Tim Heidecker, co-creator of Adult Swim’s Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories, has become the latest addition to the cast of Us, the new horror-thriller from Get Out director Jordan Peele. Heidecker joins a cast that so far includes Black Panther stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke, along with Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s […]
Stan Lee pays tribute to Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko
Last week it was announced that legendary artist Steve Ditko had passed away aged 90, and now fellow comic book icon Stan Lee has shared a video paying tribute to his colleague, with whom he created a number of characters including, most notably, the Amazing Spider-Man. “I cannot let the week go without commenting on […]
Laurence Fishburne doesn’t expect to get Man of Steel 2 call after turning down Justice League
Having portrayed Daily Planet editor in chief Perry White in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, actor Laurence Fishburne thinks his time in the DC Extended Universe may be over – and not because he’s made the jump to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but rather because he had to pass on […]
Studio 8 adapting Rob Liefeld comic book series Prophet
If you cast your mind back to 2015, you may recall that Deadpool and Cable co-creator Rob Liefeld was shopping around a big screen adaptation of his comic book series Prophet, and now comes word from THR that the project has found a home at Studio 8. The character of John Prophet made his first […]
Christina Applegate to lead Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me
Deadline is reporting that Christina Applegate (Anchorman, Bad Moms) is set to headline Netflix’s half-hour dark comedy series Dead to Me, which has been described as “a comedic Big Little Lies“. Scripted by Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), the series explores “a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit […]
Anya Taylor-Joy to headline Weetzie Bat alongside Nick Robinson, Sasha Lane and more
The Witch and Split star Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as the title character in Weetzie Bat, an upcoming film adaptation of Francesa Lia Block’s cult 80s novel, where she will star alongside Nick Robinson (Love, Simon), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Theodore Pellerin (Boy Erased) and Keiynan Lonsdale (The Flash). Justin Kelly (I Am Michael) […]
Barry Keoghan to lead Y: The Last Man cast alongside Diane Lane, Imogen Poots and more
Having been in development for several years now, FX is finally moving forward with Y, its TV adaptation of the Brian K. Vaughan comic book series Y: The Last Man, with the network announcing that Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) will lead the cast as Yorick Brown. Y takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth where a mysterious […]
Go behind the scenes of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man #1 with launch trailer
Coinciding with its launch this week, Marvel has unveiled a trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man #1, which takes us behind-the-scenes of the web-slinger’s new series and sees writer Nick Spencer, editor Nick Lowe and editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski teasing Peter Parker’s latest adventure. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Preview of The Amazing Spider-Man #1 “Spider-Man […]
Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown join Frozen 2 voice cast
Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) and Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) are heading to Arendelle, with the two actors joining the voice cast of Disney Animation’s highly-anticipated sequel Frozen 2. Details on their characters are being kept under wraps. Frozen 2 reunites directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck and songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez […]
Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman to star in 17 Bridges from the Russo Brothers
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is set to reunite with Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo to headline the action thriller 17 Bridges. The film will see Boseman portraying a disgraced NYPD detective who, after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption. Boseman will […]
