It’s not quite what Agent Carter fans were hoping for, but Marvel has announced that Hayley Atwell will be reprising the role of Peggy Carter – albeit in voice form – for a guest appearance in Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars. The announcement was made at the Marvel Animation panel at New York Comic Con yesterday, […]
The Week in Star Wars – New Rogue One poster, Han Solo female lead casting and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has a brand new poster for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, details on the female lead casting for Han Solo and more… There’s no Star Wars panel at this year’s New York Comic-Con, so we can’t expect to see any big stories from the galaxy […]
Sigourney Weaver to play the villain in Marvel’s The Defenders, Deborah Ann Woll confirmed for The Punisher
Last night Marvel Television held its Iron Fist panel at New York Comic-Con, the climax of which saw Marvel bringing out The Defenders – Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Mike Colter (Luke Cage) and Finn Jones (Iron Fist) – to the stage, along with Sigourney Weaver, who was confirmed as playing the villain […]
Daniel Craig on whether he’s interested in a return as James Bond
Since the release of Spectre last year, there’s been incessant speculation as to who’ll be taking on the role of 007 for James Bond’s 25th big screen adventure – much of it prompted by Daniel Craig’s comments that he’d rather “slash his wrists” than return for another outing. We’ve heard reports about a host of possible […]
Boom! Studios’ Polarity heading to the small screen
According to The Wrap, Boom! Studios’ comic book series Polarity is heading to the small screen, with Max Winkler and Matt Spicer penning a script for a pilot, which will be directed by Winkler. Created by Max Bemis, lead singer of Say Anything, Polarity follows Timothy Woods, “a bi-polar artist living in Brooklyn who discovers […]
Nicholas Hoult to play Nikola Tesla in The Current War
The Wrap is reporting that Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse) is in talks to play inventor Nikola Tesla in director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s The Current War. The film explores the feud between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse as the two battle over the best way to power the United States. Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) is set to play […]
Green Day’s American Idiot reportedly greenlighted by HBO
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed to NME that their long-gestating movie adaptation of American Idiot has received the green light from HBO, and will see Armstrong reprising his role as St. Jimmy from the Broadway production. “That’s the plan right now, yeah,” said Armstrong. “We’ve got a green light from HBO, and the […]
Emily Mortimer joins Mary Poppins Returns
Variety is reporting that Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom) has signed on to the cast of Mary Poppins Returns, and will play the now adult Jane Banks, who was one of the two children in the classic 1964 original. Mary Poppins Returns sees Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow) as the magical nanny alongside Meryl Streep (Into […]
TV adaptation of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in development
It looks like Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the latest movie in line for a TV adaptation, with THR reporting that Anonymous Content and Universal Cable Productions are developing a remake of the romantic drama. According to the site, Zev Borow (Chuck) is close to signing a deal […]
NYCC: DC announces Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77
During the Wonder Woman 75 panel at New York Comic Con, DC Entertainment has announced that it is to publish the new crossover series Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77. The twelve-chapter digital first series will see Wonder Woman ’77 writer Marc Andreyko and Batman ’66 writer Jeff Parker teaming up alongside artists David Hahn […]
