. The official character description reads: “The son of feared mob boss Carmine Falcone (John Doman), Carpinello’s Mario has rejected his family’s criminal […]
Maisie Richardson-Sellers to play Vixen in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Last month it was announced that Vixen would be joining DC’s Legends of Tomorrow for its second season, although it wouldn’t be Megalyn Echikunwoke’s Mari McCabe, but rather an alternative version of the character. Well, The CW and Warner Bros. TV have now announced that Maisie Richardson-Sellers (The Originals, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has secured […]
Channing Tatum producing buddy cop comedy series Iron Fisting
Entertainment Weekly has got its hands on the first poster for Iron Fisting, a new buddy cop action-comedy series from Channing Tatum’s production company Free Association. Iron Fisting is “billed as an ’80s Romanian cop show that will follow the adventures of a pair of mismatched policemen partners. The series will poke fun at the […]
Wolverine 3 casting drug dealers, prostitutes and cartel gang members
It looks like Hugh Jackman’s Logan is going to cross paths with some unsavory characters in Wolverine 3, with a casting call being put out on Facebook looking for extras in the New Orleans area to play drug dealers, prostitutes, cartel gang members and homeless people. DRUG DEALERS: Men over the age of 18, any […]
Jessica Jones showrunner discusses Marvel’s restrictions for the Netflix series
As Krysten Ritter prepares to reprise the role of Jessica Jones for both The Defenders and the second season of the hit Netflix series, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has been speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the restrictions imposed by Marvel for the acclaimed Alias adaptation. “No F-bombs,” said Rosenberg. “And if anyone was going to […]
Mark Millar unveils new black female Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass is set to get a makeover, with Mark Millar revealing to The Hollywood Reporter that Dave Lizewski is set to be replacing by a new black female character for the upcoming series Kick-Ass: The New Girl, which will see Millar once again collaborating with co-creator John Romita Jr. “Comics is not short of white […]
Kathleen Kennedy and Gareth Edwards discuss Darth Vader’s involvement in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Back in March, we brought you some details on Darth Vader’s casting in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Star Wars Anthology movie from Disney and Lucasfilm, and after confirming the Sith Lord’s involvement yesterday, Entertainment Weekly has been speaking to producer Kathleen Kennedy, director Gareth Edwards and more about the iconic villain’s […]
CBS and Paramount introduces new guidelines for Star Trek fan films
Following the controversial lawsuit against the fan-made production Star Trek: Axanar – which was reportedly dropped following the intervention of Star Trek Beyond helmer Justin Lin and producer J.J. Abrams – CBS and Paramount have now introduced a set of guidelines for Trekkies looking to express their love for the franchise with their own productions. “Star Trek […]
The aliens are back as Independence Day: Resurgence opens across the UK
After twenty years of waiting, the aliens have finally returned, as 20th Century Fox unleashes Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, the hotly-anticipated follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster. To celebrate the release, Vue Entertainment has been conducting research into the British public’s thoughts on extraterrestrial life, with one in three respondents believing in the […]
