The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Kurtwood Smith (RoboCop, That ’70s Show) has signed on for a major recurring role in season two of Marvel’s Agent Carter, where he’ll play “Vernon Masters, a veteran of the War Department with a keen understanding of how to work the system.” SEE ALSO: Hayley Atwell featured on new […]
Rebels Recon takes us inside Star Wars Rebels – ‘Relics of the Old Republic’
Lucasfilm has released the latest edition of Rebels Recon, which takes us inside this week’s episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Relics of the Old Republic’, as well as offering up a glimpse of next week’s episode ‘Always Two There Are’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here While […]
Connor Hawke coming to DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Following word that DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is looking to cast an “African-American or bi-racial male who decides to put on the uniform of a missing hero who once stood for justice and hope”, Comic Book has confirmed speculation that the character of Connor Hawke is set to join the Arrow and The Flash spinoff […]
Ludi Lin cast as the Black Ranger in Power Rangers
The cast of Lionsgate and Saban Entertainment’s upcoming big screen reboot of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers continues to come together, with the official Twitter site revealing that relative newcomer Ludi Lin (Marco Polo, Monster Hunt) has been cast as Zack Taylor, a.k.a. the Black Ranger. Lin is the third actor to join the film after Naomi […]
Rumour: Joe Cornish and Shane Black in contention for Gambit movie
Earlier this week it was reported that 20th Century Fox is eyeing Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) to replace the departed Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as director on the upcoming X-Men spinoff Gambit, and now Heroic Hollywood has thrown another couple of contenders into the hat. According to the site, […]
Production underway on Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media have announced that principal photography is underway on Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the sequel to 2012’s Lee Child adaptation, which sees Tom Cruise returning to the title role. Based on the 18th book in the bestselling series, Never Go Back is being directed by Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai), […]
Laverne Cox to play Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show remake
Emmy Award-nominated transgender actress Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black) has signed on to play Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Fox’s upcoming TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Announced back in April, the two-hour TV taped event special is being directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical, Michael Jackson’s This Is It) and is described as “a […]
David Goyer talks about being giddy following a screening of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Following the news yesterday that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice may have set Warner Bros. back nearly half a billion dollars to make, writer David Goyer has been talking about his reaction to a screening of the film. “I think just the kind of giddiness in being a kid that grew up going to the […]
Mark Hamill wanted Luke Skywalker to go to the Dark Side – and he told J.J. Abrams about it
With all of the talk of Luke Skywalker being a bad guy in Star Wars: The Force Awakens [including Luke Owen’s theory that he’s actually Kylo Ren], The AV Club have unearthed this tremendously coincidental video. Filmed ten years ago, Dinner for Five on IFC featured directors and actors sitting around and talking about their projects. In […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens set for a $600 million opening weekend
Following the awesome new trailer and record breaking ticket sales, it looks like Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for a rather large opening weekend. Experts are saying that the movie could have the biggest domestic opening of all-time with around $300 million (beating Jurassic World’s $208 million), which added to a worldwide taking of […]