James Cameron is renowned for pushing the envelope when it comes to technology, and he’s hoping to continue that with his Avatar sequels, revealing to the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers that he’s pushing for glasses-free 3D. “I’m going to push.,” said Cameron, who was accepting an honorary membership to the Society. “Not only […]
MTV renews The Shannara Chronicles for second season
MTV has renewed the fantasy drama The Shannara Chronicles for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The series, which was the most expensive pilot ever produced by MTV, is based upon Terry Brooks’ bestselling book series and centres “on the Shannara family, whose descendants are empowered with ancient magic and whose adventures continuously […]
Kat Foster joins Van Damme in comedy pilot Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Deadline is reporting that Kat Foster (Weeds, Your Family or Mine) is set to star alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme as the female lead in Amazon’s comedy pilot Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The pilot sees Van Damme as a “famous actor and martial-arts pro who comes out of retirement to resume his alter-ego: an undercover private contractor by […]
Titan celebrating 50th anniversary of the Cybermen with Doctor Who summer crossover event
Titan Comics and BBC Worldwide have announced that they will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of the Doctor’s most iconic foes the Cybermen this summer with the five-part, bi-weekly adventure Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen. Check out the five covers to the first issue here… This special crossover event comic entitled […]
Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers gets R-rating over cartoon testicles
It looks like Kevin Smith has run foul of the Motion Picture Association of America once again, with the filmmaker taking to Instagram to announce that his latest film Yoga-Hosers has been slapped with an R-rating. However, this time it’s not down to foul language or gratuitous nudity, but rather a cartoon drawing of a […]
Interlude developing The Twilight Zone interactive pilot
We shall soon be able to take a trip to the fifth dimension courtesy of Interlude, which has announced that it has entered into a deal with CBS to develop an original interactive project based on Rod Serling’s cult classic The Twilight Zone. The pilot episode is being written and directed by award-winning game creator […]
Daisy Ridley and J.J. Abrams reuniting for fantasy thriller Kolma
The Wrap is reporting that Star Wars: The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams is set to reunite with star Daisy Ridley for the fantasy thriller Kolma. Abrams is producing the project, which has Marielle Heller (Diary of a Teenage Girl) in talks to direct. Based on a 2003 Israeli movie of the week entitled All […]
Willem Dafoe joins Adam Wingard’s Death Note
According to Mashable, Willem Dafoe has signed on to lend his voice to the character of Ryuk the Shinigami in Adam Wingard’s adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s manga series Death Note. Dafoe joins a cast that includes Nat Wolff (Paper Towns), Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys), Keith Stanfield (Straight Outta Compton), Paul Nakauchi […]
Viz Media announces The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition manga omnibus
Viz Media has announced that it is bringing back the celebrated manga graphic novel series The Legend of Zelda this November with The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, a new series of 2-in-1 releases of the classic ten volume fantasy adventure. “The Legend of Zelda is an unforgettable and tremendously loved property among multiple generations […]
Two new additions to the cast of Marvel’s Iron Fist
Marvel and Netflix are moving full steam ahead with casting on Iron Fist, with Variety reporting that Jessica Stroup (90210) and Tom Pelphrey (Banshee) have signed on to the superhero series as brother and sister Joy and Ward Meachum the children of Harold Meachum (David Wenham). The site states that, “Joy and Ward have spent […]
