Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHOKE ON YOUR ASPIRATIONS Disney and Lucasfilm delivered one of – if not the – greatest Darth Vader moments with his final scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that his original draft of the script featured an […]
Iron Fist co-creator responds to white-washing criticism
Ever since Game of Thrones actor Finn Jones was cast as Marvel hero Danny Rand in Netflix’s Iron Fist, the series has faced some backlash for not casting an Asian actor in the title role. Iron Fist was created in 1974 by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane during the pop culture trend of martial arts heroes and movies. […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix adds two new cast members, Toad and Ink may also return
It looks like we may have two new additions to the supporting cast of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, with The Hashtag Show reporting that Kota Eberhardt (The Persian Connection) and Scott Shepherd (The Young Pope) have joined the cast of the mutant superhero sequel. The site reports that Eberhardt has been cast as Luna, who is described […]
Rumour: Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain wanted for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
With pre-production on X-Men: Dark Phoenix in full swing, it should only be a matter of time before we get some official casting news on the latest instalment in 20th Century Fox’s main X-Men series. However, in the meantime, Jeff Sneider has popped up with a casting rumour on Meet the Movie Press, claiming that […]
The Fast and the Furious director to helm Chinese action thriller Speedhunters
According to Variety, China’s Jiaflix Pictures and 1905 Pictures have enlisted The Fast and the Furious and xXx director Rob Cohen to direct a new $100 million-budgeted car-racing action thriller entitled Speedhunters. The site reports that the film “is set in the near future and rooted in the world of Formula racing. A colorful team […]
Nickelodeon reviving Invader Zim for TV movie
Invader Zim is set to become the latest revival over at Nickelodeon, with the critically acclaimed cult animated series set for a feature-length TV movie, which will reunite original cast members Richard Horvitz (Zim), Rikki Simons (GIR), Andy Berman (Dib), and Melissa Fahn (Gaz) along with creator Jhonen Vasquez. The show aired for two seasons […]
Timothy Spall to star in Philip K. Dick series Electric Dreams
Timothy Spall is confirmed to star in the Philip K. Dick anthology series Electric Dreams. It was reported last month that Amazon had picked up the anthology series based on the work of author Philip K. Dick, and we now know that actor Timothy Spall will star in one of the episodes. The show, getting […]
Marc Webb discusses cancelled Amazing Spider-Man 3, says Norman Osborn would have returned to lead the Sinister Six
Due to the mixed critical reception and lowering box office returns from The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, much was left up in the air regarding the future of the series. Sony planned a SpiderVerse similar to Marvel’s MCU, with Drew Goddard signing on to write and direct a Sinister Six movie, a […]
Sylvester Stallone’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 role may have been revealed
While we know from director James Gunn that Sylvester Stallone will be playing a “very important” Marvel character in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, all we’ve had to go on are various rumours pointing from the likes of Nova – or a member of the Nova Corps – to one of Yondu’s […]
Gail Simone and Cat Staggs launch new series Crosswind this June
Image Comics have announced the upcoming launch of Crosswind, a new ongoing thriller series from Gail Simone (Red Sonja, Secret Six) and Cat Staggs (Wonder Woman ’77, Smallville Season 11), which will get underway in June. “This is possibly the most thrilling project of my career, and Cat Staggs brought her best stomping boots to […]
