Once FX’s flagship product during its seven season run, Sons of Anarchy is getting the spinoff treatment and has just brought actor Edward James Olmos on board. A ratings success, as well as the show that launched the career of Charlie Hunnam, the biker gang adult drama was long a fan favourite. The show ended […]
Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot gets its first cast member
With Bryan Singer now on board to direct, casting is underway on Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot, with EW reporting that Blair Redford (Switched at Birth, Satisfaction) has signed on to play Sam, described as “the strong-headed Native American leader of the underground network.” The TV series, which has Matt Nix (Burn Notice) on […]
Shailene Woodley will not be appearing in the Divergent TV movie
This won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who’s been following the story, but Shailene Woodley has officially confirmed that she won’t be reprising the role of Tris Prior in the TV-bound fourth and final chapter of the Divergent series, with the actress telling Vanity Fair: “No. I’m not going to be on […]
Annette Bening cast in Katrina: American Crime Story
Casting is underway on the second instalment of FX’s anthology series American Crime Story, with EW reporting that Oscar-nominee Annette Bening has signed on for the female lead in Katrina: American Crime Story. The new season will focus on the tragedy and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with Bening set to play Kathleen Blanco, the governor […]
Rumour: New X-Men animated TV series in the works
With Marvel and Fox teaming up to explore the X-Men franchise on the small screen with Legion and the as-yet-untitled pilot from Bryan Singer, it looks like the mutant superheroes could be set for a return to the world of animation. According to Bleeding Cool, an announcement will be made later this year regarding a […]
24: Legacy Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘1:00 PM – 2:00 PM’
Ricky Church reviews the second episode of 24: Legacy… As 24: Legacy continued with its second episode, Corey Hawkins still impressed as Army Ranger Eric Carter, but he’s becoming even more of a carbon copy of Jack Bauer with this instalment of the series. ‘1:00 PM – 2:00 PM’ was still an enjoyable episode, but unfortunately leaned […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters gets a second season from Netflix
DreamWorks Animation and Netflix have announced that Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters has been renewed for a second season of 13 episodes, which will arrive later this year and follows Jim as he ventures deeper into the Troll world to battle the vicious leader of the Darklands, while his team works to maintain order in the […]
The Flash Season 3 Episode 12 Review – ‘Untouchable’
Jessie Robertson reviews the twelfth episode of The Flash season 3… How much exactly is an “Abe Lincoln” on Earth- 19? Clive Yorkin….there’s a name even the most ardent comic book fan doesn’t know. He’s your villain of the week and his power: if he touches it, it dies (or if its organic material w/o […]
Legion Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Chapter One’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the first episode of Legion… Legion’s pilot has no qualms pulling the rug out from under you. Here are some of the arguments made for why you should put up with it. Coming off of successfully reimagining Fargo, creator, writer and director of this episode, Noah Hawley, brings the same visual inventiveness and soundtrack to a show […]
R.I.P. Richard Hatch (1945 – 2017)
It was sadly announced yesterday that Battlestar Galactica actor Richard Hatch passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71 years old. Hatch began his career on the soap opera All My Children and later joined on The Streets of San Francisco after Michael Douglas left the show. His biggest role, however, came in 1978 as ace pilot Apollo […]
