Freeform has announced that it has granted a series order to its drama pilot Motherland: Fort Salem, which takes place in an alternate America where witches struck a deal with the U.S. government some 300 years ago to end their persecution in exchange for fighting for their country. Created and written by Eliot Laurence (Claws), […]
Marvel believes “the world is ready” for a gay superhero in the MCU
With rumours circulating that Marvel is looking to cast an openly gay actor for a lead role in next year’s franchise launcher The Eternals, Marvel Studios’ EVP of Production Victoria Alonso has told Variety that she believes the time is right for an LGBTQ superhero in the MCU. “The world is ready, the world is […]
Game of Thrones season 8 trailer shatters HBO record for views
HBO certainly made us wait for the first full trailer for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, but it arrived in style this past week, smashing records in the process. According to the network, Tuesday’s trailer racked up a whopping 81 million views in its first 24 hours across all platforms, including […]
Matt Bomer to lead season 3 of The Sinner alongside Bill Pullman
White Collar and Doom Patrol actor Matt Bomer is set to star alongside the returning Bill Pullman in the third season of USA Network’s Golden Globe-nominated anthology crime drama The Sinner, TV Line has revealed. Season three of the show will see Pullman’s Detective Harry Ambrose investigating what appears to be a tragic car accident, […]
Rumour: Andre Holland, Rachel Weisz and Alec Baldwin up for Black Widow roles
With the Black Widow movie gearing up to go into production this summer, That Hashtag Show is reporting that Moonlight and Castle Rock star Andre Holland could be set to take on the main villain role opposite Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff. Marvel has reportedly being holding auditions this past week for the antagonist, described as […]
Cillian Murphy the latest actor tipped to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond
Although Daniel Craig hasn’t even started filming his final outing as 007 yet, there’s already been an enormous amount of speculation as to who’ll become the next actor to take on the role of Ian Fleming’s super spy James Bond following the release of 2002’s Bond 25. The likes of Idris Elba (Luther), Tom Hiddleston […]
Adrienne Barbeau set for Swamp Thing return in DC Universe series
Having starred as the female lead in Wes Craven’s 1982 feature film adaptation, Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Escape from New York) is set for a return to the Swamp Thing franchise, with the actress revealing that she is set for an appearance in the upcoming DC Universe TV series. Barbeau is no stranger to the DC […]
Brian K. Vaughan to write Gundam movie for Legendary
Last summer, Legendary Pictures announced that it is in development on a live-action feature film adaptation of the anime franchise Gundam, and now comes word from THR that acclaimed comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Saga) is set to pen the script for the movie. First launching back in 1979, Gundam […]
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge gets new promo and concept art
Coinciding with the news from Disney CEO Bob Iger that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open its doors on May 31st at Disneyland and August 29th at DisneyWorld, a new promo has been released for the highly-anticipated Star Wars-themed lands which includes footage from the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run attraction. Check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouc5wjK3sZo Meanwhile, […]
Apple recruits Brie Larson for CIA drama series
After soaring into cinemas this weekend as Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, actress Brie Larson has now signed on to produce and star in an as-yet-untitled CIA drama for Apple. As revealed by THR, the series will be based on the real-life exploits of CIA operative Amaryllis Fox, as told in her upcoming memoir Life […]
