Following on from the news that Luke Evans (Dracula Untold) is in talks to play the villain Gaston, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest) has now signed on to portray the Beast in Disney’s upcoming live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. Stevens will join Emma Watson (Harry Potter) […]
Production underway on Supergirl pilot
Arrow and The Flash executive producer Andrew Kreisberg has taken to Twitter to reveal that production has kicked off on the pilot for the latest potential DC series in CBS’ Supergirl… Supergirl sees Melissa Benoist (Whiplash) leading the cast as Kara Danvers/Supergirl alongside Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy) as Alexandra Danvers, Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) as […]
Hugh Jackman thinks “there is a possibility” that Wolverine could join the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Before the big announcement between Sony and Marvel Studios concerning Spider-Man and his upcoming debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seemed a pipe dream that we’d ever see the wall-crawler teaming up with the Avengers on the big screen. Well, as we now know, Spider-Man is set to join the MCU in next year’s […]
Zachary Quinto joins season 3 of Hannibal
Zachary Quinto has joined the cast of Hannibal, with Entertainment Weekly revealing that the Star Trek star will appear in at least one episode of the third season as a patient of Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson). The third season has also seen Richard Armitage joining the cast as Francis Dolarhyde, a.k.a.The Tooth Fairy […]
Luke Evans in negotiations for Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Luke Evans looks set to play Gaston in the live action version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, with Variety reporting that the actor is in negotiations to star as the villain. Bill Condon is set to direct the film with Emma Watson starring as Belle and Ryan Gosling reportedly in the running for the […]
Norman Reedus says “bring Kleenex” for The Walking Dead season finale
It looks like fans of The Walking Dead can expect an emotional season finale. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Norman Reedus was asked about the finale of the hit zombie series’ fifth season, stating: “Wow, bring your Kleenex and you’ll be screaming at your television.” So, it seems fair to say we are going […]
Joss Whedon clashed with Marvel executives, wanted Spider-Man in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Joss Whedon has gone on record saying that he will not be returning to write or direct Avengers: Infinity War due to fatigue settling in, but there may be more to it than that. It is now coming out that Whedon had to argue with Marvel executives on Avengers: Age of Ultron to keep some scenes […]
More Spider-Man casting rumours surface
Following the big Spider-Man news last month, we’ve heard plenty of speculation about Sony and Marvel’s plans for the wall-crawler. Several actors have been said to be in contention for the role, while it’s also been reported that Drew Goddard reportedly set to write and direct The Spectacular Spider-Man for release in 2017. Well, today […]
Mutants Battle Mutants as Secret Wars revisits X-Tinction Agenda
As part of its epic Secret Wars, Marvel is revisiting a classic X-Men crossover this June as writer Marc Guggenheim (Arrow) and artist Carmine Di Giandomenico (All-New X-Factor) return to the shores of Genosha for X-Tinction Agenda. “A virus is decimating the mutant and mutate population,” states Marc Guggenheim. “The X-Men have a cure in […]
The Fault in our Stars writers to pen new John Green adaptation Looking for Alaska
After having great success with (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now (still criminally without a scheduled UK release) and last year’s box-office hit The Fault in our Stars, writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber are hot writing property in Hollywood right now, and the pair have settled on their next gig. The writing […]