Focus Features has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming music drama The High Note. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Tracee Ellis Ross as superstar singer Grace Davis and Dakota Johnson as her overworked assistant Maggie, who are presented with a choice that could alter their careers and change their lives forever; […]
Courteney Cox to star in horror-comedy pilot Shining Vale
Friends and Cougar Town star Courteney Cox is heading back to the small screen for the lead in Shining Vale, a half hour horror-comedy pilot set up at Starz. As revealed by EW, the potential series will see Cox playing Patricia “Pat” Phelps, “a former wild child who rose to fame by writing a raunchy […]
Liev Schreiber joins King Richard alongside Will Smith
With his schedule now a little lighter following the surprise cancellation of Ray Donovan, actor Liev Schreiber has now signed on to star alongside Will Smith in King Richard, the upcoming drama based upon Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams. The film is being directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green from a script by Zach […]
Olivia Liang to lead The CW’s gender-swapped Kung Fu reboot
The CW has found its star for the upcoming gender-swapped reboot of the classic TV series Kung Fu, with Variety reporting that Olivia Liang (Legacies) has been cast in the lead role in the pilot. Liang will play Nicky Chen, a Chinese-American woman who drops out of college and decides to go on a life-changing […]
Marvel announces X-Men: X of Swords crossover event
During the X-Men panel at C2E2, Marvel has announced that House of X and Powers of X writer Jonathan Hickman is to oversee the next big X-Men event – a 15-part crossover entitled X of Swords which will run through Marvel’s various X-titles. “One of the cool things we are able to do now, because […]
J.J. Abrams’ discusses the First Order’s Starkiller Base from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Last month, we got our first look at the First Order’s new superweapon Starkiller Base with the release of the theatrical poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the design of the planet-sized weapon evoking the Empire’s feared battle station the Death Star. And speaking to Entertainment Weekly, J.J. Abrams has pretty much confirmed […]
Paramount reworking Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters sequel as TV series
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has decided to scrap its plans for a big screen sequel to 2013’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and is instead looking to rework the project as a television series through Paramount TV and MGM. SEE ALSO: Rejected pitch art for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters sequel The news is […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens background characters to be explored in new ebooks
As Disney and Lucasfilm continue on the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it looks like we’ll be getting some insight into some of the minor characters from December’s hotly-anticipated film. Per Entertainment Weekly, the female character to the right of the above image, Bazine, will be explored in Delilah S. Dawson’s eShort Star Wars: […]
David S. Goyer talks aborted Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max script
During an interview with Den of Geek, comic book movie regular David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel) has been speaking about Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max, a shelved script he penned in the mid-2000s. Co-written with Justin Marks, the project would have seen Oliver Queen framed for murder and sent […]
Daniel Brühl says his Baron Zemo won’t wear the mask and will be very different from the comics
With all the excitement of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we can’t forget that Captain America: Civil War is on its way next year, pitting Earth’s Mightiest Heroes against each other. However, while Marvel are often praised for how close they keep their characters to their comic book alternatives, Daniel Brühl has told Business Insider that […]
