The pop culture world lost one of its greats this week as comic book icon Stan Lee passed away aged 95. In addition to the wonderful characters and stories that he leaves behind, Lee will of course be fondly remembered for his many cameos throughout the Marvel movie universe, and it seems we still have […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald tracking $275 million worldwide opening
Reviews may not be magical [read ours here and here], but it seems that isn’t going to dissuade fans of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World from heading out to see Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald this coming weekend. According to Deadline, the film – the second chapter of five planned Harry Potter spinoff prequels – it […]
Five Nights at Freddy’s movie script being completely overhauled
Back in 2015 it was announced that a feature film adaptation of the cult horror video game franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s was in the works, with Blumhouse Productions picking up the rights earlier this year and setting Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) to direct with a view to releasing […]
Wolverine and Hulk to battle Weapon H in new series Hulkverines
Marvel has announced that Wolverine and The Hulk are set to join forces this February to battle Weapon H, the dangerous creation made in their name, with writer Greg Pak teaming up with artists Ario Anindito and Guiu Villanova for the three-issue limited series Hulkverines. Here’s the cover to the first issue, with art from […]
ALF reboot in early development
THR is reporting that Warner Bros. TV is in early development on a reboot of the classic 80s sitcom ALF. ALF followed a friendly but sarcastic extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF (“Alien Life Form”), who is taken in by a middle-class suburban family after crash-landing in their garage in Southern California. The reboot has original writers Tom […]
Supergirl adds Hannah James and Kate Burton as Nia Nal’s sister and mother
The CW’s DC superhero show Supergirl has added two new recurring cast members in Hannah James (Mercy Street) and Kate Burton (Scandal), with the duo set to portray Nia Nal’s (Nicole Maines) older sister Maeve and mother Isabel respectively. Deadline reports that Maeve is described as being “driven and focused on maintaining the Nal family’s […]
Power Rangers’ RJ Cyler joins Black Lightning in key role
Deadline is reporting that Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Power Rangers actor RJ Cyler has signed on for a key recurring role in The CW’s DC series Black Lightning. According to the site, Cyler will play Todd Green, described as a gangly and awkward tech genius who finds himself passed over for […]
Dark showrunners reuniting with Netflix for 1899
Netflix has announced that Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, creators of the first German Netflix original series Dark, are reuniting with the streaming service for the new project 1899. The original series revolves around a migrant steamship heading west to leave the old continent from London to New York. The passengers, a mixed bag of […]
Pedro Pascal officially in talks for Star Wars series The Mandalorian
If you cast your mind back to the start of October, you may recall a rumour claiming that Game of Thrones and Narcos star Pedro Pascal was wanted for the lead in Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian, and now comes word from Variety that Pascal is indeed in talks to star in the live-action Star Wars series. […]
Contained thriller Cargo gets a poster and trailer
Coinciding with its release in the States, Wild Eye Releasing has unveiled a poster and trailer for Cargo, a new contained thriller (or should that be containered thriller?) from director James Dylan; check them out here… A man wakes trapped inside a cargo container with only a cell phone and is given 24 hours by his […]
