Arrow star John Barrowman has been getting into the cosplay spirit at the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, sharing several images to his Twitter showing him dressed as Marvel’s Squirrel Girl, DC’s Harley Quinn and Futurama’s Zapp Brannigan; take a look…SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Comic-Con coverage here. url=”.” . width=”100%” height=”150″ iframe=”true” /]
Alicia Vikander to play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider reboot
Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl) is set to follow in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie by taking on the role of Lara Croft in Warner Bros. MGM and GK Films’ reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise.The reboot is being directed by Roar Uthaug (The Wave), and will “tell the story of […]
SDCC: Lucasfilm reveals details on Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End and new titles
During yesterday’s Star Wars Publishing panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, Lucasfilm offered fans some details on their upcoming slate of Star Wars novels, including the concluding part of Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy, a Poe Dameron book, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tie-ins and new young reader titles.Wendig’s Star Wars: Aftermath and Star Wars: […]
Suit up with The CW on National Superhero Day
The CW is celebrating National Superhero Day today with the release of a new promo for its DC offerings, featuring clips from Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and the animated series Vixen, as well as the 90s series of The Flash and the short-lived Birds of Prey. Check it out here… The Flash […]
R.I.P. Garry Marshall (1934 – 2016)
Garry Marshall, the creator of the classic U.S. sitcom Happy Days and director of Pretty Woman, has passed away aged 81, his publicist has announced. The legendary writer, producer and director died of pneumonia at a hospital in Burbank, California, after suffering a stroke.Marshall began his career as a TV writer in the late 1950s, and went […]
Fox orders 24: Legacy to series, Kiefer Sutherland to executive produce
Deadline is reporting that Fox has given an early series order to 24: Legacy, the upcoming event series reboot of the real-time espionage franchise. Although he’s not expected to appear as Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland has signed on to the series as executive producer alongside creators Manny Coto and Evan Katz and Imagine TV’s Brian […]
Stephen Merchant joins Wolverine 3
Casting on the third Wolverine movie is now in full swing, with Deadline reporting that Stephen Merchant (Extras, Hello Ladies) has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong.Merchant’s casting comes hot on the heels of the news that Richard E. Grant has signed on to play a “mad scientist” villain alongside […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story gets an official synopsis
The new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set to land later today [watch a teaser here], and to whet our appetites Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled an updated synopsis for the hotly-anticipated Anthology movie, which reads as follows:From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, Rogue One: A […]
Robert Downey Jr. “could do one more” Iron Man movie
Last week it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. is set to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which – along with Captain America: Civil War and the two-part Avengers: Infinity War – will take his MCU appearances up to ten.Downey hasn’t headlined his own solo movie since 2013’s […]
J.J. Abrams says Star Trek 4 is his “favourite Star Trek story that we’ve had”
Star Trek Beyond may have just opened in cinemas [read our reviews here and here], but producer J.J. Abrams is already talking up the next instalment, which Paramount officially announced last week.Star Trek 4 will see Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk coming face-to-face with his father George Kirk, with Chris Pine reprising his role from […]
