Anghus Houvouras on technology and the movies…Technology plays a pivotal role in the world of moviemaking, both in front of and behind the camera. So many of our biggest blockbusters are the products of technical innovation and many feature the kind of awesome future tech that is integral to the plot. Like the original Independence […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to produce The Outlaw Ocean for Netflix
Having signed a first-look deal with Netflix, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company looks to have found its first project for the streaming giant, with The Tracking Board reporting that the Oscar-winner is set to produce the action thriller The Outlaw Ocean.Based on a series of articles by reporter Ian Urbina for The New York […]
Tricia Helfer to play Lucifer’s Mother in season 2
TV Line is reporting that Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) is set to portray Lucifer’s (Tom Ellis) mother in the second season of Fox’s DC / Vertigo TV adaptation Lucifer. Her official character description reads as follows: Trapped in Hell for thousands of years by God (her ex-husband), the Mother of Angels is now free on […]
Syfy reveals the fate of Tara Reid’s April in new Sharknado: The 4th Awakens promo
Last year, Syfy offered fans of the Sharknado series the chance to decide the fate of Tara Reid’s April, with Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! ending on a cliffhander followed by a title card encouraging viewers to determine whether #AprilLives or #AprilDies. Well, the network isn’t making us wait until next month’s Sharknado: The 4th Awakens to find […]
Official character descriptions for Superman prequel series Krypton
Last month it was announced that Syfy had given a pilot order for Krypton, a Superman prequel series from David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel), which will take place two generations prior to the destruction of the planet and focusses on Kal-El’s grandfather. Thanks to TV Line, we now have official character […]
Maggie Geha cast as Poison Ivy for Gotham season 3
Last week it was announced that Gotham’s producers have decided to recast Ivy Pepper, aging up the character for a full-blown take on the Batman villain Poison Ivy.Well, it’s now been announced that Maggie Geha (Ted 2) is replacing Clare Foley, with Warner Bros. TV releasing an official character description that explains the recasting:“Following an […]
Forest Whitaker’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character is from The Clone Wars animated series
A few hours ago Entertainment Weekly shared details of the characters set to feature in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, save for that of Forest Whitaker, who the site suggested had historical ties to the Star Wars saga. Well, we now know who Whitaker is playing, and it’s a character who first debuted in […]
Eli Roth to direct Jim Carrey in Aleister Arcane
After more than a decade in development, Steve Niles’ horror comic Aleister Arcane looks set to hit the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Amblin Entertainment has picked up a package which has Eli Roth (The Green Inferno) directing, Jim Carrey (Dumb and Dumber To) starring, and Jon Croker (The Woman in Black […]
Steven Spielberg says George Lucas will be involved with Indiana Jones 5
We already knew that director Steven Spielberg, star Harrison Ford and composer John Williams are all returning for Indiana Jones 5, and now we can add George Lucas to that list too, with Spielberg confirming that his longtime friend will remain involved as an executive producer.“George is going to be an executive producer on it with […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character details revealed
Following their cover reveal [see here], Entertainment Weekly has now shared a selection of character portraits from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, giving us some insight into the characters inhabiting the world of Disney and Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie.Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) A streetwise delinquent who has been on her own since 15, she […]
