Production on the Robert Rodriguez-directed and James Cameron-produced Alita: Battle Angel has wrapped, but Entertainment Weekly brings word that Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez will play the cyborg warrior Gelda in the long-gestating manga adaptation, although her casting had been kept quiet until now. Alita: Battle Angel follows an amnesiac cyborg (Rosa Salazar) who is discovered […]
Bill Potts is Doctor Who’s first openly gay companion
With Doctor Who set to return to our TV screens later this month, the BBC has announced that the show is getting its very first openly gay companion in Bill Potts, played by Pearl Mackie. “It shouldn’t be a big deal in the 21st Century. It’s about time isn’t it?,” said Mackie in an interview […]
Jay Baruchel praises Batman v Superman as “the world’s most expensive indie film”
Actor and comedian Jay Baruchel is currently doing interviews to promote his upcoming sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers, which is a project he directs and stars in. During an interview with Joblo, Baruchel was put on the spot to discuss some recent films he has really enjoyed. In addition to mentioning Tom Ford’s noirish […]
Warner Bros. reportedly open to R-rated DC superhero movies
Last year, 20th Century Fox took a huge gamble by avoiding the usual PG-13 route with its superhero blockbuster Deadpool – a move that paid off in spades when it became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time with $760 million worldwide. Fox has since proven it wasn’t a one-off fluke, with this month’s Wolverine […]
Razzies 2017: Batman v Superman and Hillary’s America “win” big at the Golden Raspberry Awards
It’s the day before the Oscars, which means its time for the Razzies to celebrate the very worst that Hollywood had to offer from the past twelve months. Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice took a beating with four awards – Worst Supporting Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel, Worst […]
JD Pardo nabs the lead in Sons of Anarchy spinoff pilot Mayans MC
Kurt Sutter has found his lead for the upcoming Sons of Anarchy spinoff pilot in JD Pardo (East Los High, Revolution), who has signed to to play Ezekiel ‘EZ’ Reyes, a prospect in the Mayans MC character on the California/Mexico border. EZ’s character is described as “the gifted son of a proud Latino family, whose […]
Ian McShane says Game of Thrones fans need to “get a f*cking life”
Last year Ian McShane drew the ire of Game of Thrones fans, firstly by revealing a pretty big spoiler surrounding the return of fan favourite character The Hound, before responding to online complaints by describing the epic fantasy series as “only tits and wizards”. Well, he’s probably not going to endear himself to fans too much […]
Conan Exiles gets a new trailer ahead of May release
After 14 months in Early Access, Conan Exiles is set for its full worldwide release on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 next month, and publisher Funcom has released a new ‘Countdown to Launch’ trailer, which shows what is in store for you as you set out to crush your enemies, see them driven before […]
Ant-Man screenwriters join Highlander reboot
Last November it was announced that John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 helmer Chad Stahelski had boarded Lionsgate’s long-planned Highlander reboot, and now it seems the project has enlisted new screenwriters. According to Omega Underground, Ant-Man scribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari have signed on to work on the script for the remake of […]
Andrew Kreisberg on why we haven’t seen Arrow and The Flash characters in Supergirl
Since The Flash spun out of events in Arrow, The CW’s universe of superheroes, dubbed by fans as the ‘Arrowverse’, has grown very much since then. We’ve had the addition of another spinoff, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and since Supergirl’s switch from CBS to The CW, that makes four connected shows, though Supergirl takes place in an alternate universe from the other three. […]
