Marvel Entertainment and Riot Games have announced a partnership to bring League of Legends stories to comics and graphic novels, beginning with League of Legends: Ashe: Warmother – an origin story of one of the first League of Legends champions. “Many fans of the Marvel Universe and comics share their interests and passion for storytelling with the […]
J.K. Simmons joins Veronica Mars revival
TV Line is reporting that Hulu’s Veronica Mars revival has added some Oscar-winning talent, with J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Justice League) signing on for a recurring role in the new season. According to the site, Simmons will take on the role of Clyde Prickett, “an ex-con who served 10 years for racketeering, and was smart enough […]
Tilda Swinton joins Wes Anderson’s musical as Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman and Lea Seydoux rumoured
Back in August it was announced that Wes Anderson’s next project will be a musical set in post-World War II France in the late 1940s, and now comes word from The Playlist that Suspiria star Tilda Swinton has become the first addition to the cast of the as-yet-untitled film. Along with Swinton, rumours are circulating […]
Rumoured character breakdowns for Marvel’s The Eternals surface online
After unveiling some alleged character breakdowns for the Black Widow movie a few days ago, That Hashtag Show has now turned its attention to another of Marvel Studios’ Phase Four projects in the cosmic ensemble The Eternals. According to the site, Marvel is currently casting twelve roles including Elysisus, The Forgotten One, Ikaris, Makkari, Sersi, […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald conjures $253 million global opening
The latest chapter of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, arrived in cinemas this weekend, but despite less-than-magical reviews the Harry Potter spinoff sequel managed to amass a global opening of $253 million – thanks in no small part to a strong international showing. Domestically, The Crimes of Grindelwald comfortably claimed […]
Dan Aykroyd says Ghostbusters 3 script is in the works
When your first attempt at a franchise revival with an all-female reboot fails, who you gonna call? Well, if you’re Sony, you’re going to be calling the original Ghostbusters – at least, if Dan Aykroyd is to be believed, with the co-writer and star of the original two movies telling AXS TV’s The Big Interview With Dan […]
Marvel cancels Star Wars: Shadow of Vader after Chuck Wendig firing
Back in October it was revealed that Chuck Wendig, writer of the bestselling Star Wars: Aftermath book series, had been fired from Marvel Entertainment due to his “negative, vulgar” social media use, and now the publisher has announced that it has scrapped its plans for the five-issue Star Wars: Shadow of Vader comic book series […]
Marvel’s Daredevil showrunner has pitched season 4 to Netflix
In the wake of Netflix’s cancellations of Luke Cage and Iron Fist last month – not to mention the impending launch of the Disney+ streaming service – there’s been a lot of speculation over the future of Netflix’s other Marvel shows, with a unconfirmed report claiming that both Daredevil and Jessica Jones could also be at risk. […]
Eddie Redmayne on his Razzie-winning Jupiter Ascending role
In the same year that Eddie Redmayne received the Academy Award for his turn as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, the British actor was also stinking up the screen as the villain Balem Abrasax in the Wachowskis’ box office turkey Jupiter Ascending. Now, during an interview with GQ (via AV Club) to promote his […]
Bad Boys 3 now titled Bad Boys For Lif3, will start shooting in January
After several years of rumours, script rewrites, delayed release dates and false starts, both Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirmed earlier this month that they are officially on board to reprise their roles as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett for a third Bad Boys movie. Bad Boys 3 is being directed by Adi El Arbi and Bilall […]
