It looks like The Flash is introducing another speedster in its upcoming third season, with actress Violett Beane reportedly spotted on set in full costume as Jesse Quick. Beane joined the show in season two as Jesse Wells, the daughter of Harrison Wells. Jesse and Wally West were both hit by a particle accelerator blast in season […]
Frederick Schmidt to play Metallo in Supergirl season 2
Not only is the second season of Supergirl set to add the Man of Steel, played by Tyler Hoechlin, but it’s also introducing one of Superman’s greatest foes, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Frederick Schmidt (Snow in Paradise) has been cast as Metallo. The official character description for Metallo, who will featur in at least […]
Gotham casts the Mad Hatter’s sister for season 3
Last month it was announced that Benedict Samuel (The Walking Dead) is portraying the Mad Hatter in the upcoming third season of Gotham, and now Variety has revealed that the Batman prequel series has cast Naian Gonzalez Norvind (The Devil You Know) as Jervis Tetch’s younger sister Alice. Norvind will debut in the third episode […]
Chris Wood joins Supergirl as mystery DC character
TV Line is reporting that Chris Wood has joined the cast of Supergirl for its second season, with the containment and The Vampire Diaries star set to portray an as-yet-unrevealed character from the pages of DC Comics. SEE ALSO: Win Supergirl: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray Wood joins an ever-expanding cast of supporting characters […]
ITV commissions third series of Broadchurch
Following series two’s conclusion yesterday, ITV has announced that it has commissioned a third series of the acclaimed drama Broadchurch, with both David Tennant and Olivia Colman confirmed to return as Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller. “We’ve been overwhelmed that nine million people every week have continued to join us on the twists and turns […]
Sameer Ali Khan reportedly joins Marvel’s Iron Fist
It looks like Marvel’s Iron Fist may have a new addition to its cast, with Bollywood actor and stuntman Sameer Ali Khan (Rock the Kasbah) seemingly revealing on Instagram that he’s joined the currently-in-production Netflix series. The Afghan actor, who has a martial arts background, joked that he will miss his beard as he has […]
Taika Waititi teaming with FX for Reservation Dogs
According to Discussing Film, Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi is set to write, executive produce and direct the pilot episode for a new FX series entitled Reservation Dogs. The site reports that the series will follow four teenagers in a Native American housing project in Oklahoma who commit petty crimes. Native American […]
Paramount and CBS settle Star Trek: Axanar lawsuit
Paramount Pictures, CBS Studios and Axanar Productions have announced that they have finally come to a settlement on the controversial lawsuit against the crowd-funded Star Trek fan film Axanar, which will see producer Alex Peters agreeing to make “substantial changes” to his project in order to ensure that it and any future Star Trek productions comply with […]
Calista Flockhart joins Supergirl as Cat Grant
CBS’ upcoming Supergirl series has just cast another DC Comics character. According to Variety, Ally McBeal alum Calista Flockhart has been cast in the role of former Daily Planet reporter Cat Grant. In the comics, Grant is the fashion reporter at the famed Metropolis newspaper. In the Supergirl series, she’ll be “a self-made media magnate and founder of CatCo,” where Kara […]
Echo Kellum promoted to series regular for Arrow season 5
TV Line is reporting that Echo Kellum has been promoted to series regular for the fifth season of the DC superhero show Arrow, which will get underway in the fall. Kellum portrays genius tech developer Curtis Holt, who is based upon the DC character Mister Terrific. In the most recent episode of the series, ‘Beacon […]
