Back in February 2017, it was announced that The LEGO Batman Movie director Chris McKay is set to take the reins of a Nightwing movie, but – like many of the proposed DC Extended Universe features – the film has been absent from Warner’s last few DC Films slate announcements. However, McKay has now taken […]
Reg E. Cathey’s final role is Luke Cage’s father in season 2 of Marvel’s Netflix series
Yesterday brought the rather sad news that The Wire and House of Cards actor Reg E. Cathey had passed away after losing his battle with cancer. The actor is known to comic book movie fans for his role as Franklin Storm, the father of Sue and Johnny Storm, in 2015’s Fantastic Four, and it seems […]
Donald Glover discusses his Deadpool animated series
Back in May of last year it was announced that Donald Glover is developing a ten-episode Deadpool animated series for FXX, and speaking to PopCulture to promote the second season of his hit show Atlanta, Glover was asked if he’s feeling any pressure tackling such a fan-favourite character. “That it’s funny,” he replied. “That one […]
The LEGO movie The Billion Brick Race loses its director
If you cast your mind back to 2015, you may recall that Warner Bros. and The LEGO Group announced an animated LEGO feature project entitled The Billion Brick Race, which was being scripted by Drew Pearce (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and Jason Segel (The Muppets). Last August, Jorge R. Gutierrez, director of The Book […]
Here’s a first look at Salem from the Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot
Over the past few weeks we’ve had several pieces of casting news on The CW’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot, with Kiernan Shipka (Feud: Bette and Joan) set to portray the titular character Sabrina Spellman and Jaz Sinclair (Slender Man) as her best friend Rosalind Walker. Well, Archie Comics CCO and Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has now taken […]
Fourth Cloverfield movie Overlord still planned for theatrical release
Netflix dropped a huge surprise this past Sunday by releasing The Cloverfield Paradox, with the streaming service picking up the rights to the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi after its planned theatrical release date had been pushed back on several occasions. According to THR, the deal was worth in excess of $50 million, and immediately put the […]
Charmed reboot casting breakdowns for the new sisters revealed
Last month it was announced that The CW has placed a pilot order for a Charmed reboot, described as a “fierce, funny, feminist reboot of the original series which centers on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches. Between vanquishing supernatural demons, tearing down the patriarchy, and maintaining familial bonds, a witch’s […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Venom teaser trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first teaser trailer for Venom… As Sony pushes full steam ahead with its plans for a shared Spider-Man universe (sans Spider-Man, apparently), the studio give us our very first glimpse of the launch title this week with the arrival of a teaser trailer for Venom, […]
Michael Bay may direct Lobo movie for DC
Having wrapped up one franchise with Transformers, it looks like filmmaker Michael Bay may be set to join another, with THR reporting that Warner Bros. wants the director for its long-gestating DC Comics adaptation Lobo. According to the site, the studio is yet to begin official talks with Bay, but is keen to have him […]
Donald Glover on getting advice from Billy Dee Williams for Lando role in Solo: A Star Wars Story
The first trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story may have been met with a mixed reaction [read the thoughts of our writing team here], but one aspect that seemed to go down very well with fans was the fleeting glimpses of Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after the launch of […]
