It looks like Disney may have decided to retire Princess Leia’s iconic slave outfit from Return of the Jedi from all future Star Wars merchandising, with Marvel comics artist J Scott Campbell stating on Facebook that: “Disney is well on its way to wiping out the “slave” outfit from any future products period. You will […]
Ralph Fiennes to voice Alfred in The LEGO Batman Movie
Ralph Fiennes has become the latest addition to the cast of The LEGO Batman Movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the British actor has joined the animated movie as Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler Alfred Pennyworth. The LEGO Batman Movie will see Will Arnett reprising his role from The LEGO Movie as the Caped Crusader, […]
Daniel Craig to headline TV drama Purity
James Bond star Daniel Craig is returning to the small screen, with Deadline revealing that he’s set to headline a new drama series entitled Purity from producer Scott Rudin (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children). The project, which is based upon the book of the same […]
BBC adapting His Dark Materials
The BBC is set to bring Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials to the small screen, with Variety reporting that BBC One has commissioned an initial eight-part series from New Line Cinema and Bad Wolf. “It’s been a constant source of pleasure to me to see this story adapted to different forms and presented […]
WWE Raw ratings hit a record-breaking 18-year low
Despite the good run of shows over the last couple of weeks, a lack of real star power or nostalgic acts has really hurt WWE’s flagship show Raw recently. With the ratings hitting rock bottom, last Monday’s episode hit a new 18-year low. They had previously hit a new low with the 27/10 show with […]
NBC teams with Tom Hardy for adaptation of Image Comics’ Trees
Deadline is reporting that NBC Universal International Studios has optioned the rights to Image’s comic book series Trees from bestselling writer Warren Ellis (Red) and artist Jason Howard, with Tom Hardy’s production company Hardy Son & Baker set to develop a TV adaptation. Launching in 2014, Trees “is set 10 years after the arrival of […]
Hulu adapting Top Cow comic book series Postal
According to Deadline, Hulu has picked up a TV series adaptation of the Top Cow comic book series Postal, with The Walking Dead co-executive producer Seth Hoffman penning the script for Matt Tolmach Productions and Legendary TV. Created by Matt Hawkins (Think Tank) and Bryan Hill (Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box), Postal centres on “Eden, a […]
The Hunger Games’ Amandla Stenberg to headline YA adaptation Darkest Minds
The Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg is set to headline the YA adaptation Darkest Minds, which is based upon Alexandra Bracken’s book trilogy and is being directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 3). Darkest Minds takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a pandemic has killed most of American’s children, with some of […]
Emerald City’s Adria Arjona joins Pacific Rim 2
Adria Arjona (True Detective) has become the latest casting addition for Pacific Rim 2, joining the previously announced John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad), Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000), Levi Meaden (Aftermath) and Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown). Arjona will soon be seen in the lead role of Dorothy Gale in NBC’s Wizard of […]
Boom! Studios announces Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Giants
Boom! Studios has announced that it will follow up Archaia’s Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches and Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons with a new four-issue series, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Giants from writer and artist Conor Nolan. Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Giants is a collection of mythic tales of when giants roamed the Earth, inspired […]
