During a Q&A after a screening of the Star Wars Rebels season two finale ‘Twilight of the Apprentice’, showrunner Dave Filoni has lent his support to a popular fan theory suggesting that The Clone Wars and Rebels‘ Captain Rex makes an appearance during the Battle of Endor in 1983’s Return of the Jedi. “I think the one […]
Smithers comes out as gay on The Simpsons
If you’re even a passing fan of The Simpsons, you’ll know that everyone’s favourite man-servant-stroke-roller-blading-badass Waylon Smithers has always had a bit of a soft spot for his senior boss Monty Burns. Smithers has always been a tad camp, whether it’s trying to woo Mr Burns with romantic picnics, or going to gay bars with his […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters cast includes Ron Perlman, Kelsey Grammer and Anton Yelchin
Guillermo del Toro is lining up quite the cast for his upcoming animated “family event series” at Netflix entitled Trollhunters, as the director announced during a discussion at the Annecy Animation Festival in Annecy, France that Kelsey Grammer (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Ron Perlman (Hand of God) and Anton Yelchin (Star Trek Beyond) have all signed on to […]
TV Review: Thirteen
Thirteen Starring Jodie Comer, Natasha Little, Richard Rankin, Tim Hobson, Valene Kane, Peter MacDonald and Stuart Graham. SYNOPSIS: After thirteen years held captive by her kidnapper, Ivy Moxam escapes. Piecing back together the version of family life that existed before is no easy task. A lot was riding on BBC Three’s new five-part drama Thirteen […]
Jessica Henwick to play Colleen Wing in Marvel’s Iron Fist
Having cast Finn Jones as Danny Rand in its upcoming Netflix series Iron Fist, Marvel has now added another Game of Thrones star, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Jessica Henwick has secured the role of Colleen Wing. The site reveals that Iron Fist’s Colleen will be “a martial arts expert running her own dojo who […]
Rumour: Bryan Singer developing Red Sonja TV series
With a feature film reboot of Red Sonja stuck in development hell for the best part of a decade now, it seems that the character may be heading to the small screen, with Bleeding Cool reporting that X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer is developing an R-rated TV series. According to the site, Singer will be directing […]
Kevin Rahm signs on as series regular in Lethal Weapon TV pilot
Mad Men star Kevin Rahm has signed on for a series regular role in Fox’s Lethal Weapon pilot, where he will play the role of Captain Avery, “who pairs up Murtaugh with Riggs, hoping the younger cop can put a little vigor back in Murtaugh’s career, and enjoys the corner office that came with his […]
The CW renews The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, iZombie, Supernatural and more
The CW has announced that it has renewed its three DC superhero shows The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as part of a wave of early renewals. Also renewed for another season is fellow comic book adaptation iZombie, as well as The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Supernatural, The 100, Jane the Virgin and Crazy […]
The Blacklist spinoff in the works with Famke Janssen headlining
Deadline is reporting that NBC is looking to launch a spinoff from its hit series The Blacklist, which will be headlined by X-Men veteran Famke Janssen. Episode 22 of The Blacklist season three is set to serve as a backdoor pilot for the potential show; it is written by creator Jon Bokenjamp and showrunner John […]
Alicia Witt joins the cast of The Walking Dead
Musician and actress Alicia Witt has taken to Twitter to announce that she’s joining the cast of AMC’s hit zombie drama The Walking Dead. proud & overjoyed to get to announce to you today: I'm joining one of the greatest shows ever made.#TheWalkingDead! @WalkingDead_AMC#TWD — alicia witt (@aliciawitty) February 4, 2016 Witt made her acting […]
