HBO has set a date for the premiere of its new series The Deuce. Starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the ten-episode series will explore the beginnings of the porn industry in 1970s New York and will premiere on Sunday, September 10th. The Deuce was created by George Pelecanos and David Simon. The pair will also […]
Leia and Sabine join forces in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – ‘Bounty of Trouble’
In the latest episode of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Princess Leia and Sabine Wren come under attack from the bounty hunter IG-88. Take a look at the animated short here… Check out the previous Star Wars: Forces of Destiny animated shorts – ‘Sands of Jakku’, ‘BB-8 Bandits’, ‘Ewok Escape‘, ‘The Padawan Path‘, ‘Beasts of Echo Base‘, […]
Smallville’s Erica Durance joins Supergirl season 3
Supergirl has added another DC veteran to its cast for its upcoming third season, with former Smallville star Erica Durance swapping the role of Lois Lane for Alura Zor-El, which she will take over from Laura Benanti. “Unfortunately Laura, who Greg Berlanti and I have worked with for years going back to Eli Stone, was unable […]
The Umbrella Academy begins production at Netflix
Production on Netflix’s adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s The Umbrella Academy is now underway. Bá announced the start of production via his Twitter page, posing for a photo with Way on the set of the series. Check it out below… The Umbrella Academy follows the dysfunctional family of the Hargreeves, a group of young superheroes that come together […]
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy rounds out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes
A couple weeks after Netflix cast Ellen Page (Flatliners) in the lead role of The Umbrella Academy adaptation, the streaming service has now rounded out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes in the Hargreeve family. Joining Page in the series are Tom Hopper (Black Sails) as Luther, Emmy Raver-Lampman (Broadway’s Hamilton) as Allison, David Castañeda (Soldado) as […]
Netflix to adapt Gerard Way’s The Umbrella Academy
Netflix has acquired yet another series; the streaming service will adapt Gerard Way’s comic title The Umbrella Academy for a 10-episode run to premiere in 2018. The Umbrella Academy follows a dysfunctional family of superheroes that come together in order to solve their father’s possible murder. Fargo’s Steve Blackman will executive producer and showrun the series while The Exorcist’s Jeremy Slater has […]
Jyn Erso featured in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – ‘The Stranger’
Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled the latest Star Wars: Forces of Destiny animated short; entitled ‘The Stranger’, it sees Rogue One: A Star Wars Story heroine Jyn Erso coming to the aid of a young girl who is being bullied by Stormtroopers; take a look at the short here… Be sure to check out the […]
Game of Thrones season 7 premiere shatters ratings records
Game of Thrones made its hotly-anticipated return this past Sunday night, with the season seven premiere ‘Dragonstone’ shattering a number of ratings records for HBO. The episode pulled in a whopping 16.1 million viewers across all HBO platforms, including repeats, streaming and DVR, up 50% from the season six opener from 2016. In overnight ratings, […]
Watch Star Wars: Forces of Destiny ‘Beasts of Echo Base’
Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled the latest episode of the animated shorts series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. Taking place during The Empire Strikes Back period, the short – entitled ‘Beasts of Echo Base’ – sees Leia and R2-D2 having to free a captured Chewbacca from a Wampa. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the […]
South Park to ditch the politics in season 21
Having spent much of the 20th season satirising Donald Trump, South Park co-creator Trey Parker has revealed to The Los Angeles Times that the animated series will be ditching the politics for its 21st season and going back to basics. “We fell into the same trap that Saturday Night Live fell into, where it was […]
