X-Men: Apocalypse star Lana Condor has become the latest addition to the cast of Alita: Battle Angel, the upcoming manga adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron. Condor – who portrayed Jubilee in Apocalypse and will next be seen in Patriots Day – is set to play the character of Koyomi, an orphaned teen […]
Alan Moore retiring from comic books
Legendary comic book writer Alan Moore has announced that he is retiring from the medium, with the creator of such classics as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen revealing during a press conference for his new novel Jerusalem that he feels he’s accomplished all he can with comics and […]
TIFF 2016 Interview: Nick Hamm and Colm Meaney on The Journey
In The Journey, Irish director Nick Hamm imagines how Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuinness came together to unite Northern Ireland and create peace. The film was based off an anecdote heard that the two very different leaders met each other on a plane before the peace talks began, […]
Anne Hathaway open to Catwoman spin-off movie
While it would seem highly improbable given that Warner Bros. is now in full swing with its DC Extended Universe, Anne Hathaway has revealed that she’s open to reprising the role of Selina Kyle from The Dark Knight Rises should the opportunity for a Catwoman spinoff film ever arise. “I loved that character and I had […]
Star Trek: Discovery adds three Klingons to its cast
Star Trek: Discovery has added three new cast members to the show: Chris Obi (American Gods), Shazad Latif (Penny Dreadful) and Mary Chieffo (Miss Dial) will all star as Klingons, who, at this point in the Star Trek timeline, are still considered enemies of the Federation. Obi will play T’Kuvma, a Klingon leader seeking to unite the various […]
Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp join Star Trek: Discovery, gay character confirmed
Following on from the casting of Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou of the Starship Shenzhou, CBS has now added two more names to the cast of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery in Doug Jones (Hellboy) and Anthony Rapp (Road Trip). EW reports that Jones is portraying Lt. Saru, a Science Officer from a new alien species in the […]
Bryan Fuller talks Star Trek: Discovery exit, will not be involved in the series going forward
Last month came the rather surprising announcement that Bryan Fuller would no longer be serving as showrunner on CBS’ upcoming Star Trek: Discovery TV series, passing things over to Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts (Pushing Daisies) to allow him to continue his work on American Gods for Starz and Amazing Stories for NBC. During an interview with Newsweek, Fuller […]
UPDATE: Michelle Yeoh joins Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery has got its first cast member, with news that Marco Polo‘s Michelle Yeoh has joined the show, though it is not yet known which role she is playing. This news comes from Comingsoon.net, who spoke to The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country director Nicholas Meyer. Meyer is serving as a consulting producer on Discovery and told the site […]
Star Trek: Discovery launch date revealed
Over at StarTrek.com the expected release date for Bryan Fuller’s upcoming new Star Trek series Star Trek: Discovery has been announced. This new show is expected to arrive in May 2017, when we’ll see the first Star Trek series in ten years warp onto our screens. Star Trek: Discovery to premiere on the paid service CBS All […]
Bryan Fuller no longer serving as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery
After previously being delayed from January to May 2017, it seems Star Trek: Discovery has yet another slight setback as Variety reports Bryan Fuller is now stepping down as showrunner on the new Star Trek series. Apparently the decision was made late last week and is just being announced now as filming is set to begin in […]
