Season one of Daredevil was a delightful surprise for many reasons. For starters, it was a live-action interpretation of Daredevil that wasn’t terrible, and it also featured fight-choreography that put most Marvel movies to shame. Lastly: Kingpin. Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin was sophisticated, terrifying, cruel, and absolutely mesmerising to watch. In a universe with a history […]
Netflix cancels Girlboss after single season
Girlboss has gone the way of The Get Down and Sense8, with Netflix announcing that it has cancelled the comedy series after a single season. “While I’m proud of the work we did, I’m looking forward to controlling my narrative from here on out,” said writer and executive producer Kay Cannon (Pitch Perfect). “It was […]
Preacher Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘On The Road’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Preacher season 2… Statistical circumcision and foreskin face cream set the tone. Eighties chart topping toe tappers, fast cars, film stock tomfoolery and mace spray on the nut sack set the mood. Not quite the wheat field car chase or forty thousand foot bar fight free fall that […]
David Tennant doesn’t think Olivia Colman is “a serious option” for Doctor Who
With Peter Capaldi’s tenure as The Doctor coming to an end, there’s been intense speculation as to who’ll be the next actor to take on the role of the Time Lord in the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who. As always when a regeneration is on the horizon, there’s been calls for the BBC to introduce […]
Heather Graham joins Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Variety is reporting that Heather Graham (The Hangover), Elizabeth Reaser (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) and Larry Cedar (Mad Men) has signed on to the cast of the upcoming NBC series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, where they will join Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County), Anthony Edwards (Top […]
Game of Thrones Fact Files: Tyrion Lannister
Tony Black counts down to the Game of Thrones season 7 premiere… Imp. The Half Man. Master of Coin. Tyrion Lannister has almost as many titles as the Mother of Dragons he eventually covets, yet there’s an argument that the black sheep of the Lannister family is both Game of Thrones most tragic victim and […]
Angela Lansbury in talks for the BBC’s Little Women adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Angela Lansbury is in talks to join the cast of Little Women, a three-part adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel Little Women, which is being produced for the BBC and PBS. Written by Heidi Thomas (Call the Midwife) and directed by Vanessa Caswill (Thirteen), Little Women is set against […]
The Coen Brothers western series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to begin production in July
Back in January it was announced that the Coen Brothers are heading to the small screen to write and direct the Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and now The Playlist is reporting that production on the miniseries is set to begin next month in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs […]
First look at Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan in HBO’s My Dinner with Hervé, Mireille Enos and more join cast
Game of Thrones isn’t the only project Peter Dinklage is lending his talents to over at HBO, as the network has unveiled a first-look image of the actor in My Dinner With Hervé. The upcoming TV movie takes a look at the life of Fantasy Island and The Man with the Golden Gun star Hervé Villechaize (described as “the world’s most […]
Rocko’s Modern Life reunites original voice cast for TV movie
Last August it was revealed that the beloved 90s cartoon Rocko’s Modern Life is set for a return to Nickelodeon for a one-hour TV special, and now it has been announced that the original voice cast has signed on for a return to O-Town for Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling. EW reports that the returning […]