Despite enjoying the biggest ever debut for a superhero movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice suffered a sharp fall in its second weekend, dropping 68% – the biggest for any Batman or Superman movie. However, it seems that Warner Bros. isn’t panicked by film’s sharp decline at the box office, with the studio’s chief of domestic […]
Mike Colter promises “badassery” from Marvel’s Luke Cage series
During an appearance at Wizard World St. Louis this past weekend, Mike Colter shared a few words about his upcoming Netflix and Marvel series Luke Cage, which will see him reprising his role as Power Man from last year’s Jessica Jones. “Yeah, I’m going to say Sweet Christmas a lot,” said Colter. “He’s going to […]
J.J. Abrams reveals Mark Hamill’s role in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens table read
After watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you were probably left wondering why Lucasfilm bothered to bring Mark Hamill in for the cast table read when his character Luke Skywalker had no lines in the movie. Well, as you’d expect with a J.J. Abrams movie, it was partly to retain the movie’s secrets, but the director […]
Zack Snyder reveals his original ending for Man of Steel 2
Before the addition of the Dark Knight, Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice started its life as a straight-up sequel to Man of Steel, with Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer signing on to the project back in June of 2013. However, a month later, it was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that the […]
Will Ferrell heading back to the North Pole
Producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen are sending Elf star Will Ferrell back to the North Pole, having acquired the rights to Guy Lawson’s New York Times Magazine article ‘Ice Pack: An Insurance Salesman and a Doctor Walk Into a Bar, and End Up at the North Pole‘. The film will tell the true story […]
Domhnall Gleeson to play National Lampoon co-founder in Netflix movie A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Domhnall Gleeson is in talks to star in Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture, a feature film exploring the origins of National Lampoon, the groundbreaking U.S. satirical magazine. Gleeson will portray Henry Beard, one of the three co-founders of the National Lampoon alongside Robert Hoffman and Doug Kenney. Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth) […]
Arrow’s Katie Cassidy to appear in The Flash and Vixen
Arrow star Katie Cassidy is set to join fellow Arrowverse show The Flash for a guest appearance in the penultimate episode of the second season. “You will see her on an episode of The Flash playing the Earth-2 version of Laurel Lance,” revealed executive producer Marc Guggenheim (via EW), who also confirmed that Cassidy will lend […]
Jack Thorne to pen the BBC’s His Dark Materials adaptation
Back in November, it was announced that the BBC is teaming up with New Line Cinema and Bad Wolf for an eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials, and now Deadline has revealed that the project has secured acclaimed screenwriter Jack Thorne (Skins, This Is England, The Last Panthers). “It is such […]
Katherine Kelly to lead Doctor Who spinoff Class
Back in October, it was announced that Doctor Who would be getting a spinoff entitled Class, and now the BBC has revealed that Katherine Kelly will lead the cast as a Coal Hill School teacher in charge of a group of students played by Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, and Vivian Oparah. “We searched far […]
DC announces YA novels featuring Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman and Catwoman
DC Entertainment and Random House are teaming up for a series of Young Adult novels featuring Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman and Catwoman, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. Wonder Woman will be written by Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows), and is set for release in August 2017, followed by Batman by Marie Lu (Young Elites), Superman by […]
