Lionsgate has found its villain for the Power Rangers movie, with Elizabeth Banks signing on to play the alien sorceress Rita Repulsa in the upcoming big screen reboot. Power Rangers is being directed by Dean Israelite, and is set to star Becky G as the Yellow Ranger, Ludi Lin as the Black Ranger, Naomi Scott as the […]
Zack Snyder on Warner Bros. keeping its DC movie and TV universes separate
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Zack Snyder about his interpretation of Superman in Man of Steel and the involvement of the Justice League in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now the director has been sharing his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ decision to keep its movie and TV universe separate from one […]
Alicia Witt joins the cast of The Walking Dead
Musician and actress Alicia Witt has taken to Twitter to announce that she’s joining the cast of AMC’s hit zombie drama The Walking Dead. proud & overjoyed to get to announce to you today: I'm joining one of the greatest shows ever made.#TheWalkingDead! @WalkingDead_AMC#TWD — alicia witt (@aliciawitty) February 4, 2016 Witt made her acting […]
Ethan Hawke in talks for Training Day TV series
Last week it was announced that CBS has placed a pilot order for a TV series based upon the 2001 crime thriller Training Day, which would take place in the present day and revolve around a new rookie cop and their veteran partner. Well, it seems that Ethan Hawke may be set for a return […]
The Walking Dead Vol. 25 to include bonus Outcast issue
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have announced that the upcoming TPB The Walking Dead Vol. 25 will come with a free copy of Outcast #1, the new series from TWD co-creator Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta. THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 25: NO TURNING BACK is set after a devastating act of war by the […]
Archie live-action series Riverdale casts Betty and Jughead
Following up on the news that The CW officially picked up the pilot episode for the live-action Riverdale TV series, it has now been announced that the series has cast its Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones. Lili Reinhart (Surviving Jack) has secured the role of Betty Cooper, who is described as “sweet, studious, eager-to-please and […]
Exclusive: Anthony Mackie on the Marvel and DC “rivalry”, and his favourite Batman
2016 is shaping up to be another busy year for Anthony Mackie. This month he’s set to feature as part of the cast of John Hillcoat’s star-studded crime drama Triple 9, and will also be reprising the role of Falcon in May’s Captain America: Civil War. At today’s UK press junket for Triple 9, Flickering […]
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence will “definitely” star in Bad Boys 3
After years of speculation, Sony officially set a release date for Bad Boys 3 last August (along with Bad Boys 4), although there was no word on whether stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith would be returning for the next instalment. Well, we now have confirmation direct from Smith himself, with the star revealing on […]
Emily Kinney joins Hayley Atwell in Conviction
A couple of days ago it was announced that Hayley Atwell is to lead ABC’s new legal drama pilot Conviction, and now Variety is reporting that the Agent Carter star will be joined by Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead). Kinney is set to play Tess Thompson, “the paralegal for the Unit team who is extremely […]
Jean-Claude Van Damme to star in Amazon action-comedy series Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Jean-Claude Van Damme is heading to the small screen, with the Muscles from Brussels signing on to play a version of himself in the Amazon original comedy series Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The project is being written and executive produced by Dave Callaham (The Expendables) and will see JCVD as a “famous actor and martial-arts pro […]
