Coinciding with the release of Marvel’s Black Panther, Kabam has announced that the villainous Erik Killmonger is now available as a character in Marvel: Contest of Champions, while the developer has also partnered with actor Michael B. Jordan (Killmonger) for an exclusive in-game event – Michael B. Jordan’s Challenge – where players must defeat Michael’s curated team of champions […]
Mary J. Blige joins Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy
Netflix has announced that nine-time Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige has become the latest addition to the cast of The Umbrella Academy, Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the Eisner Award-winning comic book from My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. THR reports that Blige is set to play Cha-Cha, “a ruthless and unorthodox hit-woman who travels through […]
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn finally arriving this spring, watch the trailer here
Having been successfully crowd-funded way back in 2014, basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal is finally set to make his video game return this Spring as Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn arrives on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC and Nintendo Switch! “We know diehard fans have been waiting eagerly to experience the hard-hitting action of this […]
Marvel announces Venom 30th anniversary variant covers
Marvel Comics is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the symbiote this year, and to mark the occasion we’re getting a series of Venom variant covers featuring key moments from the character’s history across 20 titles in March. Check out the first nine covers here, along with a list of all the titles that the symbiote […]
World’s first VR football game VRFC set for release this month
If you’ve ever dreamt of being a footballer but have two left feet, you’ll soon be able to live out your fantasy in the virtual world thanks to Cherry Pop Games, which has announced the upcoming release of VRFC, the world’s first virtual reality football game. Created in Unreal, and utilising Cherry Pop Games K4 […]
Dev Patel to star in Armando Iannucci’s modern retelling of David Copperfield
Earlier this month it was announced that Veep and The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci is set to follow up his latest film The Death of Stalin with a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, and now comes word that Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion) has been cast as the lead. Patel is set […]
Ryan Murphy signs exclusive deal with Netflix
The Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ryan Murphy has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Netflix to produce new TV series and feature films for the streaming giant, with the deal set to get underway on July 1st of this year. “Ryan Murphy’s series have influenced the global cultural zeitgeist, reinvented […]
Netflix cancels Disjointed after one season
The Kathy Bates-headlined cannabis comedy Disjointed has been cancelled by Netflix, with the streaming service opting not to renew the workplace sitcom for a second season. The show sees Bates starring as a lifelong advocate for the legalisation of cannabis who is finally living her dream as the owner of a Los Angeles pot dispensary. […]
Rita Ora joins the live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu
Fresh from her role as Christian Grey’s sister Mia in Fifty Shades Freed, actress and singer Rita Ora has bagged herself another screen role, signing on to appear in the live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu. Details of her role are being kept under wraps. The film is now currently in production in the UK, with […]
Netflix officially announces The Highwaymen with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson
Last year it was reported that Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner were in talks to star in the Netflix event series The Highwaymen, and now the streaming service has officially announced the project. Directed by John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder) from a script by John Fusco (Young Guns, Hidalgo), The Highwaymen will […]
