Having found a director and star last month in Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises), it seems that Sony is moving full steam ahead with its Spider-Verse launching Venom solo movie. According to Omega Underground, production on the solo film is set to get underway on September 1st, and will shoot in […]
The Shi’ar Empire could feature in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
We’ve already had a tease from producer Hutch Parker that X-Men: Dark Phoenix could see the mutant superheroes heading into space, and now it seems we may have confirmation that the next instalment in the main X-Men franchise will introduce the Shi’ar Empire. Omega Underground have got their hands on an audition tape featuring Toby […]
UPDATE: Sunspot and Moonstar cast in X-Men: The New Mutants
Teen Wolf and 13 Reasons Why star Henry Zaga has been confirmed as joining the cast of 20th Century Fox’s upcoming X-Men spinoff X-Men: The New Mutants, where he will play Roberto da Costa, a.k.a. Sunspot. The character previously appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past, where he was played by Adan Canto. UDPATE: THR […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 to premiere in January 2018 with straight run of 22 episodes
Last week it was announced that the fifth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be held back until midseason by ABC, with the network airing its new show Inhumans from September. That raised several questions, such as whether we’d be getting a shortened run of episodes with Coulson and company for the fifth season. Well, […]
Michael Bay says Transformers: The Last Knight “gets us back in the groove” after Age of Extinction
While the continue to prove immensely popular at the box office, Michael Bay’s Transformers films have certainly suffered diminishing returns in terms of quality, with the most recent instalment Transformers: Age of Extinction hammered by critics, despite its attempts to take the franchise in a new direction. Nevertheless, Bay is back in the director’s chair […]
Chantal Thuy to play Grace Choi in The CW’s Black Lightning
Variety is reporting that Chantal Thuy (Pretty Little Liars) has joined the cast of The CW’s newest DC superhero show Black Lightning. Thuy is set for the recurring role of Grace Choi, a character created by Judd Winick and Tom Raney, who made her first comic book appearance in Outsiders #1 in 2003. In the show, Grace […]
Jill Scott cast as DC villain Lady Eve in Black Lightning
The CW’s new superhero show Black Lightning has added Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Jill Scott to its cast in the role of the DC villain Lady Eve. Deadline reports that the show’s incarnation of the character “will be the bridge between Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III) and a secret group of corrupt leaders. […]
Black Lightning showrunner keen on Static appearance
The CW is set to add another DC show to its slate midseason with the arrival of Black Lightning, and according to showrunner Salim Akil, Jefferson Pierce may not be the only superhero we’ll be seeing the series. “I love the idea of Static Shock, and in success, hopefully, we’ll be able to pull other […]
The X-Files Season 11 to premiere in midseason 2018
Last month it was announced that David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will once again be reuniting with Chris Carter for an eleventh season of The X-Files, and now we have confirmation from Fox that the show will premiere in midseason 2018. From the official press release: The next chapter of THE X-FILES, a thrilling, 10-episode […]
Denis Villeneuve to direct Blade Runner 2, Harrison Ford confirmed to return
Alcon Entertainment has announced that it has found a director for Blade Runner 2, with Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Enemy) signing on to helm the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic, and Harrison Ford confirmed as reprising the role of Rick Deckard. “We are honored that Harrison is joining us on this journey with Denis […]