Last week it was reported that Universal Cable Productions is in very early development on a Suits spinoff centred around Gina Torres’ Jessica Pearson, and now after making her return to the show in this week’s season six finale, we have official confirmation that Torres has closed a deal to lead the potential new show. […]
Rumoured shortlist of directors to replace Ben Affleck on The Batman
Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe suffered another setback this week as Ben Affleck became the latest director to bail on a DC Films project, with Affleck opting against helming The Batman in order to “find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film.” With the official announcement came reports […]
Finn Jones blames Donald Trump for Iron Fist’s bad reviews
A few days ago, Iron Fist star Finn Jones spoke about the bad reviews for Netflix’s latest Marvel series, pulling out the old “we made it for the fans, not the critics” line, and now he’s shifted his focus, blaming Donald Trump for viewers’ inability to connect to Danny Rand. “I think the world has changed […]
Finn Jones responds to negative reviews for Marvel’s Iron Fist
Netflix’s latest Marvel series Iron Fist hits the streaming service this coming Friday, but if early reviews of the first half of the season are any indication, it falls well short of its predecessors in Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. In fact, at one point after the embargo lifted, the series had the lowest Rotten […]
Samuel L. Jackson joins Sebastian Stan in The Last Full Measure
Nick Fury is teaming up with The Winter Soldier, with Foresight Unlimited announcing that Samuel L. Jackson has joined his joined his Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Infinity War co-star Sebastian Stan in director Todd Robinson’s (Lonely Hearts) upcoming political drama The Last Full Measure. THR reports that the film is based on […]
Star Trek: Discovery gets five new cast additions
As we await word on a premiere date, CBS has announced five new additions to the cast of Star Trek: Discovery, the upcoming TV series set ten years prior to the events of Star Trek: The Original Series. Shazad Latif (Penny Dreadful) is set to play Starfleet officer Lieutenant Tyler, Rekha Sharma (The 100) will […]
Vin Diesel defends Fast & Furious 9 delay
Last week, Universal Pictures announced that it has pushed back the ninth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise to 2020, instead opting to focus its immediate attention on the rumoured spinoff centred around Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). In response to the news, Tyrese Gibson lashed out at The Rock, […]
Rumour: Stranger Things’ David Harbour testing for Cable in Deadpool 2
Over the past few months, we’ve had several actors linked to the role of Nathan Summers, a.k.a. Cable, in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool sequel, and now we can add another name to the list. According to El Mayime, Stranger Things star David Harbour is being eyed to play Cable, and has apparently screen-tested for the […]
UPDATE: Marvel’s X-Men TV pilot gets five new cast members
Earlier this week it was announced that True Blood’s Stephen Moyer has secured the lead in Marvel and Fox’s X-Men pilot, and now comes word of two more additions to the cast. Deadline is reporting that Sean Teale (Incorporated) will play Marcos Diaz/Eclipse, a mutant created for the show who possesses the ability to absorb and […]
UPDATE: Joe Carnahan joins Fox’s X-Force movie
Joe Carnahan is a busy man at the moment. He’s writing Shawn Levy’s Uncharted movie, prepping his next directorial effort Bad Boys for Life, and recently announced a remake of The Raid with Frank Grillo. Well, we can now add another project to his slate, as Collider is reporting that Carnahan is currently scripting an […]
