Coinciding with the news that Kevin Smith is set to direct an episode of The Flash, The CW has announced that CW Seed has renewed the Arrowverse animated series Vixen for a second season. The CW President Mark Pedowitz revealed at the Television Critics Association press tour that season two will run for six or […]
Kevin Smith to direct an episode of The Flash
It looks like Kevin Smith is set to join the DC universe, with The CW announcing today at the Television Critics Association press tour that Smith is set to direct an episode of The Flash. No further details were given, but Deadline is reporting that Smith’s episode will air in May. This won’t be the first […]
BBC America picks up Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency series from Max Landis
Back in August it was revealed that Max Landis is working on a TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, and now it has been announced that BBC America has picked up the project with an eight-episode order. “Dirk Gently is a very original series, fresh and unlike anything else,” states BBC America president […]
Ridley Scott in talks to direct The Prisoner
Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the long-gestating big screen remake of the classic British TV series The Prisoner. Universal Pictures has been trying to get the project off the ground for several years, with the likes of Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and William Monahan (The Departed) […]
ABC president says Marvel’s Most Wanted pilot will go into production in the next few months
Back in August it was reported that ABC had given a pilot order to Marvel’s Most Wanted, a spinoff from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. centred on Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood). Well, during a Television Critics Panel, network president Paul Lee has confirmed the reports, and revealed that the plan is to go […]
Sherilyn Fenn confirmed for Twin Peaks return, Laura Dern joins the cast
Although there’d been some concern that scheduling conflicts with Shameless would prevent Sherilyn Fenn a return to Twin Peaks, it has now been confirmed that actress has signed on for the upcoming event series and will reprise the role of Audrey Horne, where she’ll be a “major presence.” https://twitter.com/sherilynfenn1/status/685723922814251008 Meanwhile, TV Line is also reporting that […]
Spider-Man will form a relationship with someone in Captain America: Civil War
Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are still very much in the dark on Spider-Man’s role in Captain America: Civil War, but a new feature on the movie in Empire claims that he will form a relationship with someone over the course of the film. The magazine suggests that Spider-Man won’t be introduced in the movie […]
Daisy Ridley reportedly wanted for Tomb Raider reboot
Having been plucked from obscurity to play Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it looks like actress Daisy Ridley could be getting another iconic role in the near future, with Deadline reporting that Ridley is the number one choice to play Lara Croft in the reboot of the Tomb Raider film franchise. The new movie is said to be […]
J.J. Abrams says it’s “preposterous” that Rey is under-represented in Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandising
Warning. Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers follow… Star Wars: The Force Awakens ran into some controversy earlier this week over Hasbro’s decision to omit Daisy Ridley’s Rey from its Star Wars Monopoly set, despite her being the main protagonist of the movie. Hasbro claimed it was to “to avoid revealing a key plot line that […]
Rumour: Bel Powley up for a role in Star Wars: Episode VIII, Gugu Mbatha-Raw no longer under consideration
Back in October, it was rumoured that Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who, Belle) were up for the part of a female lead in next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, with Collider then claiming that Mbatha-Raw has secured the role. Well, The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider […]
