IDW has announced plans for its post-Revolution titles following the five-part bi-weekly series which will create a cohesive comic book unievrse from Hasbro’s Transformers, G.I. Joe, ROM, Micronauts, Action Man, and M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand. The Transformers line will see the launch of two new ongoing titles: Transformers: Lost Light and the first-ever ongoing […]
Dave Filoni on whether we might see X-Wings in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels has already featured the origin of the B-Wing, and is set to introduce Y-Wings in its upcoming third season, but as yet there’s been no indication that we’ll be seeing the Rebellion’s most iconic fighter, the X-Wing. Slash Film went direct to creator and showrunner Dave Filoni to ask if we’ll be […]
Darth Maul’s original fate in Star Wars Rebels revealed
Star Wars Rebels second season finale, ‘Twilight of the Apprentice’, ended with ex-Jedi Ahsoka Tano facing off against her former master/turned Sith Lord Darth Vader in an epic and emotional battle. It was also notable for the return of the former Sith apprentice Darth Maul as he met Ezra, Kanan and Ahsoka to take control […]
The Walking Dead’s Benedict Samuel to play The Mad Hatter in Gotham season 3
The Mad Hatter is coming to Gotham, with Deadline reporting that former The Walking Dead star Benedict Samuel has signed on to Fox’s Batman prequel series in the role of Jervis Tetch. Gotham’s incarnation of the Mad Hatter is “a talented hypnotist teetering on the edge of madness. He arrives in Gotham with an unwavering […]
Dave Filoni hints at Ahsoka return in Star Wars Rebels season 3
Darth Vader clashed with Ahsoka Tano in the season two finale of Star Wars Rebels, with the fate of Anakin Skywalker’s former padawan unclear following their epic confrontation. However, speaking at Star Wars Celebration Europe today, Rebels creator Dave Filoni has suggested that Ahsoka may yet play a role in the third season of the animated […]
Jon Bernthal says The Punisher series will shoot next year
Following his acclaimed turn as Frank Castle in season two of Daredevil earlier this year, it did not take long for Netflix to grant Jon Bernthal his own headline spot, giving Marvel the green light for a Punisher series on the streaming service. During an interview with Awards Daily where he spoke in depth about playing […]
Game of Thrones stars set for bumper pay rises for seasons 7 and 8
It looks like the cast of Game of Thrones is set for bumper pay rises to return for a seventh – and potentially eighth – season, although you may want to stop reading now if you don’t want to know which actors are going to be around for the latter seasons… So, according to Deadline, Peter […]
Game of Thrones season 6 to end with longest ever episode
As we head into the eighth episode of Game of Thrones season six this Sunday [check out some promotional images here], HBO has confirmed the rumours surrounding the titles for the final two episodes, as well as revealing that the season finale will be the show’s longest episode to date. Episode 9 is now confirmed […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows opens to $69 million
It’s Turtle Power once again as the Heroes in a Half-Shell have topped the US box office, but it’s not pizzas all round. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows [read our reviews here, here and here] opened against romance flick Me Before You and comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping to earn an estimated […]
Jessica Jones showrunner compares season 2 to Dexter and teases relationship between Trish and Jessica
Shortly after Jessica Jones aired on Netflix late last year, a second season was announced but we still don’t have a release date. As far as we can tell, it will be out after The Defenders and possibly before the third season of Daredevil, but what can we expect? “[Jessica] was kind of messed up even before […]