Universal Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have announced that principal photography is now underway on the very first live-action Pokemon movie, Detective Pikachu, based upon the video game of the same name. Here’s the official press release from the studio: Pokémon has delighted fans of all ages around the world for over two decades. With more than […]
Sean Bean and Malachi Kirby set for The Fast and the Furious-style drama Curfew
Sky has tapped Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Malachi Kirby (Roots) to lead the cast of its upcoming eight-part Fast and the Furious-style TV drama Curfew, which has been penned by Peaky Blinders‘ executive producer Matthew Read and has Colm McCarthy attached to direct. The series “will see contestants race through the night from […]
The Mighty Ducks TV series in development
It looks like Disney may be planning to dust off The Mighty Ducks franchise, with THR reporting that ABC Signature Studios is in early development on a TV series based upon the 1990 feature film. According to the site, ABC Signature chief Tracy Underwood has put the project into development after being approached by Steven […]
Netflix orders limited series Unbelievable
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has placed an eight episode order for Unbelievable, a limited series from writer Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich), which is being produced by Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly (Masters of Sex) and news anchor Katie Couric for CBS TV Studios. Written by Grant, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable […]
It’s time for The Week in Spandex to end
Back in 2011, with The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man all on the horizon, I thought it would be pretty useful to start a weekly roundup keeping track of all the latest superhero news. And so The Week in Spandex was born. Fast forward seven years, umpteen superhero movies later, and… […]
Get yourself a free Thanos comic courtesy of Marvel
Marvel is offering readers the chance to dive into the acclaimed ‘Thanos Wins’ story arc from Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw by giving away digital copies of Thanos #13 completely free between now and Tuesday, January 30th. THANOS WINS Part 1. Ask the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe how they fear the universe […]
FX orders pilot for What We Do In the Shadows U.S. TV series
THR is reporting that FX has ordered a pilot for a U.S. TV series based upon Taika Waititi’s acclaimed vampire mockumentary What We Do In the Shadows. The pilot for the half hour comedy will be directed by Waititi, with Jemaine Clement writing the script, and the duo will both serve as executive producers. It’s […]
Iris West suits up in spy photos from The Flash season 4
It looks like Candice Patton’s Iris West is set to become the latest addition to The CW’s roster of Arrowverse heroes, with some new set photos from the Vancouver set of the DC superhero show The Flash arriving online, which show Iris in a leather suit and domino mask. BLOG RE-POST#TheFlash shoots a major spoiler […]
Watch an exclusive clip from The Hero featuring Sam Elliott and Nick Offerman
This coming Monday sees the UK release of director Brett Haley’s (I’ll See You in My Dreams) new film The Hero starring Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter and Nick Offerman, and we’ve got an exclusive clip for you here, which features a powerful scene between Sam and Nick’s characters read a script that has […]
UPDATE: Paul Bettany withdraws from talks to replace Matt Smith as Prince Philip in The Crown
UPDATE: Deadline is reporting that Paul Bettany has now exited talks with Netflix, and will not be joining the cast of The Crown. Original story follows… As Netflix continues to shake up the cast of The Crown for its upcoming third and fourth seasons, THR is reporting that Avengers star Paul Bettany is nearing a […]
