With Marvel gearing up to go into production on The Defenders soon, Marvel Television and Netflix have announced that acclaimed director S.J. Clarkson (Jessica Jones, Dexter, Orange is the New Black) is set to helm the first two episodes of the event series. “S.J.’s take on the material is outstanding,” said Marvel’s Head of Television […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige on whether we could see The Defenders on the big screen
While many fans had hoped to see The Defenders joining forces with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for Avengers: Infinity War, it is looking increasingly unlikely that Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist will be absent from the big showdown with Thanos. Speaking to Collider during a Doctor Strange press junket, Marvel Studios chief Kevin […]
Storm Reid cast as lead in Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time
Having cast Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, Disney and director Ava DuVernay have now found their lead for the upcoming adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. 13-year-old actress Storm Reid (12 Years a Slave) is set to portray the character of Meg Murray, who […]
Ben Barnes joins The Punisher as a series regular
It looks like casting is underway on Netflix’s latest Marvel project, with TV Line reporting that Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) has signed on to appear alongside Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle as a series regular in The Punisher. Although character details are being kept under wraps, it is rumoured that Barnes will […]
Fede Alvarez is working on a Don’t Breathe sequel
Fede Alvarez delivered a solid critical and commercial success earlier this year with the home-invasion thriller Don’t Breathe, and now the filmmaker has revealed to Cinema Blend that despite being initially reluctant to the idea of a follow-up, he now has a great idea for a sequel. “Don’t Breathe 2 is something we definitely want […]
Benicio Del Toro in talks for Shane Black’s The Predator
It looks like we may have our first piece of casting on The Predator, with Deadline reporting that Benicio Del Toro (Sicario) is in talks to join the reboot/sequel. The Predator is being directed by Shane Black, who co-starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 original. Black is penning the script with Fred Dekker, his […]
Chris Pratt wants Star-Lord to meet The Punisher in Avengers: Infinity War
Thanks to some comments from Vin Diesel, we know that – as expected – the Guardians of the Galaxy will be meeting Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and Chris Pratt has been chatting to We Got This Covered about which Marvel character he’d most like to see crossing paths with Star-Lord in […]
X-Men: Apocalypse’s Lana Condor joins Alita: Battle Angel
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, […]
