Star Wars: The Force Awakens made great strides in expanding the diversity of the galaxy far, far away by introducing its first female lead and its first black lead. But might we see a gay character introduced into the film side of the canon? J.J. Abrams believes so. “When I talk about inclusivity it’s not […]
No plans for a live-action Star Wars TV show
Ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it’s been assumed that it’s only a matter of time before the Mouse House takes Star Wars to the small screen. However, it’s not going to happen any time soon – at least, not on the Disney-owned ABC. “They are focused on their movies, so we don’t have any plans […]
Disney to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy, according to John Landis
Here’s some potentially exciting news for fans of the original Star Wars trilogy, with Empire reporting that director John Landis has revealed that Disney is planning to finally re-release the unaltered theatrical cuts of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. At a Q&A tonight John Landis dropped that Disney […]
Colin Trevorrow confirmed as Star Wars: Episode IX director
Coming out of the “Worlds, Galaxies and Universes: Live Action at the Walt Disney Studios” panel at D23, Disney has announced that Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow will officially be directing Star Wars: Episode IX. Although the film won’t be starting production for another couple years, as Episode IX isn’t due out until 2019, Walt Disney Studios […]
Deadpool 2 gets a super duper TV spot, screenwriter denies rumour that villain has been cut
Following a new poster for Deadpool 2 [check it out here], the first action-packed TV spot has arrived online for the hotly-anticipated sequel ahead of its release next month; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Deadpool 2 motion posters featuring Vanessa, Domino, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Blind Al Meanwhile, screenwriter Rhett Reese has taken to Twitter to […]
NBC orders female-led What About Bob? pilot called What About Barb?
NBC has decided to use Frank Oz’s 1991 feature What About Bob?, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus, as the basis for a new comedy series. Rather than follow men, it will instead be led by a female cast and titled What About Barb?, with a pilot order to test the potential of the series. The series […]
Alice Isn’t Dead to be adapted into TV series from Mr. Robot’s Kyle Bradstreet
Mr. Robot executive producer Kyle Bradstreet has been hired by USA Networks and Universal Cable Productions to write and executive produce an adaptation of The Night Vale’s podcast series Alice Isn’t Dead according to Deadline. The series was created by Joseph Fink with season one and two ready available to listen to at The Night Vale. Written by […]
Mon-El dons his red suit in promo images for Supergirl Season 3 Episode 15 – ‘In Search of Lost Time’
The CW has released a batch of promo images for the fifteenth episode of Supergirl season 3, entitled ‘In Search of Lost Time’ which gives us our first look at Chris Wood’s Mon-El in his red costume; check them out here… J’ONN HAS TO FACE THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS FATHER – When Myr’nn (guest star […]
Watch the trailer for Jason Statham’s shark thriller The Meg
The trailer for Jason Statham’s next film The Meg has arrived online. The film, based upon Steve Alten’s book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, is directed by John Turteltaub (Nation Treasure) and sees Statham as a deep sea rescue diver who finds himself fighting a giant prehistoric Megalodon shark. Check out the trailer and the film’s poster below… A […]
HBO’s The Tale starring Laura Dern gets May premiere date and teaser trailer
Before she returns for the second season of Big Little Lies, Laura Dern is set to star in the TV drama mystery film The Tale for HBO. Set for a premiere date of Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 10 PM EST, the film is written and directed by documentary filmmaker Jennifer Fox (Beirut) in her first narrative […]