Hopefully Marvel Studios’ creative teams are up-to-speed on social media, because Collider just broke a story that Mad Max: Fury Road star Tom Hardy wants to play The Punisher. In a new interview with The Dark Knight Rises alum, Collider asked Hardy about his recent Suicide Squad departure and asked if he’d be interested in playing more comic book characters. Hardy seemed […]
Jon Bernthal is “thrilled” to play The Punisher in Daredevil
Last week, Marvel announced that The Punisher is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Jon Bernthal securing the role of Frank Castle in the upcoming second season of Netflix’s Daredevil. Now, during a promotional interview with ABC News, the Fury and The Walking Dead star has briefly shared his excitement, say’s he’s “thrilled” with the […]
Avengers director Joss Whedon quits Twitter
Joss Whedon (writer and director of both Avengers films) has decided to close his Twitter account. The reason is believed to be due to backlash from those that feel Black Widow was too much of a damsel in distress in his latest film Avengers: Age of Ultron. His final tweet doesn’t actually confirm this, but […]
Tim Kring’s Imperative Entertainment adapting Black Mask Studios’ Mayday
Imperative Entertainment – which is run by Tim Kring, creator of Heroes – has teamed up with Black Mask Studios to adapt the comic book series Mayday as a scripted television series. MAYDAY lives in the underbelly of the Hollywood scene, where a washed-up, drug-addicted screenwriter and a transgender bartender stumble onto a Satanic cult’s […]
Keanu Reeves talks John Wick: Chapter 2
With filming having wrapped on John Wick: Chapter 2, the follow-up to the hit 2014 action thriller, star Keanu Reeves has been chatting to IGN about the sequel and where it is heading. “For us it was just, what is the next chapter? What is the continuation of this story?” states Reeves. “Opening up the […]
John Wick 2 fills out supporting cast as production gets underway
With production now underway on John Wick 2, director Chad Stahelkski has filled out the supporting cast to the Keanu Reeves-headlined action sequel. Joining the already announced Ian McShane and Common are returning stars John Leguizamo, Bridget Monahan, Tom Sadowski, and Lance Reddick, while new additions include Ruby Rose (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter), Riccardo […]
Common joins John Wick 2, Ian McShane returning
With filming on John Wick 2 set to get underway this week, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Common (Selma, Suicide Squad) has signed on to face off against Keanu Reeves’ assassin as the sequel’s villain, described as the head of security for a female crime lord. Meanwhile, the site is also reporting that Ian McShane […]
John Wick 2 to start shooting in the autumn
Thunder Road Pictures and Lionsgate have announced that cameras are set to roll on John Wick 2 this autumn, with the sequel reuniting directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, screenwriter Derek Kolstad and leading man Keanu Reeves. The brief synopsis for the sequel reads: “In the follow up to last year’s adrenaline-fueled revenge and redemption […]
The Simpsons renewed for two more years by FOX
A few years ago, it seemed that the legendary animation The Simpsons was finally coming to a natural end. Fast forward those few years, and it continues to outstrip many other long-running shows, and has today been renewed by FOX for another two seasons. The show will now run into its 27th and 28th seasons, […]
Will Poulter to play Pennywise in remake of Stephen King’s It
Back in March, director Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) spoke about the challenges in finding the “perfect Pennywise” for the upcoming two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It, and now it seems his search is over. Variety has broke the news that British actor Will Poulter has signed on to play the monster, having impressed […]
