Deadline is reporting that Sean Penn has signed on for his first major TV role, with the Oscar winner joining The First, a new straight-to-series sci-fi drama from House of Cards creator Beau Willimon. The series “follows the first human mission to Mars, exploring the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. The […]
Russell Tovey cast as The Ray in the Arrowverse
Last year it was announced that CW Seed would be launching a new Arrowverse animated series entitled Freedom Fighters: The Ray, which will follow the exploits of the gay superhero Raymond ‘Ray’ Terrill. Now comes word that Russell Tovey (Quantico, Being Human) has signed on to voice the character in the animated series, before making […]
Robotech will see the death of a major character
Titan Comics and Harmony Gold USA have announced that the first arc of its Robotech comic book series will conclude in issue #4 with the death of a major character, paving the way for a stunning new arc penned by fan favorite writer Brian Wood (DMZ, Briggs Land) and legendary Transformers scribe Simon Furman. Here’s […]
James Gunn confirms that Glenn Close was cut from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Despite being initially announced as reprising her role as Nova Prime for the sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy’s Glenn Close was absent from this year’s Vol. 2. However filmmaker James Gunn has revealed during a fan Q&A that Close was originally set return as the head of the Nova Corps, and that “she had a […]
X-Men: The New Mutants is “a haunted-house movie with a bunch of hormonal teenagers”
Last week it was announced that production has wrapped on 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: The New Mutants, and now Fox’s Stacey Snider has been chatting to Variety about the Josh Boone-directed X-Men spinoff, describing it as “a haunted-house movie with a bunch of hormonal teenagers”. “If we’re going to make a superhero movie, we have […]
Frank Grillo claims that Marvel still has plans for Crossbones
Despite his demise in Captain America: Civil War, it seems that Marvel may still have plans for Crossbones in the MCU, with actor Frank Grillo teasing some “interesting” news about his character Brock Rumlow. “I have three boys who are fanatical about Marvel, and I was surprised not too long ago because there is some […]
John Barrowman to introduce new character in Torchwood: The Culling
Titan Comics has announced that John Barrowman and his co-writer and sister Carole Barrowman are set to introduce a brand-new, mysterious character called Sladen into the Torchwood mythos in the upcoming comic book Torchwood: The Culling. Check out the cover artwork here… “We are very excited to bring this new character Sladen to the world […]
Rian Johnson announces that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is complete
We’re still three months out from its release, but director Rian Johnson has taken to Instagram to announce that post-production is now complete on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the hotly-anticipated second chapter of the Sequel Trilogy is in the can. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZU4eJmj_je/?hl=en Now all we need is the second trailer, which – according […]
Star Trek: Discovery content beams onto Star Trek Timelines
With Star Trek: Discovery set to premiere this weekend on CBS, Disruptor Beam has announced the release of brand new content for the expansive free-to-play game Star Trek Timelines, which includes new playable features, improvements to existing features, as well as the integration of the upcoming series. New Discovery characters, ships, crew, and storylines will […]
Todd Phillips’ Joker origin movie script to be turned in next week
Almost a month ago to the day, it was revealed that Warner Bros. had tapped Todd Phillips (The Hangover) to direct a Joker origin movie, which would be separate from the DC Extended Universe. Well, it seems the project may be further along than we thought, as Justin Kroll from Variety is reporting that Phillips […]
