Back in June, CBS announced the premiere date for Supergirl, making the somewhat surprising decision to air in it direct competition with Fox’s own DC series Gotham on Monday nights. Speaking to IGN during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, CBS chairman Nina Tassler took a moment to explain the reason behind the scheduling: […]
New J.R.R. Tolkien Middle-earth tale The Story of Kullervo to be published this August
The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien has announced that the unreleased Middle-earth tale The Story of Kullervo is set for publication this August. Check out the cover art, followed by the official description: Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters. ‘Hapless Kullervo’, as Tolkien called him, is […]
Netflix rebooting Mr. Peabody & Sherman
With their big screen outing from last year failing to ignite the box office, Mr. Peabody & Sherman are heading back to the small screen, with Netflix ordering a 13-episode series from DreamWorks Animation. According to Variety, The New Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show “sets the duo as hosts of a latenight comedy show broadcast […]
Uggie the Dog passes away
Some sad news this morning as Uggie the dog, star of the Oscar-winning 2011 film The Artist, has passed away aged 13 after being put to sleep following a battle with a prostate tumor. The canine star shot to fame thanks to his role in The Artist, which saw him honoured with a Palm Dog […]
Power Rangers and The Divergent Series: Ascendant pushed back
It looks like fans of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers will have a little longer to wait to see their heroes back on the big screen, as Lionsgate has pushed back the release once again, along with the final chapter of the Divergent franchise. Variety is reporting that Power Rangers will now hit cinemas on […]
Character details for the Power Rangers reboot
Thanks to Collider, we’ve got some character descriptions for Lionsgate’s upcoming big screen reboot of Power Rangers, and they’ll be very familiar to long time fans of the Mighty Morphin’ franchise! Jason – 17 years old, the makings of someone or something great if he would just get out of his own way. Jason was […]
Rumour: Steven Spielberg looking to coax Gene Wilder out of retirement for The BFG
According to Aint It Cool News, director Steven Spielberg is looking to coax Gene Wilder out of retirement for a role in one of his upcoming films. According to the site, their source claims that Wilder is wanted to lend his voice to The BFG, which would be his second Roald Dahl project after the […]
Training Day TV series gets pilot order from CBS
Back in August it was revealed that Antoine Fuqua and producer Jerry Bruckheimer were in development on a TV adaptation of the 2001 crime thriller Training Day, and now it has been announced that CBS has officially placed a pilot order for the project. The pilot has been written by former LAPD officer Will Beall […]
Training Day TV series in development
It looks like Training Day could be the latest film to make the jump to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that director Antoine Fuqua and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are working on a TV version of the 2001 crime thriller. According to the site, former LAPD detective Will Beall (Gangster Squad) is penning the drama, […]
Leonardo DiCaprio reuniting with Martin Scorsese for The Devil in the White City
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has closed a deal for Erik Larson’s book The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At The Fair That Changed America, with the film adaptation set to reunite Leonardo DiCaprio with director Martin Scorsese. The film will see DiCaprio starring as Dr. HH Holmes, a nineteenth […]
