Well, it’s been rumoured since we saw a flaming chain on some promotional artwork last month, and now it’s official: vengeance is coming to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with Ghost Rider confirmed to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the fourth season of the ABC series. The news was announced at the conclusion of today’s […]
SDCC: IDW announces new post-Revolution titles, including Optimus Prime ongoing series
IDW has announced plans for its post-Revolution titles following the five-part bi-weekly series which will create a cohesive comic book unievrse from Hasbro’s Transformers, G.I. Joe, ROM, Micronauts, Action Man, and M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand. The Transformers line will see the launch of two new ongoing titles: Transformers: Lost Light and the first-ever ongoing […]
Dave Filoni on whether we might see X-Wings in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels has already featured the origin of the B-Wing, and is set to introduce Y-Wings in its upcoming third season, but as yet there’s been no indication that we’ll be seeing the Rebellion’s most iconic fighter, the X-Wing. Slash Film went direct to creator and showrunner Dave Filoni to ask if we’ll be […]
The Walking Dead’s Benedict Samuel to play The Mad Hatter in Gotham season 3
The Mad Hatter is coming to Gotham, with Deadline reporting that former The Walking Dead star Benedict Samuel has signed on to Fox’s Batman prequel series in the role of Jervis Tetch. Gotham’s incarnation of the Mad Hatter is “a talented hypnotist teetering on the edge of madness. He arrives in Gotham with an unwavering […]
Dave Filoni hints at Ahsoka return in Star Wars Rebels season 3
Darth Vader clashed with Ahsoka Tano in the season two finale of Star Wars Rebels, with the fate of Anakin Skywalker’s former padawan unclear following their epic confrontation. However, speaking at Star Wars Celebration Europe today, Rebels creator Dave Filoni has suggested that Ahsoka may yet play a role in the third season of the animated […]
Jon Bernthal says The Punisher series will shoot next year
Following his acclaimed turn as Frank Castle in season two of Daredevil earlier this year, it did not take long for Netflix to grant Jon Bernthal his own headline spot, giving Marvel the green light for a Punisher series on the streaming service. During an interview with Awards Daily where he spoke in depth about playing […]
Game of Thrones stars set for bumper pay rises for seasons 7 and 8
It looks like the cast of Game of Thrones is set for bumper pay rises to return for a seventh – and potentially eighth – season, although you may want to stop reading now if you don’t want to know which actors are going to be around for the latter seasons… So, according to Deadline, Peter […]
Game of Thrones season 6 to end with longest ever episode
As we head into the eighth episode of Game of Thrones season six this Sunday [check out some promotional images here], HBO has confirmed the rumours surrounding the titles for the final two episodes, as well as revealing that the season finale will be the show’s longest episode to date. Episode 9 is now confirmed […]
Melissa Rosenberg and Krysten Ritter discuss the ramifications of Jessica Jones season one finale going forward
Warning: Spoilers for the season one finale of Jessica Jones follow… Back in January, it was announced that Netflix has renewed Marvel’s Jessica Jones for a second season, which will shoot back-to-back with the big superhero team-up miniseries The Defenders. During a Q&A at the Vulture Festival in New York (via EW), showrunner Melissa Rosenberg […]
J.J. Abrams has been told that the unaltered versions of the Original Star Wars Trilogy will never again be released
When Disney first purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas, many fans of the Star Wars saga hoped this would pave the way for the original, unaltered theatrical versions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi to make their grand return. However, so far this hasn’t proven to be the case, […]
