Marvel’s third Netflix series has added its first cast member beyond Mike Colter’s titular hero, with Deadline reporting that Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives, True Blood) has signed on for a villain role in Luke Cage. The official character breakdown states that Woodard is set to play Minetta, “a powerful woman in local politics who will […]
George Miller rumoured to direct Man of Steel 2
Those who are still mourning over the death of George Miller’s shelved 2008 Justice League film rejoice, because the Mad Max: Fury Road director may get the chance to bring part of the DC universe to film after all! A new rumour from The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? director Jon Schnepp claims that Miller will direct Man of Steel 2, […]
Christian Bale to reunite with Michael Mann for Enzo Ferrari biopic
According to Deadline, Christian Bale is in talks to star in Ferrari, an upcoming biopic of the famed Italian car maker. The film, tentatively titled Ferrari, would reunite Bale with Public Enemies director Michael Mann, and will “follow the rise of the Ferrari as a luxury vehicle in the 1950s.” Ferrari is currently without a […]
Marvel and James Patterson announce Max Ride: Ultimate Flight #1
Marvel Entertainment and bestselling author James Patterson have announced the continuation of the Max Ride saga with James Patterson’s Max Ride: Ultimate Flight, a brand new five-part limited series debuting this November. Writer Jody Houser (Avengers: No More Bullying, Orphan Black) and artist R.B. Silva (Spider-Man & The X-Men, Secret Wars Journal) take the reins […]
Keiynan Lonsdale on securing the role of Wally West for The Flash season 2
Earlier this month it was announced that Keiynan Lonsdale (Divergent) has secured the role of Wally West for the upcoming second season of The CW’s superhero show The Flash, and the young actor has been speaking to The Wrap about his audition process, and his excitement for joining the DC universe. SEE ALSO: First teaser […]
Shawn Ashmore on an Iceman solo movie, would like to play Ghost Rider
Given that 20th Century Fox appears to have shifted its focus onto the younger cast of the X-Men franchise following X-Men: Days of Future Past, it seems unlikely that we’ll be seeing Shawn Ashmore back as Bobby Drake any time in the near future. However, that hasn’t stopped him from expressing his interest in returning […]
ABC gives pilot order to Mockingbird TV series Marvel’s Most Wanted
Back in May it was reported that ABC had scrapped its plans for a spinoff to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. that would centre around the characters of Mockingird (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood). However, it seems the network has had a change of heart, as Variety has revealed that a pilot order has […]
Clive Owen joins the cast of Luc Besson’s Valerian
British actor Clive Owen (The Knick) is set to star in Luc Besson’s big-budget sci-fi film Valerian, based on the graphic novels by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières first published in 1967. Dane DeHaan (Chronicle) and Cara Delavingne (Paper Towns) will also appear in the film, which reportedly has a budget of around $180million and […]
Fantastic Four’s Toby Kebbell to join Kong: Skull Island
Fresh from his role as Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that British actor Toby Kebbell is in talks to join Universal and Legendary Pictures’ upcoming King Kong follow-up Kong: Skull Island. Kebbell would join an ever-increasing cast that so far includes Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers), Brie Larson (Short Term 12) […]
Hugh Jackman in talks for The Odyssey
The Wrap is reporting that Hugh Jackman could be set to take an Odyssey, with the actor in early talks to star as Odysseus in Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of the Homer epic. According to a spokesperson for Jackman, “this is a conversation at this point. Very early stages and nothing is confirmed.” The Odyssey is […]