Earlier this month it was announced that Joe Manganiello is set to portray the DC supervillain Deathstroke in Ben Affleck’s Batman movie, and now the actor has taken to Twitter to reveal that he’s started his research for the role of Slade Wilson. #research pic.twitter.com/M5OnLIoMVq — JOE MANGANIELLO (@JoeManganiello) September 27, 2016 #research2 pic.twitter.com/TQ4vNxKgYH — JOE MANGANIELLO […]
Georgina Campbell set for lead role in Syfy’s Superman prequel series Krypton
It looks like Syfy’s upcoming Superman prequel pilot has found its female lead, with Deadline reporting that British actress Georgina Campbell (After Hours) is set to play Lyta Zod in Krypton. The potential series from David S. Goyer (Man of Steel) is set on Superman’s home planet and follows his grandfather Seg-El, as he fights […]
Greg Berlanti developing new DC show Black Lightning
Not content with Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl, it seems that Greg Berlanti is looking to expand his DC output, with Deadline reporting that Berlanti is teaming up with Being Mary Jane creator Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil for a new DC drama Black Lightning. The site reports […]
Jackie Chan to receive Honorary Oscar from the Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that martial arts superstar Jackie Chan is set to receive an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards on November 12th. Chan will be honoured alongside Oscar-winning film editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia), casting director Lynn Stalmaster (The Graduate) and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (Titicut […]
Stan Lee reveals his least favourite Marvel movie casting, comments on Zendaya / Mary Jane Watson rumour
It’s very, very rare that comic book legend Stan Lee has anything bad to say about a Marvel movie (especially if he’s in them!), but during an interview with CBR he has revealed that while he doesn’t particularly dislike any of the publisher’s movie adaptations, there was one character he wasn’t overly fond of. “I was […]
Stranger Things was originally envisioned as R-rated
Netflix hit the jackpot with Stranger Things. It’s a show with mass appeal that has garnered heavy comparisons to the early films of Steven Spielberg. However, things were originally intended to be much darker. In an interview with Vulture, show creators The Duffer Brothers touched on this, with Ross saying: “The Eleven character, the kind […]
M. Night Shyamalan wants to direct an episode of Stranger Things
M. Night Shyamalan currently has his latest thriller Split opening up in theaters this weekend [you can read my review here], but his future is something of a blank slate at present. However, in an interview with Digital Spy, the director did lay out one desire: “My boys who do Stranger Things, they did Wayward […]
Stranger Things adds two new cast members for season 2
Netflix’s hit supernatural series Stranger Things has added two new cast members for its second season, with EW reporting that Dacre Montgomery (Power Rangers) and Sadie Sink (American Odyssey) have signed on for major roles. Sink is set to play Max, “a tough and confident girl whose appearance, behavior and pursuits seem more typical of boys […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks the ending to The Dark Knight Rises was “perfect”
Christopher Nolan brought the curtain down on his acclaimed Batman trilogy in 2012 with The Dark Knight Rises, delivering a definitive ending to Bruce Wayne’s story as he faked his own death in order to live out the rest of his life with Selina Kyle, whilst seemingly passing on the mantle of the Dark Knight to […]
Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie join Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in Holmes and Watson
THR is reporting that Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie have signed on to the cast of Holmes and Watson, the latest collaboration between Talladega Nights and Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Details of Fiennes and Laurie’s characters are being kept under wraps, but the site reports that the duo “will slip […]
