While 2000’s X-Men is widely credited as launching the Marvel-era of movies – and indeed, the modern superhero movie – that honour actually falls to 1998’s Blade, which saw Wesley Snipes taking on the role of Marvel’s vampire-hunter Eric Brooks. With the film celebrating its 20th anniversary, EW has been chatting to Snipes and screenwriter […]
Michael Rooker joins The Dark Tower TV series
Guardians of the Galaxy star Michael Rooker has revealed on his website that he has joined the cast of Amazon’s TV adaptation of the Stephen King fantasy epic The Dark Tower. Details on Rooker’s role are being kept under wraps, but the actor joins the previously announced Sam Strike (Nightflyers) as Roland Deschain and Jasper […]
Netflix acquires video game adaptation The Division starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain
During Ubisoft’s panel at E3, the publisher has announced that its long-gestating feature film adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Division has been acquired by streaming giant Netflix. David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) is set to direct The Division, which has Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home) and Jessica Chastain […]
Love, Death & Robots renewed for season 2 by Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has taken to Twitter to announce that it has renewed the Tim Miller (Deadpool) and David Fincher (The Social Network) produced animated anthology series Love, Death & Robots for a second season. "Love, Death and Robots" will be back! Jennifer Yuh Nelson has joined as supervising director for Volume 2 and will […]
Steven Spielberg writing After Dark streaming horror series
Steven Spielberg is set to try his hand at the horror genre, with the legendary filmmaker teaming with former Disney and DreamWorks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg to write a horror series for Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile-based streaming service Quibi. Titled Spielberg’s After Dark, the series will run for 10-12 ‘chapters’ of between seven and ten minutes apiece, […]
DC Universe’s Titans season 2 casts Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves
It looks like Lex Luthor may be making his way to DC Universe’s Titans at some point in the near future, as Deadline is reporting that the live-action TV series has cast Natalie Gumede (Doctor Who, Jekyll & Hyde) as Luthor’s right hand woman Mercy Graves. The official character description for Titans’ Mercy Graves reads: […]
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers animated series gets a first look teaser trailer
Last year it was announced that DreamWorks Animation Television would be expanding the Fast & Furious franchise with an animated series revolving around the exploits of Dominic Torretto’s (Vin Diesel) teenage cousin Tony Toretto, and now we’ve got our first trailer for the new show. Based on the hugely successful feature films, Fast & Furious: […]
Archie Comics to explore Riverdale’s rock ‘n’ roll roots in Archie 1955
After exploring World War II in the acclaimed Archie 1941, creators Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn are reuniting for a second historical fiction series at Archie Comics, jumping a decade ahead to tell a true-to-life tale set during the turbulent origins of rock ‘n’ roll in Archie 1955. As a boy who grew up in […]
Titans set video offers first look at Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne
Last month it was announced that Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen is set to take on the iconic role of Bruce Wayne in the second season of DC Universe’s Titans, and now a set video has surfaced online which gives us our first look at Glen’s Bruce alongside his former crimefighting partner Dick Grayson (Brenton […]
Marvel unveils Amazing Spider-Man #25 variant covers
Marvel is marking year two of Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley and Humberto Ramos’ run on Amazing Spider-Man with a line-up of variant covers for next month’s 25th issue; check them out here… It may be hitting comic shops next month, but the buzz is already on for the giant-sized main story in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25, […]
