Well, here’s one way to get the X-Men and the Fantastic Four into the Marvel Cinematic Universe… According to CNBC, The Walt Disney Company has held preliminary discussions about acquiring parts of 21st Century Fox, including its movie studio division 20th Century Fox. Apparently, early discussions have been ongoing for several weeks, although formal talks […]
Nightwing director dismisses Dick Grayson casting speculation
Yesterday rumours started circulating that Power Rangers and Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery may have been cast in the title role of Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Nightwing solo movie, with the speculation stemming from a social media post the young actor made, and quickly deleted. Well, it seems the speculation is wide of the […]
Taika Waititi is looking to shoot a Nazi comedy in 2018
Having scored a huge hit with the new Marvel blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi is going to have his pick of the projects moving forward, and he’s certainly wasting little time in adding to his slate. In addition to the What We Do In the Shadows sequel We’re Wolves, Waititi is also […]
Preview of Transformers: First Strike #1
IDW’s Hasbro event First Strike continues this week with the release of Transformers: First Strike #1; check out a preview of the issue here… Continued from Optimus Prime: First Strike! When a bounty hunter drags one of their own into the wilds of Cybertron, the Revolutionaries join forces with Arcee and pursue! But in the […]
Preview of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters II #2
IDW’s new crossover series continues this coming Wednesday with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters II #2, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… As the teams split up to evade their spectral pursuers, Michelangelo and Peter Venkman enter a dimension populated by anthropomorphic animals… including Turtle […]
Supergirl casts Jesse Rath as Brainiac 5
TV Line is reporting that Jesse Rath (Defiance) has been cast in the third season of Supergirl in the recurring role of Brainiac 5. A member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Brainiac 5 is half-computer, half-organic and travels from the 31st Century to help Melissa Benoist’s Supergirl in her battle with Reign (Odette Annable). Rath is […]
Big Hero 6: The Series to premiere with TV movie Baymax Returns
Disney XD has announced that its Big Hero 6 animated series is set to get underway on Monday, November 20th in the U.S. and Thursday, November 30th in the UK with the one-hour TV movie Big Hero 6: Baymax Returns. Check out the official poster here… SEE ALSO: Hiro and Baymax find themselves trapped in […]
First look at Luke Evans and Kelly Reilly in 10×10
Thanks to THR, we’ve got a first look image from 10×10, the upcoming kidnapping thriller from first-time feature director Suzi Ewing, which stars Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) and Kelly Reilly (Flight). 10×10 sees Reilly as Cathy, “an entrepreneur a few days away from opening her new business, who is attacked, kidnapped and locked […]
Jon Hamm to star in supernatural thriller Off Season
Deadline has revealed that Jon Hamm (Mad Men) is set to star in Off Season, a supernatural thriller from first time feature writer and director Jonathan van Tulleken, which is based upon his BAFTA-nominated short of the same name. The film is being produced by Nira Park (Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead) and […]
True Detective season 3 officially a go at HBO, premise revealed
Back in June it was announced that Oscar winner Mahershala Ali had been tapped to star in a third season of True Detective, and now HBO has officially given the green light to the series, which will see creator Nic Pizzolatto and Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) directing. “Nic has written truly remarkable scripts,” said HBO […]