During an appearance at an Art and Industry of Imagination conference in New Zealand, Lucasfilm concept artist Iain McCaig spoke briefly about the script for the upcoming young Han Solo movie, and was full of praise for the Star Wars Anthology project. “[It’s] by far the best Star Wars script, and one of the best […]
Game of Thrones showrunners confirm end point, season 7 directors revealed
Following the epic season six finale of Game of Thrones [read our review here], it looks like the end point is firmly in sight for HBO’s acclaimed fantasy series, with showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss confirming to Deadline that the plan is to wrap things up with two final shortened seasons… and possibly just […]
The Walking Dead adding two new original characters for season 7
With (at least) one of our beloved favourites from The Walking Dead set to shuffle off this mortal coil once we finally learn who is on the receiving end of Negan’s baseball bat, TV Line is reporting that the hit zombie drama is adding two new original characters to the cast. According to the site, […]
Ghost Rider may be coming to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. after all, along with LMDs
Last week, Marvel sparked speculation that the character of Ghost Rider could be set to feature in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., prompted by promotional artwork for the fourth season of the ABC show featuring a flaming chain. While it was pointed out that said chain has been used by the Inhuman Hellfire in the show, a […]
Ivan Reitman says the hate for Ghostbusters reboot isn’t sexist
We’re just a couple of weeks away from strange things happening in your neighbourhood with Paul Feig’s reboot of Ghostbusters hitting cinema screens, and it’s not been without its controversy. There have been several rumours of problems between Sony and the director (with suggestions the studio want to sweep the movie under the rug), and even reports […]
Phil Lord and Chris Miller say The LEGO Batman Movie is a “90 minute Easter egg”
The Caped Crusader returns to the big screen in February with the release of Warner Bros.’ The LEGO Batman Movie, and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been chatting to Collider about the upcoming spinoff to The LEGO Movie, describing it as a love letter to fans of The Dark Knight. “Chris McKay, the […]
Carly Pope joins Arrow season 5 as Green Lantern character Susan Williams
TV Insider is reporting that Carly Pope (The Tomorrow People) has joined the cast of Arrow for its fifth season, with the actress set to play Susan Williams, a Coast City journalist who comes to Star City “looking to make a name for herself” by targeting Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) for a big story. In the […]
Garcelle Beauvais and Tiffany Espensen join Spider-Man: Homecoming
Following on from yesterday’s news about the addition of Cagney & Lacey star Tyne Daly, Deadline is now reporting that Garcelle Beauvais (Hollywood Today Live) and Tiffany Espensen (Kirby Buckets) have both joined the cast of Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which is currently shooting in Atlanta. As ever, character details are being kept under […]
Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict getting live-action English language adaptation
Variety is reporting that Ghost in the Shell producer Steven Paul is set to bring Koike Kazuo and Goseki Kojima’s manga Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict to the big screen with an English language adaptation of the classic Japanese comic book. Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict “sees a noble samurai plotted against and […]
Netflix places straight-to-series order for Lost in Space
Back in November it was announced that Netflix and Legendary TV were in development on a remake of the 60s cult classic Lost in Space, and now comes word that the streaming service has placed a ten-episode straight-to-series order for the reboot, which is being eyed for a 2018 premiere. Deadline reports that the new […]
