Jessica Pare, best known for her role as Megan Draper in the later seasons of Mad Men, has been cast as a series regular in an untitled drama pilot about the Navy SEALs for CBS according to Deadline. The series also stars Person of Interest‘s Jim Caviezel and has been brought to the network by Justified executive producers […]
DVD Review – Romanzo Criminale: Season One
Romanzo Criminale Season One Directed by Stefano Sollima. Starring Francesco Montanari, Vinicio Marchioni, Alessandro Roja, Marco Bocci, Andrea Sartoretti, and Daniela Virgilio. SYNOPSIS: Lebanese’s desire to become ‘King of Rome’ carries out to it’s inevitable conclusion in the Italian series semi-based on the criminal organization, Banda della Magliana. Released for the first time in the US from Kino […]
The Flash Season 3 Episode 16 Review – ‘Into the Speed Force’
Jessie Robertson reviews the sixteenth episode of The Flash season 3… Will the real Flash please stand up? Last season’s second to last episode “The Runaway Dinosaur” was our first look at being “inside” the Speed Force; it’s a nebulous entity really, it’s not time, or space, or a place, but a familiar setting to […]
Finn Jones blames Donald Trump for Iron Fist’s bad reviews
A few days ago, Iron Fist star Finn Jones spoke about the bad reviews for Netflix’s latest Marvel series, pulling out the old “we made it for the fans, not the critics” line, and now he’s shifted his focus, blaming Donald Trump for viewers’ inability to connect to Danny Rand. “I think the world has changed […]
Emily Browning playing two characters in American Gods
With the premiere of Starz’s American Gods fast approaching, the cast and crew of the hotly-anticipated Neil Gaiman adaptation took part in a special panel at SXSW, during which show creator Bryan Fuller revealed that Emily Browning will be pulling double duty; in addition to her previously announced role as Laura Moon, she will also […]
The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon gets series order, Jon Favreau to direct first episode
CBS’ The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon is skipping the pilot stage, with the network announcing it has given a straight-to-series order for the single camera comedy for the 2017-2018 season. Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book) has signed on to direct the first episode, and will also executive produce alongside Chuck Lorre, […]
WATCH: Guardians of the Galaxy animated web series Rocket & Groot Episode 1 – “Dream Machine”
The hotly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is still a few months away, but thankfully Disney XD has released the first episode of a new Guardians-related web-series that focuses on the characters of Rocket Raccoon and Groot. Hopefully, it will be enough to tide us over until the eventual release of the blockbuster. Check […]
Matthew Vaughn in talks for Man of Steel 2, Spawn reboot will be dark and nasty, new Doctor Who trailer, critics vs. fans and more – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… MAN OF STEEL 2 FINDS A DIRECTOR? We’ve known for a while that Warner Bros. has been developing a sequel to Man of Steel, and if rumours are to be believed, the studio may have found a director. According to reports, comic book movie regular Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: […]
Joe Wright’s action thriller Hanna getting a TV adaptation
Joe Wright’s 2011 action thriller Hanna is joining the ever-growing list of movies to receive a TV adaptation, with THR reporting that NBC Universal International Studios is in development on a potential series. Hanna starred Saoirse Ronan as a young girl raised in the wilderness by her father (Eric Bana), a former CIA operative, who […]
The Harlem Hellfighters heading to the small screen
Way back in March of 2014 it was announced that Sony had picked up the rights to Max Brooks’ World War I graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters, tapping Brooks to pen the script for a feature film adaptation from Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment. Although the movie failed to get off the ground, Heat Vision is […]
