Back in February of this year it was announced that April Bowlby (Drop Dead Diva) had been cast as Rita Farr, a.k.a. Elasti-Girl / Elasti-Woman, in the live-action Teen Titans series Titans, and now comes word from Deadline that she is also officially on board to return to the role for the spin-off Doom Patrol. This […]
First look at Dominic West, Lily Collins and David Oyelowo in BBC’s Les Miserables
The BBC has released four first look images from its upcoming small screen adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel Les Miserables featuring Dominic West as Jean Valjean, Lily Collins as Fantine, and David Oyelowo as Javert; take a look here… The six part drama is set to air on BBC One in 2019 and features a […]
Capcom announces Monster Hunter animated special Legends of the Guild
Capcom has announced that it is bring the Monster Hunter franchise to the world of animation with a special entitled Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild, which is slated to arrive at some point in 2019. Variety reports that the animated special “will focus on an aspiring young monster hunter looking to make a name […]
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Lotus Eaters’
Red Stewart reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger… There’s something about psychoanalytical episodes in superhero television shows that fascinate me. From Smallville’s “Labyrinth,” to Arrow’s “Kapiushon,” to The Flash’s “Into the Speed Force,” I have frequently found myself engaged in each respective plot. Perhaps it is because I grew up enjoying Freudian theories, or maybe it’s because […]
Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd to star in Stephen Frears’ comedy series State of the Union
Deadline is reporting that Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) are to star in State of the Union, a SundanceTV comedy series from director Stephen Frears (The Queen) and writer Nick Hornby (High Fidelity). State of the Union follows Louise (Pike) and Tom (O’Dowd), a couple who meet in a pub immediately before […]
Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s Three Wishes in development as TV series
EveryWhere Studios has snapped up the rights to Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s novel Three Wishes, tapping Lila Feinberg (Younger) to pen a series adaptation for Netflix. The story follows “three wildly different sisters as their lives intertwine and unfold around their glamorous Manhattan wedding weekend that ends in a shocking tragedy. When a […]
New Doctor Who showrunner on casting a female Doctor, series 11 trailer to arrive during World Cup final
The BBC has announced that the very first trailer for the upcoming eleventh series of Doctor Who is set to air this Sunday during the World Cup final between France and Croatia, while further additional footage will also debut at the San Diego Comic-Con International this coming Thursday. Series eleven of Doctor Who will mark […]
New images from Nightflyers, Deadly Class, Disenchantment, Star Trek: Discovery, The Gifted, The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead
As part of its Comic-Con preview, Entertainment Weekly has already unveiled some images from Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Venom, Aquaman, Shazam!, Bumblebee and Halloween, and now we’ve got a batch of promotional photos for several big TV shows! Check out first look images for George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers and comic book […]
Christina Applegate to lead Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me
Deadline is reporting that Christina Applegate (Anchorman, Bad Moms) is set to headline Netflix’s half-hour dark comedy series Dead to Me, which has been described as “a comedic Big Little Lies“. Scripted by Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), the series explores “a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit […]
Barry Keoghan to lead Y: The Last Man cast alongside Diane Lane, Imogen Poots and more
Having been in development for several years now, FX is finally moving forward with Y, its TV adaptation of the Brian K. Vaughan comic book series Y: The Last Man, with the network announcing that Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) will lead the cast as Yorick Brown. Y takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth where a mysterious […]
