After twenty years of waiting, the aliens have finally returned, as 20th Century Fox unleashes Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, the hotly-anticipated follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster.To celebrate the release, Vue Entertainment has been conducting research into the British public’s thoughts on extraterrestrial life, with one in three respondents believing in the existence […]
Benedict Wong says Doctor Strange’s Wong won’t be “a tea-making manservant”
This November Benedict Wong (Prometheus, The Martian) is set to team up with fellow Brit – and fellow Benedict – Benedict Cumberbatch, as he portrays Dr. Stephen Strange’s sidekick Wong in Marvel’s Doctor Strange.During an interview with Den of Geek, the appropriately named actor has revealed some details on the direction Marvel is taking with […]
Game of Thrones showrunners rule out involvement with potential spinoff: “For us, this is it”
Game of Thrones scooped the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for the second consecutive year last night (and in the process, set a new record as the most decorated TV show in Emmy history).The epic fantasy series has just two seasons remaining, but given its incredible success, there’s been a lot of speculation regarding […]
Tyler Ritter joins Arrow season 5 as new Star City detective
Arrow continues its cast expansion for its upcoming fifth season, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Tyler Ritter (The McCarthys) has signed on to The CW’s DC superhero drama.Ritter has landed a recurring role as Detective Malone, “a new addition to the Star City Police Department following Captain Lance’s (Paul Blackthorne) departure from the squad […]
Game of Thrones season 7 casting breakdown teases new characters
With HBO’s Game of Thrones having passed George R.R. Martin’s novels as it heads into its final two seasons, we’re deep in uncharted waters when it comes to the epic fantasy series, and a casting breakdown for season seven has surfaced online which gives us a little insight into some of new – and presumably minor […]
Full cast announced for Syfy’s Krypton pilot
Having secured its leads in Cameron Cuffe (Florence Foster Jenkins) as Seg-El and Georgina Campbell (After Hours) as Lyta Zod, Syfy has now rounded out the series regular cast for its upcoming Superman prequel pilot Krypton.Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones) is set to play Val-El, Seg-El’s grandfather, and “a rogue genius who believes that space exploration is a […]
Cameron Cuffe to lead Krypton as Superman’s grandfather
Syfy has found its lead for the upcoming Superman prequel pilot Krypton, with British actor Cameron Cuffe (Florence Foster Jenkins) set to play Seg-El, the grandfather of Kal-El.Krypton has been created by David S. Goyer (Man of Steel) and takes place on Superman’s home world, two generations before its destruction. The potential series will follow Seg-El, as […]
Official character descriptions for Superman prequel series Krypton
Last month it was announced that Syfy had given a pilot order for Krypton, a Superman prequel series from David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel), which will take place two generations prior to the destruction of the planet and focusses on Kal-El’s grandfather. Thanks to TV Line, we now have official character […]
Maggie Geha cast as Poison Ivy for Gotham season 3
Last week it was announced that Gotham’s producers have decided to recast Ivy Pepper, aging up the character for a full-blown take on the Batman villain Poison Ivy.Well, it’s now been announced that Maggie Geha (Ted 2) is replacing Clare Foley, with Warner Bros. TV releasing an official character description that explains the recasting:“Following an […]
Taika Waititi gives an update on What We Do in the Shadows sequel We’re Wolves
Back in August of last year it was announced that a spinoff sequel to the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is in the works, which will focus on the werewolf characters from the New Zealand comedy.In an interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote his new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople [read our review […]
