It looks like Oliver Queen’s skills are going to be put to the test by his first super-powered villain this season, with IGN reporting that Doug Jones is set to appear in Arrow as Jake Simmons, a.k.a. Deathbolt. Making his debut in 1983 in All-Star Squadron #21, Deathbolt was the result of an experiment by […]
Morena Baccarin to play female lead in Deadpool
After recently securing roles in the DC shows Gotham and The Flash, Morena Baccarin is now turning her hand to Marvel, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the former Firefly star has nabbed the female lead in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool. Baccarin was one of several actresses on the shortlist for the role, with Taylor […]
Amazon Studios orders five pilots to series
Amazon has today announced that based upon customer feedback on its 2015 pilots, it has placed orders for full seasons of The Man in the High Castle (which happens to be Amazon’s most-viewed pilot of all-time), Mad Dogs, The New Yorker Presents, Just Add Magic and The Stinky & Dirty Show. “During the latest pilot […]
Jedward join Tara Reid in Sharknado 3
It looks like Syfy is starting to fill out its cast of z-list celebrity cameos for Sharknado 3, with Tara Reid revealing via her Instagram that Jedward – a.k.a. former X-Factor contestents John and Edward Grimes – are set to appear in the threequel. Reid met the duo back in 2011 during Celebrity Big Brother, […]
The Huntress cut from season 3 of Arrow
If you were looking forward to seeing Jessica De Gouw’s Helena Bertinelli making her return to Starling City this season on Arrow then I’m afraid you’re out of luck as executive producer Marc Guggenheim has revealed that The Huntress has been cut from season three of the DC series. “We’d been discussing an episode that […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 reportedly subtitled Half-Shell
With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 set to go into production next month, it seems we may have the title for the sequel to last year’s live-action reboot. According to Los Angeles Clippers player J.J. Redick – who is set to appear in the film alsongside several of his teammaters and players from the New […]
Marvel absent from Comic-Con this year, but Warner Bros. planning a “significant presentation” for its DC movies
Back in March of this year, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn suggested that Marvel Studios would be absent from the San Diego-Comic Con International this July, and now Deadline is reporting that the Marvel has indeed decided to skip Hall H this year. However, if you’re worried that there’ll be a lack of […]
Warner Bros. chief talks Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman and the DC movie universe
Next year, Warner Bros. will finally pull the trigger on a shared DC movie universe with the release of not one but two DC comic book movies in the Man of Steel follow-up Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad. If all goes to plan for the studio, it will […]
Old Man Logan is heading into the Warzone for Marvel’s Secret Wars tie-in
Wolverine is heading into the Warzone as part of Marvel’s huge Secret Wars event this May, with Brian Michael Bendis (All-New X-Men) and Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow) resurrecting Old Man Logan for a brand new miniseries… “The original Old Man Logan story is a modern masterpiece,” says Marvel SVP, Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “Fans […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and True Detective win big at the 2015 WGA Awards
With the Oscars almost upon us, the Writers Guild of America held its annual WGA Awards ceremony last night, with The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game taking home the gongs for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. On the TV front, True Detective claimed the awards for Drama Series and New […]
