It looks like Lucasfilm is dipping back into the old Star Wars Extended Universe canon for Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s upcoming Han Solo movie, with Woody Harrelson confirming to Variety that his mentor character is Garris Shrike. Created by Ann C. Crispin for the 1997 book The Paradise Snare, Garris Shrike is a bounty […]
Thomas Lennon to play Leo Getz in Lethal Weapon TV series
It looks like Leo Getz is going to be annoying Riggs and Murtaugh once again, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple) has signed on to guest star as the character in the February 15th episode. Leo Getz was played by Joe Pesci in the Lethal Weapon films, making his debut in the […]
Brian Grazer says Arrested Development season 5 “should be happening soon”
Back in the summer of 2015, executive producer Brian Grazer announced that Netflix had given the green light to a fifth season of Arrested Development, which he expected to hit the streaming service some time last year. Obviously that didn’t come off, and Grazer has now provided a new update on its status to The Wrap, revealing that […]
Seth Gordon to direct Boston College Fix
New Line Cinema has tapped Horrible Bosses and Baywatch director Seth Gordon to helm Boston College Fix, which tells the true story of the Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal of the 1970s. Deadline is reporting that the film, which is being written by Robert Carlock (30 Rock, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), will delve into the match-fixing […]
American Crime Story to tackle Bill Clinton / Monica Lewinsky scandal
Variety is reporting that FX has optioned the rights to Jeffrey Toobin’s book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President for a future season of American Crime Story. A Vast Conspiracy “pulls apart the threads of the Bill Clinton sex scandal that devoured the late 1990s, framing it as a […]
Judd Apatow says no plans for a Freaks and Geeks revival
Over the past couple of years, it seems that if a new TV show hasn’t been adapted from a movie, then there’s a strong likelihood that it’s actually a revival or a reboot of an old series (see The X-Files, 24, Full House, Prison Break, Gilmore Girls, Will & Grace, Twin Peaks et al). Naturally, this has led […]
Vin Diesel thinks it’s a mistake for Marvel to abandon the Inhumans movie
Before Marvel Studios decided to bump Inhumans from its slate, Guardians of the Galaxy star Vin Diesel lobbied hard for a part in the movie, with numerous rumours linking him to the role of Black Bolt. Well, Marvel is finally set to move forward with The Inhumans, albeit as a TV series from ABC and […]
Image announces new Cullen Bunn horror series Regression
Image Comics has announced that Bram Stoker and Eisner Award-nominated writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Sixth Gun, The Empty Man) returns with debut artist Danny Luckert (Haunted) and colorist/letterer Marie Enger (Pistolwhip, 2 Sisters) for a chilling new series entitled Regression, which is set to launch in May. “I think most readers know how […]
J.K. Rowling denies Harry Potter and the Cursed Child movie trilogy rumours
Despite the fact that Warner Bros. is currently expanding J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World with the five-film Fantastic Beasts franchise, rumours continue to persist that the studio is prepping an adaptation of the hit stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Back in August, it was reported – and subsequently denied – that Warner Bros. […]
Grant Gustin, Melissa Benoist, John Barrowman and more confirmed to sing in the Supergirl / The Flash musical crossover
The CW has already aired its big four-show DC crossover for this season, but we’ve still got one other team-up to look forward to as Melissa Benoist’s Supergirl reunited with Grant Gustin’s Flash for a two-part musical crossover, which will pit the heroes against Music Meister. Thanks to EW, we now have details on who’ll […]
