After stunning audiences with her performance of Moana‘s ‘How Far I’ll Go’ during the Academy Awards presentation, Deadline is reporting Auli’i Cravalho will make her TV debut in NBC’s pilot of Drama High, produced by Friday Night Light‘s Jason Katims and Hamilton producer Jeffery Seller. The series will be based on Michael Sokolove’s book of the same name, detailing the life […]
Benedict Cumberbatch joins Showtime’s Melrose
Benedict Cumberbatch has a lot going on right now as he prepares to join the Avengers in Avengers: Infinity War, but the actor has now added another project to his busy schedule. Deadline reports that he has joined Showtime’s Melrose, a limited series which he will also executive produce for the network. The series will run for a total of […]
True Blood star Stephen Moyer joins X-Men TV show
With Legion currently airing on television, attention seems to have turned to casting for the next untitled X-Men TV show, and it has been announced that Stephen Moyer has landed a lead role in the Fox and Marvel pilot. The character is being described as a father and lawyer named Reed who learns that his children […]
Vincent D’Onofrio would love to see Kingpin battle Tom Holland’s Spider-Man
For those of you unaware, Vincent D’Onofrio has one of the most fan interactive Twitter accounts of any actor out there on social media. He genuinely seems like a great, down-to-earth guy, so it’s no surprise that when someone asked him if he would like to see his version of Kingpin (seen in Netflix’s Daredevil) […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 16 Review – ‘Through Imperial Eyes’
Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – ‘Through Imperial Eyes’… David Oyelowo is what you might think of as a ‘proper’ actor. He ran a theatre company alongside his wife and has starred in Oscar-worthy films. He’s the real deal, so we’re very lucky to have him in Star Wars Rebels. This week we’re even […]
AMC believes The Walking Dead “will have a long life”
Although ratings for The Walking Dead have taken a bit of a tumble in its current seventh season, the hit zombie drama remains the number one rated show on TV in the key 18-49 demographic, and AMC is confident that there’s plenty of life left yet in the comic book adaptation. “The show continues to […]
R.I.P. Bill Paxton (1955 – 2017)
Some very sad news this afternoon, with American actor Bill Paxton passing away after reportedly suffering complications following surgery. He was 61 years old. Born in Texas, Paxton began his career in the 1980s, appearing in minor roles in the likes of Stripes, The Terminator and Commando. These were followed by memorable turns in films […]
Katrina: American Crime story casts Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick has been cast in Katrina: American Crime Story, joining Annette Bening in the second season of the anthology crime series from producers Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. Broderick, who was last seen in Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply, will portray FEMA Director Michael D. Brown, the man who was in charge […]
Suits spinoff focussing on Gina Torres’ Jessica Pearson in development
According to TV Line, Universal Cable Productions is in early development on a Suits spinoff, which would revolve around the character of Jessica Pearson, played by Gina Torres in the first six seasons of the legal drama. The site reports that development is in the earliest stages, and USA Network is yet to be pitched […]
JD Pardo nabs the lead in Sons of Anarchy spinoff pilot Mayans MC
Kurt Sutter has found his lead for the upcoming Sons of Anarchy spinoff pilot in JD Pardo (East Los High, Revolution), who has signed to to play Ezekiel ‘EZ’ Reyes, a prospect in the Mayans MC character on the California/Mexico border. EZ’s character is described as “the gifted son of a proud Latino family, whose […]
