New York Times bestselling creative team John Layman and Rob Guillory will unleash the final one-shot chronicling the action-packed exploits of the beloved homicidal cybernetic kung-fu rooster this April with the release of Demon Chicken Poyo from Image Comics. “Several years ago Rob Guillory and I changed the face of comics, and indeed all pop […]
AMC greenlights anthology drama series The Terror
AMC has given a straight-to-series order for The Terror, a ten-episode anthology drama series from Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, which is based upon the bestselling 2007 novel by Dan Simmons. David Kajganich (True Story) has written the script and will serve as co-showrunner with Soo Hugh (The Whispers). Deadline reports that the series “is […]
Kevin Costner joins space race drama Hidden Figures
Kevin Costner has signed on to appear alongside Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in 20th Century Fox’s space drama Hidden Figures, Variety has revealed. The project follows Katherine Johnson (Henson), “a brilliant African-American mathematician who, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations […]
Josh Brolin and Miles Teller cast in Joseph Kosinski’s No Exit
Variety is reporting that Josh Brolin and Miles Teller have signed on to star in No Exit, a firefighter action movie from Tron: Legacy and Oblivion helmer Joseph Kosinski. No Exit has been written by Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) and will tell the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, “a group of firefighters […]
Ben Daniels and Alfonso Herrera cast in The Exorcist TV pilot
Following on from the casting of Brianne Howey (Scream Queens), TV Line is reporting that Fox’s pilot for The Exorcist has found two priests, with Ben Daniels (House of Cards) and Alfonso Herrera (Sense8) signing on to potential series. Daniels will play Father Marcus, “the intense holy warrior carrying out an occupation that the church […]
ABC renews Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for fourth season, no word yet on Agent Carter
Good news for fans of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., as Deadline has revealed that ABC has given an early renewal to the Marvel series, which will return for a fourth season later this year. S.H.I.E.L.D. is one of fifteen series renewed by ABC, alongside Grey’s Anatomy, Quantico, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, Once Upon a […]
Devon Terrell to play young Barack Obama in biopic Barry
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Devon Terrell (Codes of Conduct) has signed on to play a young Barack Obama in the upcoming biopic Barry, where he will star alongside Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch). The site reports that the film will revolve around Obama’s time as a college student and takes place in 1981 as […]
Green Lantern may not feature in the DC Extended Universe until after Justice League
It looks like Green Lantern fans have a lengthy wait before they see the character making his DC Extended Universe debut, with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice producer Greg Silverman revealing to EW that he won’t be appearing in Justice League Part One, and may not even feature until the Green Lantern Corps movie in […]
UPDATE: Jena Malone has been cut from Batman v Superman theatrical release, will feature in R-rated Ultimate Edition
There’s been a tonne of speculation as to which character Jena Malone could be playing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but it seems we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out the answer as Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the actress has been cut from the theatrical release of the movie. […]
Disney’s Bob Iger rules out R-rated Marvel movies
In the wake of Deadpool’s box office success, 20th Century Fox is embracing the R-rated comic book movie, with Wolverine 3 aiming for that rating and X-Force looking likely to follow suit, while Warner Bros. too has announced an R-rated cut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, despite venturing into darker territory with […]
