Over the weekend, Adam Driver hosted the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, during which he featured in a sketch where he revisited his Star Wars: The Force Awakens character Kylo Ren, as the Master of the Knights of Ren took part in Undercover Boss, posing as Matt the Radar Technician to find out how […]
Tracy Morgan to star in Jordan Peele comedy pilot on FX
Tracy Morgan is set for a return to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that the comedian is set to star in a new pilot for FX Networks, which has been co-written by Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) and John Carcieri (Eastbound & Down). The pilot follows “a career criminal (Morgan) who is released from prison […]
Mad Max: Fury Road and 45 Years take top honours at the 2016 London Critics’ Circle Awards
It was another good night for Mad Max: Fury Road at the 36th annual London Critics’ Circle Awards tonight, with the action extravaganza picking up Film of the Year and Director of the Year (George Miller), while Tom Hardy was also named British/Irish Actor of the Year for his work in Fury Road, Legend, The […]
Jon Bernthal discusses his role as The Punisher in Daredevil season 2
With rumours swirling that Netflix is in development on his own solo series, Jon Bernthal has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming role as Frank Castle – a.k.a. The Punisher – in the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil. “He’s a man who put his on the line and really went through the ultimate […]
Simon Kinberg says X-Men: Apocalypse is “biggest X-Men film we’ve ever done”
It’s a big year for 20th Century Fox and its superhero movies. First up out of the gate is the R-rated Deadpool, followed by Bryan Singer’s latest X-Men adventure X-Men: Apocalypse – the first instalment in the “rebooted” timeline following the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past. During a fan Q&A, writer-producer Simon Kinberg […]
The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman says Negan is “an atomic bomb that’s going to be dropped on the show”
During the season 6B prologue for The Walking Dead, we got our first mention of Negan, the hit zombie drama’s new big bad, who is set to be playing by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) [watch the prologue here]. As fans of the comic book will know, Negan will have a major impact on the world […]
Ridley Scott says Alien: Covenant will be “pretty hard R”
As Ridley Scott gears up to go into production on his Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, the filmmaker spoke to Coming Soon about the project at the Golden Globes, stating that he is shooting for a “hard R” with the film, and is looking to top the chestburster scene in Alien with something […]
Tina Fey and Ronda Rousey to star in comedy Do Nothing Bitches
Ronda Rousey’s defeat at UFC 193 doesn’t seem to have slowed the MMA fighter’s transition to Hollywood, with Deadline reporting that Rousey has signed on to star alongside Tina Fey in the comedy Do Nothing Bitches, which has been written by Paula Pell (Sisters). The site reports that the film is “a female-empowerment tale dealing […]
Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen to star in Wind River
Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War co-stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen have signed on to appear in Wind River, a drama from Sicario writer Taylor Sheridan, who is also slated to make his directorial debut on the project. Deadline is reporting that the film centres on “Cory (Renner), who works for […]
Scream Queens renewed for a second season
Despite struggling in the ratings, Fox has announced that it has renewed the slasher comedy series Scream Queens for a second season. “It’s going to take place in a hospital and explore some of the most interesting medical fascinomas,” states Fox CEO Gary Newman. “This is something Ryan Murphy loves and had a lot of […]
