House of Cards star Molly Parker has signed on to play the female lead of Maureen Robinson in Netflix’s upcoming remake of the classic TV sci-fi Lost in Space. Parker joins a cast that includes Toby Stephens (Black Sails) as Maureen’s husband and expedition leader John Robinson, with Maxwell Jenkins (Sense8) and Taylor Russell (Falling Skies) as […]
J.J. Abrams hopes to make a Portal movie announcement soon
Back in 2013, J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions announced a partnership with video game developers Valve, revealing that they would be working on big screen adaptation of the hit games Half-Life and Portal. There was little news on either project until earlier this year when Abrams confirmed that both were still in development, and now […]
Simone Missick will return as Misty Knight for Marvel’s The Defenders
With Luke Cage set to arrive on Netflix in a few short hours, actress Simone Missick has revealed that we’ll be seeing more of Misty Knight next year, as she’ll be reprising the role for Marvel’s big team-up The Defenders. “I believe I’m safe to say that I will be on The Defenders,” said Missick […]
Winston Duke joins Marvel’s Black Panther as villain Man-Ape
Marvel’s Black Panther has added another villain to its ranks, with Variety reporting that Person of Interest star Winston Duke is set to play the character of M’Baku, a.k.a. Man-Ape. Created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, M’Baku made his comic book debut in Avengers #62 in 1969 and is one of Wakanda’s most powerful […]
Hayley Atwell wants Marvel to make an Agent Carter movie
ABC left a lot of Peggy Carter fans disappointed earlier this year when it decided to pull the plug on Agent Carter following its second season. Hayley Atwell has now moved on to another ABC show in Conviction, but she still has hopes of one day reprising the role of Peggy; the actress has previously […]
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 […]
Exclusive: Asa Butterfield talks Spider-Man, superheroes and the DC Extended Universe
Before Tom Holland was announced as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man for Captain America: Civil War and the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming, fellow Brit Asa Butterfield was frequently mentioned as one of the front-runners for the role, with certain rumour sites even going as far as to claim on several occasions that he’d been cast [see […]
Warner Bros. and Toho teaming up for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure movie from Takashi Miike
Cult filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) is set to bring Hirohiko Araki’s bestselling manga series Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure to the big screen, with Variety reporting that Warner Bros. and Toho are teaming up to produce the live-action adaptation. The site reports that the movie will be based on the fourth part of the […]
Rumour: Nightwatch could appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming
You may want to have your pinch of salt at the ready for this one, but according to Bleeding Cool, the Marvel superhero Nightwatch could be set for an appearance in next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. The site reports that Sony employees have been out and about picking up as many Nightwatch comics as they can […]
Jon Favreau developing live-action The Lion King for Disney
After bringing The Jungle Book to the big screen earlier this year, Jon Favreau is set to team up with Disney once again for another live-action adaptation of the 1994 animated classic The Lion King. The official Walt Disney Company website states that the reimagining of the film is being put on the fast track […]
