Last month it was announced that ABC had picked up the pilot for The Greatest American Hero, a female-led reboot of the 1980s comedy-drama, and now comes word that the project has found its lead and supporting cast. THR is reporting that Hannah Simone (New Girl) will play the titular hero, Meera, described as “a […]
John Wick director wanted for Sandman Slim adaptation
With John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 director Chad Stahelski currently gearing up to shoot the third instalment of the Keanu Reeves action series, Deadline is reporting that Studio 8 is lining up the filmmaker to helm another potential franchise. According to the site, Stahelski has been tapped to direct Sandman Slim, based upon […]
Get a good look at Thor’s new hammer Stormbreaker from Avengers: Infinity War
Thor: Ragnarok certainly shook things up for the God of Thunder. Not only did he lose Asgard and his right eye, but his trusty hammer Mjolnir was destroyed at the hands of Cate Blanchett’s wicked villainess Hela. Thor won’t be going into Avengers: Infinity War and the big showdown with Thanos unarmed however, as he […]
Gerard Butler and company returning for Den of Thieves sequel
Deadline is reporting that Gerard Butler, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson and O’Shea Jackson Jr. are set to reunite with director Christian Gudegast for a sequel to last month’s action heist thriller Den of Thieves. The project will once again be written and directed by Gudegast, and “will find Big Nick (Butler) on the hunt in […]
Metallica’s James Hetfield joins Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Metallica frontman James Hetfield has become the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Ted Bundy film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Deadline is reporting. The film is being directed by Joe Berlinger, who helmed the documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, as well as writing the book Metallica: This Monster Lives. It […]
Marvel’s The Hunt for Wolverine expands into four epic tales
In April, Marvel will launch its new event The Hunt for Wolverine, and the following month the story will continue as “intrigue, mystery, romance, and action collide in an epic so big, it will take four different series to tell the tale”! Orchestrated by The Hunt for Wolverine and Death of Wolverine writer writer Charles Soule, […]
Preview of the Nazi-punchin’ first issue of Athena Voltaire and the Sorcerer Pope
Action Lab kicks off a new adventure for the pulp heroine Athena Voltaire this week with the launch of Athena Voltaire and the Sorcerer Pope #1; check out a preview of the Nazi-punchin’ first issue here… Athena races against the Nazis to find an artifact once possessed by Pope Sylvester II, but the allies helping […]
Paddington helmer Paul King in talks to direct Willy Wonka
If you cast your mind back to October 2016, you may recall that Warner Bros. had picked up the rights to Willy Wonka from the estate of Roald Dahl, tapping Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts producer David Heyman to develop a prequel movie based upon the classic character. Well, according to THR, the project is […]
Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish set for DC/Vertigo adaptation The Kitchen
New Line Cinema and DC Entertainment have set Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters) and Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) to star in The Kitchen, an adaptation of the Vertigo comic book series of the same name. The film will mark the directorial debut of Andrea Berloff, screenwriter on Straight Outta Compton, and is an Irish mafia story which […]
Star Trek: Discovery producers discuss the season finale ending and what it means going forward
Warning: Spoilers for the end of Star Trek: Discovery’s season finale follow… The first season of CBS All Access and Netflix’s Star Trek: Discovery came to an end this week, and the closing moments of the season finale featured a very notable appearance, raising anticipation for what’s to come in season two in 2019. If […]
