Sylvia Anderson, co-creator of the classic Thunderbirds TV series and voice of Lady Penelope, has passed away aged 88 after a short illness. “Sylvia was a mother and a legend. Her intelligence was phenomenal but her creativity and tenacity unchallenged,” said her daughter Dee Anderson. “She was a force in every way, and will be […]
Disney’s young Han Solo search reportedly down to three names
Harrison Ford may be set to reprise the role of Indiana Jones for a fifth movie, but Disney will be bringing in another actor to portray Han Solo in Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars Anthology movie based around the early years of the galactic smuggler. Originally, it was revealed that over 2500 actors had tested for the […]
Patrick Warburton to play Lemony Snicket in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Patrick Warburton (The Tick, Rules of Engagement) has been cast as Lemony Snicket in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Warburton joins a cast that includes Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) as play Count Olaf, Malina Weissman (Supergirl) as Violet Baudelaire and newcomers Louis […]
Justin Cornwell joins Bill Paxton in Training Day series
CBS’ Training Day TV series has found its co-lead, announcing that Justin Cornwell (Alpha House, Chi-Raq) is set to join Bill Paxton in the small screen follow-up to Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 crime drama. Cornwell will play Kyle Craig, “an idealistic young African American police officer [who] is appointed to an elite squad of the LAPD, […]
Rosamund Pike joins Christian Bale in Hostiles
Last month it was announced that Christian Bale is to reunite with Out of the Furnace director Scott Cooper for the Western epic Hostiles, and now Deadline has revealed that Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) has also signed on to appear in the cast. Hostiles is based on a thirty-year old script by Donald Stewart (Missing), […]
Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell reunite with Martin McDonaugh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell are set to reunite with Seven Psychopaths director Martin McDonaugh on his latest film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which also has Francis McDormand attached. Details on the project are scarce, but it’s thought that the story revolves around McDormand’s character, who goes to war with […]
Ian McShane says Game of Thrones is “only tits and dragons”
Ian McShane caused a bit of a stir earlier this month when he dropped a spoiler about his character in the upcoming sixth season of Game of Thrones, and the British actor has now addressed the reaction to his comments in an interview with The Telegraph. “You say the slightest thing and the internet goes […]
Deadpool crosses $700 million at the worldwide box office
Having opened almost a month ago to the day, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool has now reached another box office milestone, passing the $700 million mark worldwide with $708.1 million and counting. The Merc with a Mouth is now the fourteenth highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, and has outperformed the likes of Man of […]
Bethesda has turned down Fallout movie offers, but isn’t ruling it out
During an interview with Games Industry, Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard has revealed that the publisher has held discussions with movie studios about adapting the post-apocalyptic RPG series Fallout for the big screen, and while they’ve turned down any offers so far, Howard isn’t ruling out the possibility. “We’ve had a couple of […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 13 Review – ‘A Dead Man Feels No Cold’
Martin Carr reviews the thirteenth episode of Gotham season 2… To say nothing of consequence happens this week in Gotham is selling the programme short. Sure there are no big plot reveals and very little action, but at the same time there are small touches which make you smile. Continuing as it does with the […]
