We’ve been inundated with news from Star Wars: The Force Awakens over the past couple of days [check out all of our Star Wars coverage here], but now we have a little tidbit on the next instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, with Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) confirming that he’s in the running […]
Justice Leak joins Supergirl as DC villain Hellgrammite
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Justice Leak (Powers) is set for a role in the DC universe, with the actor signing on to play the villain Hellgrammite in the CBS series Supergirl. In the comic book mythology, Hellgrammite is an entomologist called Roderick Rose, who finds himself transformed into an insect-like villain. However, it seems […]
Cobie Smulders in talks for female lead in Jack Reacher 2
According to The Wrap, Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother, The Avengers) is in early talks for the female lead in Jack Reacher 2, director Ed Zwick’s follow-up to the Christopher McQuarrie-directed thriller. Smulders will reportedly play the character of Danika in the sequel, which will see Tom Cruise reprising the title role of […]
Andrew Garfield comments on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man
With Tom Holland set to take on the role of Spider-Man for the wall-crawler’s Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War and the subsequent 2017 solo movie, ET Online caught up with former wall-crawler Andrew Garfield, who shared his first comments since Sony’s deal with Marvel to reboot the character. SEE ALSO: Is […]
DC announces workplace comedy TV pilot Powerless
It looks like DC Entertainment is further expanding its small screen output, with Deadline revealing that Warner Bros. Television has secured a pilot producton commitment from NBC for Powerless, a half hour single-camera workplace comedy described as The Office with superheroes. Created by Ben Queen, Powerless takes place at “one of the worst insurance companies […]
Tom Baker to voice a Star Wars character
Former Doctor Who star Tom Baker was in Slough this past weekend for the Day of the Doctors convention, during which he revealed that he’s set to voice a Star Wars character. “I’m going to be in this new Star Wars thing, you know?” said Baker, via SciFiFantasyNetwork. “I’m going down to recording some voices […]
Patrick Stewart confirms Professor X for Wolverine 3, hints at Old Man Logan
During a promotional interview with Collider to discuss his Blunt Talk TV series, Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he’ll be reprising the role of Professor Charles Xavier for 2017’s third Wolverine solo movie, while his comments also seem to support Hugh Jackman’s tease about an Old Man Logan adaptation. SEE ALSO: Hugh Jackman posts first […]
Batman: Europa set for release this November
First announced back in 2004 and solicited for release in January 2011, the four-issue miniseries Batman: Europa is finally set to see the light of day this year, with DC Entertainment revealing that the first issue is set to land in November. Courtesy of Comics Alliance, here’s a look at Jim Lee’s cover for issue […]
Liam Neeson to play General Douglas MacArthur in Operation Chromite
Deadline is reporting that Liam Neeson is in talks to play General Douglas MacArthur in Operation Chromite, a Korean war film which is set to be directed by John H. Lee (71: Into the Fire). The film will tell the story of the eponymous Operation Chromite, a 1950 operation which saw the United Nations launching […]
Will Smith developing Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot
According to TV Line, Will Smith set to produce a reboot of the classic sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which helped him shoot to fame in the early 90s. The site reports that Smith’s production company Overbrook Entertainment is in early development on a present-day reboot which will put “a new spin on the […]
