Deadline is reporting that Ewan McGregor is set for a return to the small screen, with the actor set to take on the role of American fashion designer Halston in the limited series Simply Halston.Written by Sharr White (The Affair) and directed by Dan Minahan (American Crime Story), the series will see McGregor portraying Halston […]
New look at Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel
Marvel Studios has unveiled a new image from its first superhero offering of 2019, Captain Marvel, which features Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers in her Kree Starforce uniform; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Marvel Legends figure finally confirms Jude Law’s Captain Marvel roleSEE ALSO: Two new promo posters for Captain MarvelSet in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ Captain […]
The CW greenlights Batwoman pilot starring Ruby Rose
Following her debut in the three-part Arrowverse crossover ‘Elseworlds’ last month, The CW has officially announced that the Ruby Rose-headlined Batwoman TV pilot has received the green light, with David Nutter (Arrow, The Flash, Game of Thrones) attached to direct.Written by Caroline Dries and produced by Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions, Batwoman will see Rose reprising […]
Luther tops New Year’s Day ratings ahead of Doctor Who
Idris Elba returned to the role of Detective John Luther this past Tuesday, with the series five premiere of the acclaimed crime drama comfortably topping the New Year’s Day TV ratings here in the UK.As reported by TV Line, Luther’s first episode drew an average of 5.6 million viewers, matching the ratings highs of the […]
Disney to save $90 million after dropping Johnny Depp from next Pirates of the Caribbean movie
Back in October it was reported that Disney has decided to drop Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Caribbean, tapping Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to work on a script for a reboot of the blockbuster action-adventure franchise.The rumours were confirmed last month by Disney film production chief Sean Bailey, and now Forbes has […]
Pre-production underway on Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, reveals Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith is gearing up for a return to the View Askeniverse this year with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, and the filmmaker has announced via Twitter that pre-production is now officially underway on the follow-up to 2001’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Spent the first day of 2019 having a #JayAndSilentBobReboot pre-pre-production meeting […]
Black Mirror season 5 pushed back due to Bandersnatch
It looks like fans of Black Mirror will have a little longer to wait for the fifth season of the anthology show, as creator and writer Charlie Brooker has revealed to THR that the next batch of episodes have been pushed back due to the recently-released interactive movie Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.“We knew going into it […]
Jessie Buckley, Cynthia Erivo, Barry Keoghan, Lakeith Stanfield and Letitia Wright nominated for BAFTA’s EE Rising Star Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Awards has announced that Jessie Buckley (Beast, Wild Rose), Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale, Widows), Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk, American Animals), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out, Sorry to Bother You) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War) have been nominated for this year’s EE Rising Star […]
IDW’s Black Crown announces Eve Stranger, amnesiac-for-hire
IDW Publishing imprint Black Crown has announced the upcoming launch of the five-issue miniseries Eve Stranger from writer David Barnett and artist Philip Bond, which follows a formidable young woman with unnatural abilities and a repeatedly wiped memory, available to the highest bidder under the threat of exploding nanobombs in her bloodstream.“Imagine if you were the […]
The Walking Dead leads the most pirated TV shows of 2018
Having topped the list of the most pirated TV shows for the past six years, HBO’s Game of Thrones took a year out in 2018, allowing perennial runner-up The Walking Dead to top the list of the most illegally-downloaded shows.Ratings may be dwindling on TV, but AMC’s zombie drama remains hugely popular when it comes […]
