Rounding up the big news stories from the weekend… LANDO CALRISSIAN AND DARTH VADER JOIN THE LION KING Director Jon Favreau has revealed the first casting for his upcoming remake of the animated Disney classic The Lion King, with Donald Glover set to voice Simba and James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original […]
Giancarlo Esposito confirms Gus Fring return for Better Call Saul
AMC has been dropping plenty of hints that Breaking Bad villain Gus Fring is set to make an appearance in Better Call Saul, not least the ‘Taste the Family’ commercial for Los Pollos Hermanos which arrived online last week. Well, actor Giancarlo Esposito has made it official, posting on Twitter “I’m back!! What you’ve been […]
Kurt Sutter discusses his rejected script for a sequel to The Punisher starring Thomas Jane
While Lionsgate’s 2004 adaptation of the Marvel comic book series The Punisher failed to set the box office alight, the film has gained a cult following of sorts, while many fans were particularly impressed by Thomas Jane’s portrayal of the gun-toting vigilante Frank Castle. Following the film’s release, Lionsgate spent several years developing a sequel to […]
Marco Beltrami composing the score for Logan
It looks like there’s been a change of composer on 20th Century Fox’s upcoming Wolverine movie Logan, with director James Mangold revealing on Twitter (via Film Music Reporter) that Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine) is now scoring Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong. Back in July, it was reported that Cliff Martinez (Drive, The Neon […]
Steven Moffat responds to Benedict Cumberbatch’s comments that Sherlock series 4 could be “the end of an era”
There’s just a fortnight to go until Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman’s Dr. John Watson return for the fourth series of Sherlock, and there has been talk that this could well be the final run of episodes for the beloved show. Back in October, it was reported that Cumberbatch had suggested series four “might […]
The Night King featured on Game of Thrones poster, cast and crew talk fast pace of season 7
Following on from yesterday’s images [see here], HBO has now unveiled a new poster for the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones, which features the villainous Night King… SEE ALSO: Game of Thrones Season 7: Predicting Every Major Death Meanwhile, the cast and crew of the epic fantasy series have been chatting to EW about […]
HBO is developing FOUR Game of Thrones spinoffs
There’s been talk for a couple of years now that HBO is keen on developing a spinoff to its hit fantasy series Game of Thrones, and now comes word that the cable network is planning not one but FOUR potential offshoots. Deadline reports that Game of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff will be […]
Rumour: Kris Marshall replacing Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who
Doctor Who returned to our TV screens last night for Peter Capaldi’s final series as the Doctor [read our review of ‘The Pilot’ here], and if a new report from The Mirror is to be believed, the BBC has already found his replacement. According to the paper, Kris Marshall – who has long been rumoured as a […]
Details on Michael Keaton’s Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming revealed
With a new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming set to arrive online on Tuesday, USA Today has released a new image of Michael Keaton as the film’s main antagonist The Vulture, as well as revealing some details on the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of the iconic comic book villain. The site reports that Keaton’s Adrian Toomes […]
Rogue One’s alternate “happy ending” revealed, live-action Frozen ruled out, Marvel film/TV crossover “wouldn’t work” – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… ROGUE ONE’S HAPPY ENDING Disney and Lucasfilm delivered quite the surprise in December by – SPOILERS – killing off the heroes in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that wasn’t always going to be the case, as Jyn and Cassian both survived in […]
