With the premiere of Starz’s American Gods fast approaching, the cast and crew of the hotly-anticipated Neil Gaiman adaptation took part in a special panel at SXSW, during which show creator Bryan Fuller revealed that Emily Browning will be pulling double duty; in addition to her previously announced role as Laura Moon, she will also […]
Darth Vader was originally going to kill Darth Maul in Star Wars Rebels’ season 2 finale
Darth Maul is heading to Tatooine in tonight’s episode of Star Wars Rebels as he seeks his revenge against Obi-Wan Kenobi in ‘Twin Suns’ [watch a clip from the episode here], but it seems that the Phantom Menace villain would not have made it to the third season had Rebels creator Dave Filoni stuck to […]
Matthew Vaughn in talks for Man of Steel 2, Spawn reboot will be dark and nasty, new Doctor Who trailer, critics vs. fans and more – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… MAN OF STEEL 2 FINDS A DIRECTOR? We’ve known for a while that Warner Bros. has been developing a sequel to Man of Steel, and if rumours are to be believed, the studio may have found a director. According to reports, comic book movie regular Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: […]
Kit Harington and Isaac Hempstead Wright talk Game of Thrones season 7
HBO kicked off the promotion for the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones this week with the release of the first poster and teaser trailer, and two of the shows’s stars – Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark) have been chatting about what we can expect from the penultimate season […]
Star Wars Rebels season 4 confirmed by Lucasfilm and Disney
Good news for fans of Star Wars Rebels, as Lucasfilm and Disney have confirmed that the animated series has been renewed for a fourth season, which will get underway later this year. “The team behind Star Wars Rebels delivers epic storytelling that has captivated fans of all ages across the globe,” says Marc Buhaj, Disney XD’s senior […]
Green Day’s American Idiot reportedly greenlighted by HBO
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed to NME that their long-gestating movie adaptation of American Idiot has received the green light from HBO, and will see Armstrong reprising his role as St. Jimmy from the Broadway production. “That’s the plan right now, yeah,” said Armstrong. “We’ve got a green light from HBO, and the […]
FX’s Archer to end after its tenth season
Back in June FX announced that it had renewed its acclaimed animated show Archer for three addition seasons of eight episodes apiece, and now the series’ creator Adam Reed has revealed that he expects it to end following its tenth season in 2019. “The plan is to end Archer after season 10,” Reed told the […]
Dave Filoni on introducing Grand Admiral Thrawn to Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels returns to Disney XD tonight as its third season gets underway, and it is bringing with it one of the most beloved characters from the Expanded Universe, as Grand Admiral Thrawn is introduced to the official Star Wars canon. During an interview with Comic Book, Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni has been discussing […]
AMC chief thinks The Walking Dead can last as long as Star Trek
With Fear the Walking Dead’s second season drawing to a close and the seventh season of The Walking Dead due to get underway next month, AMC’s zombie franchise is showing little sign of slowing down – and according to AMC Networks President and CEO Josh Sapan, the end is far from in sight. Speaking at […]
Kirstie Alley joins Scream Queens season 2 as series regular
TV Line is reporting that Kirstie Alley is joining the cast of Scream Queens, and will feature as a series regular in the second season of the horror anthology series. She is set to play a “brilliant and devious administrator.” Alley joins fellow new additions John Stamos, Taylor Lautner and James Earl in season two, […]