Back in June it was revealed that Joss Whedon had enlisted Danny Elfman to compose the score for Justice League, with Elfman coming on board the DC blockbuster as a replacement for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s Junkie XL. Elfman has since revealed that he’s using parts of John Williams’ classic Superman theme in […]
Michael B. Jordan to star in Netflix superhero drama series Raising Dion
Netflix is expanding its superhero output beyond its Marvel shows, with the streaming service tapping Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four, Black Panther) to star in and produce a new ten-part superhero drama series entitled Raising Dion. The series will be based upon a 2015 short from music video director Dennis Liu and comic book of […]
X-Men producer reveals why the Hellfire TV series was abandoned
If you cast your mind back to October 2015, you may recall the announcement that Fox and Marvel were teaming up for two X-Men-themed TV shows in Legion and Hellfire. While the former has since aired, with its second season now in production, the latter – focussing on the villainous Hellfire Club from the X-Men […]
Luc Besson denies reports that he’s making Lucy 2
A few days ago it was reported that Luc Besson’s production company EuropaCorp is rejigging its strategy as a result of record losses over the past financial year, with EuropaCorp CEO Marc Shmuger also revealing that Besson is developing a sequel to the Scarlett Johansson-headlined action thriller Lucy, and has already turned in a script. […]
John Boyega says Star Wars: Episode IX will be “the war to end all wars”
John Boyega was at the New York Comic Con yesterday to promote the upcoming release of Pacific Rim Uprising [watch the first trailer here]. However, as you’d expect, Star Wars was high on the agenda as Boyega made the press rounds, and speaking to Coming Soon the British actor shared his thoughts on J.J. Abrams’ […]
CBS shuffles its Star Trek: Discovery schedule
Riding high off the early success of the new series, CBS has announced a slight shuffle to its Star Trek: Discovery schedule. Originally, the plan was for eight episodes to air through to November, leading into a midseason break through to January, at which point the final seven episodes would get underway. However, we’ll now […]
Timothy Zahn-penned Star Wars: Thrawn sequel coming in 2018, Darth Vader will feature
During yesterday’s Lucasfilm publishing panel at the New York Comic Con yesterday, fan favourite author Timothy Zahn is once again tackling Grand Admiral Thrawn with a sequel to this year’s Star Wars: Thrawn novel. Going by the working title of Thrawn: Alliances, the new book will see the Grand Admiral joined by another iconic Star […]
Matt Ryan’s Constantine resurrected by CW Seed
CW Seed has announced that it is resurrecting Constantine for a new animated series which will see Matt Ryan, star of the short-lived NBC live-action show, reprising his role as the occult detective; check out the official poster and synopsis below… This all-new animated series from Warner Bros. Animation and Blue Ribbon Content follows DC’s […]
First-look preview of DC’s Doomsday Clock #1
During the New York Comic Con yesterday, DC Comics revealed some details on its hugely-anticipated Watchmen crossover event Doomsday Clock, announcing that it will be a direct prequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, which picks up seven years after the events of the graphic novel. Check out a first-look preview of the first […]
Connie Britton joins Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s 9-1-1
Fox has announced that actress Connie Britton (American Horror Story, Nashville) has joined the upcoming drama 9-1-1, which reunites her with creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (American Horror Story, American Crime Story). Britton is set for a lead role in the series, which follows the lives of police, paramedic and firefighter emergency responders as […]
