Mike Epps (Next Friday, The Hangover) has signed on for the lead role of Buck Russell in ABC’s upcoming single camera remake of the classic John Hughes comedy Uncle Buck, which starred John Candy. Much like the film, the series will see Epps as a man-child who learns how to be an adult when he […]
Lina Esco to play Maze in Lucifer pilot
Lina Esco (CSI, Cane) has signed on to FOX’s upcoming DC pilot Lucifer, where she is set to play the character of Mazikeen – or Maze, as she’ll be called in the series – “a fierce demon” and best friend to Lucifer, who accompanies him to Earth. The pilot is based upon the Vertigo comic […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘Who You Really Are’
Matthew Spencer-Skeen reviews the twelfth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D season 2.… In my review of episode 11 of this series I made it clear that it was clearly just catching us up on what happened and was only setting us up for bigger things. Luckily bigger things started happening straight away. The return of […]
FX orders pilot script for Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC
Kurt Sutter’s long-rumoured Sons of Anarchy spinoff is moving forward into development, with Variety reporting that FX Networks has ordered a pilot script for Mayans MC, which Sutter has created with Elgin Hames (Little Birds). “I wanted to find a strong, unique Latino voice,” said Sutter on working with James. “I didn’t think a white […]
10 TV21 Strips That Would Make Great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Episodes
Fred McNamara with 10 TV21 strips that would make great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ episodes… Amidst rumours that some episodes of the classic Thunderbirds series may be given a modern makeover for the upcoming remake, wouldn’t it be fun to examine which of the TV21 comic strips would suit a modernisation? TV21 was the official comic […]
Who Should Rule Westeros?
Samantha Cass on who should rule Westeros… By now we know that there have been several “self-styled” kings, and many that have claimed the rights to Westeros. Whether you have read all the books to date, or are only a fan of the television series, we have been subjected to a parade of aspiring leaders […]
BBC Two creating Grand Theft Auto TV drama
As part Make it Digital Initiative to increase computer skills amongst young people, BBC Two is going to be creating a TV drama about the birth of Grand Theft Auto. The 90 minute special will focus on the sibling creators of GTA, Dan and Sam Houser, during the birth of the game and the resulting public […]
Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show moving to ITV2
Seth MacFarlane’s hit animated show Family Guy is trading homes in the UK this autumn, with news announced today that The Griffins are set for a move to ITV2 from their previous home on BBC Three. Beginning with the fifteenth season of the show, Family Guy will air exclusively on ITV2 in a multi-year deal […]
Seth MacFarlane teases Family Guy movie will happen “soon”
It’s been almost a decade since Seth MacFarlane first mentioned the possibility of bringing Peter Griffin and company to the big screen for a Family Guy movie, and now MacFarlane has stoked the fires of speculation once againin response to a fan question on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane/status/672159160151097344 Back in 2008, MacFarlane said he planned to release a […]
Joseph Gilgun cast as Cassidy in AMC’s Preacher
British actor Joseph Gilgun (This Is England, Misfits) has joined the cast of AMC’s Preacher pilot, where he’ll play the role of Irish vampire Proinsias Cassidy. Deadline describes his character as “the most wild-ass, bestest “bro” you’d ever want to meet. He may be 100 years dead but no one’s more boisterously alive than Proinsias Cassidy. […]
