The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Hayley Atwell has signed on for the lead in ABC’s upcoming pilot Conviction, casting some doubt over the chances of a third season for Marvel’s Agent Carter. Conviction tells the story of “Carter Morrison (Atwell), the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a […]
Matt LeBlanc sitcom I’m Not Your Friend gets pilot order and series commitment
Following hot on the heels of the announcement that Matt LeBlanc has joined the BBC’s revamped Top Gear as a present, the former Friends star has now landed himself another project at CBS. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the network has given a pilot order and series commitment to I’m Not Your Friend, which will […]
Lee Majors to play Ash’s dad in Ash vs. Evil Dead
The Six Million Dollar Man is joining the cast of Ash vs. Evil Dead, with Starz announcing that Lee Majors has signed on to portray Ash’s (Bruce Campbell) father in the second season of the Evil Dead TV series. Meanwhile, having appeared in all three Evil Dead movies, Sam Raimi’s brother Ted Raimi has nabbed a […]
Lupita Nyong’o joins sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that 12 Years a Slave and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Lupita Nyong’o is in talks to star in the sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. The film will follow “a U.N. worker in a department that was created to represent humankind in the event of […]
Filming underway on Star Wars: Episode VIII
It’s release date may have been pushed back seven months to December 2017, but filming is now officially underway on Star Wars: Episode VIII, with Disney’s Bob Iger making the announcement today during the studio’s quarterly earnings call. “There is no better way to propel this franchise into the future than producing quality products,” said Iger […]
Exclusive: Anthony Mackie on the Marvel and DC “rivalry”, and his favourite Batman
2016 is shaping up to be another busy year for Anthony Mackie. This month he’s set to feature as part of the cast of John Hillcoat’s star-studded crime drama Triple 9, and will also be reprising the role of Falcon in May’s Captain America: Civil War. At today’s UK press junket for Triple 9, Flickering […]
Charlize Theron wanted for villain role in Fast 8
According to Deadline, Universal Pictures is looking to introduce a female villain for the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, with director F. Gary Gray and screenwriter Chris Moran said to be eyeing Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron. The site reports that no offer has been made to Theron as yet, […]
Bryce Dallas Howard teases “totally different” Claire for Jurassic World 2
With Jurassic World shattering box office records upon its release this past summer, Universal Pictures wasted little time in green lighting a sequel to Colin Trevorrow’s franchise revival, with Jurassic World 2 set to arrive in cinemas in 2018. Speaking to E! Online (via ScreenRant) at the Sundance Film Festival, Bryce Dallas Howard has been […]
Multiple surprise DC cameos featured in The Flash – ‘Welcome to Earth-2’
Warning: Spoilers for last night’s episode of The Flash follow… During last night’s episode of The Flash, ‘Welcome to Earth-2’, Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen traveled through the multiverse, during which the showrunners delivered a number of surprise DC cameos… Perhaps the biggest of all was Melissa Benoist’s Supergirl, who featured ahead of the CBS show’s […]
Fox green lights Deadpool sequel, Cable to feature
It looks like Fox is confident that it has a hit on its hands with Deadpool, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the studio has tapped screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to start working on a script for a sequel, which already has the green light. Directed Tim Miller is yet to officially […]
