Last week it was announced that Jim Broadbent has joined the cast of Game of Thrones, and now comes word that another British acting legend may have signed on to appear in the seventh season of HBO’s epic fantasy series.According to a report from German news website Bild (via GamesRadar), Murder She Wrote star Angela […]
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill would like to see Hush and A Death in the Family animated movies
Back in July Warner Bros. released its animated take on Batman: The Killing Joke, fulfilling a long-held ambition of its two voice stars Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, who voice Batman and The Joker respectively.While the resulting movie may not have been the classic that fans were hoping for, it seems the two Batman: The […]
Joe Manganiello shares his research for Deathstroke role in the Batman movie
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 to […]
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 a […]
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 of […]
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 Pines […]
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 than […]
