Full Metal Jacket actor Matthew Modine has taken to social media to tease his character’s return for the much anticipated season two of Netflix’s Stranger Things. We have been unsure if the actor who portrayed character Dr. Brenner, the season’s creepy antagonist, would be returning for the second season, adding to the deep layer of […]
HBO’s Alan Ball series casts Tim Robbins
Veteran actor Tim Robbins has joined the cast of Alan Ball’s latest series for HBO. Joining actress Holly Hunter, the Academy Award-winning actor best known for his performance in the classic prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, will star in the 10 episode family drama from the man behind Six Feet Under. Robbins will play a […]
Star Wars Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni talks Obi-Wan appearance
The man behind Disney animated series Star Wars Rebels, Dave Filoni, has spoken about the much anticipated appearance of Obi-Wan Kenobi, as glimpsed in the midseason trailer. The series, which is set before the events of Rogue One and the Original Trilogy, sees a group of Rebels undertake various missions against the Empire. At this […]
Holly to return to Red Dwarf, Norman Lovett confirms
As reported over on Chortle our favourite balding Jupiter Mining Core Computer, who has been going Computer Senile for the past 3 million years or so, is due to make a return to Red Dwarf Series XII in 2017. This news was let slip by the floating head himself – Norman Lovett – at a […]
Clayton Cardenas joins Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC
Following on from the casting of Edward James Olmos, THR is reporting that Clayton Cardenas (American Crime) has signed on to appear in Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy spinoff pilot Mayans MC. Cardenas is set to play Angel Reyes, the brother of lead character EZ Reyes. Anegl is described as “a full patch member of […]
The Lion King casting, first look at Ego the Living Planet, Stephen King shared universe, the fate of Jar Jar Binks – Weekend News Roundup
Rounding up the big news stories from the weekend… LANDO CALRISSIAN AND DARTH VADER JOIN THE LION KING Director Jon Favreau has revealed the first casting for his upcoming remake of the animated Disney classic The Lion King, with Donald Glover set to voice Simba and James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original […]
Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan and Mark Gatiss join the BBC’s Guy Fawkes series Gunpowder
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Liv Tyler (The Leftovers), Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) have signed on to star in the upcoming three-part historical thriller series Gunpowder from the BBC. Scripted by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy), who devised the project with Harington and Daniel West, the series will explore the […]
Natalie Dormer set for a Picnic at Hanging Rock
Deadline is reporting that Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on for a TV adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s classic novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, which is slated to go into production this month ahead of an Australian premiere later in the year. As with the novel, the six-part series will explore the mysterious […]
J.J. Abrams, Stephen King and Hulu invite us to take a trip to Castle Rock
Fresh from their collaboration on 11/22/63, J.J. Abrams and Hulu are set for a return to the world of Stephen King, this time for an anthology series entitled Castle Rock, which of course takes its name from the fictional Maine town that appears in many of King’s novels. The news was revealed with the release […]
Kevin Smith developing Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch for TV
Having directed episodes of The Flash and Supergirl, Kevin Smith is now turning his attention to another comic book property, with Deadline reporting that he is attached to write, direct and executive produce a TV series based upon the Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch. “[Sam and Twitch] were originally introduced in Spawn, and it’s Todd […]
