Icelandic-born actor Gunnar Hansen, star of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, has passed away at his home in Maine after a battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 68. Hansen made his screen debut in Tobe Hooper’s horror classic, portraying the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface, one of the genre’s most iconic characters. Opting to pursue a writing career after […]
Arrow executive producer rules out Green Lantern appearance
Since its very first season, Arrow has been dropping subtle Green Lantern Easter eggs, as well as teasing the possibility that Oliver Queen could link up with Hal Jordan (or another Green Lantern) at some point during the show’s run. This seemed to take a step closer towards becoming a reality with the introduction of […]
Watch the short film Sidekick starring Emily Bett Rickards, Tom Cavanagh and Josh Dallas
Writer-director Jeff Cassidy has released his new superhero-themed short film Sidekick, which features an impressive cast that includes Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow), Tom Cavanagh (The Flash), Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time) and Christian Michael Cooper (Prison Break) and tells the story of a struggling father who uses a bedtime story to impart an important […]
Image to release new English translation of Beowulf
Image Comics has announced that Santiago García and David Rubín have teamed up to put a fresh—and wholly blood-soaked—spin on the violent and savage tale of Beowulf in a new English translation of the 1,000-year-old myth, which will be released in a lush, full-colour hardcover this December. BEOWULF tells of the tale of a Scandinavian […]
Titan bringing Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula to comics
Titan has announced the upcoming release of an all-new comic book series based upon Kim Newman’s bestselling Anno Dracula novels, with art by Paul McCaffrey (Doctor Who: The Third Doctor). The Anno Dracula novels depict an alternate 19th-century history where the characters of Bram Stoker’s Dracula fail to prevent Count Dracula’s subjugation of Great Britain, […]
Kate Bosworth to star as Sharon Tate in biopic
Kate Bosworth (The Art of More) and her director husband Michael Polish (The Astronaut Farmer) are set to bring the tragic story of Sharon Tate to the big screen, with Polish writing and directing an adaptation of Greg King’s book Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders. Bosworth will take on the role of Tate, a […]
The CW orders action-adventure drama Searchers from The 100 showrunner and Berlanti Productions
The CW is teaming up with Berlanti Productions once more, with the network ordering a new action-adventure drama from The 100 creator Jason Rothenberg entitled Searchers. Deadline reports that the show follows “a group of unlikely heroes who find themselves on the journey of a lifetime. Ten years after the death of their parents, a […]
Lexi Alexander to direct an episode of Supergirl
After tackling Arrow earlier this year, Lexi Alexander has now revealed via Twitter that she’s set for a return to the DC universe and will be helming an upcoming episode of Supergirl. https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/672076263071178752 The German-born filmmaker also has previous Marvel experience, having directed the 2008 movie Punisher: War Zone, which starred Ray Stevenson in the role […]
Marvel brings Spidey, Haunted Mansion, Star Wars and Squirrel Girl to Halloween ComicFest 2016
With Halloween ComicFest taking place this weekend, the folks at Marvel are bringing four free HCF Edition titles to comic book stores in Spidey #1, The Haunted Mansion #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: You Choose the Story #1. Check out the covers here… “Just like Free Comic Book Day, Halloween […]
Activision Blizzard Studios launched, Call of Duty movie and Skylanders TV series in development
During BlizzCon, Activision Blizzard has announced that it is getting into the film and TV game, with the newly launched Activision Blizzard Studios developing a Call of Duty movie for release in 2017, as well as a Skylanders animated series, Skylanders Academy, which will launch next year. “Activision Blizzard Studios has the unique advantage of […]
