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Scream Queens’ Brianne Howey joins The Exorcist TV pilot

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Fresh from her role in Scream Queens, Brianne Howey has signed on for a lead role in Fox’s upcoming reinvention of The Exorcist, where she is set to play Charlotte, “a former ballet dancer, once the golden child, she has not been the same since her terrible accident. Now depressed and anti-social, she’s closed off […]

Love – Season One Review

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Love Season One Starring Paul Rust, Gillian Jacobs and Claudia O’Doherty. SYNOPSIS: A program that follows a couple who must navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment and other things they were hoping to avoid. Love is a Netflix original series created by comedy director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Trainwreck), which follows the lives […]

Jonathan Frakes to play Star Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy animated series

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We may not know the identity of Star Lord’s father in the Marvel Cinematic Universe just yet, but we now know that the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series will be following the traditional comic book continuity. USA Today is reporting that Jonathan Frakes is set to make a guest appearance in the animated show as […]

Game of Thrones star Finn Jones cast as Marvel’s Iron Fist

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If rumours are to be believed, Marvel and Netflix have found their Danny Rand for the upcoming Iron Fist series, with The Hashtag Show claiming that Finn Jones -who plays the character of Loras Tyrell on Game of Thrones – has been cast in the title role. It should be noted that The Hashtag Show has posted some […]

Madchen Amick and Marisol Nichols joins The CW’s Archie pilot Riverdale

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The CW’s upcoming live-action Archie pilot Riverdale has added another two names to its cast, Deadline has revealed. Madchen Amick (Twin Peaks) is set to play Betty Cooper’s mother Alice, the “editor of the local paper, described as a steely perfectionist who places exceedingly high expectations on her daughter.” Meanwhile, Marisol Nichols (Teen Wolf) has […]

Archie series Riverdale finds its Veronica Lodge

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Casting continues on The CW’s upcoming live-action Archie pilot Riverdale, with Camila Mendes securing the role of socialite Veronica Lodge, who in the show is described as “a silver-tongued high school sophomore who returns to Riverdale from New York, eager to reinvent herself after a scandal involving her father.” Riverdale offers a bold, subversive take on […]

UPDATE: Riverdale TV series casts Archie Andrews, Josie McCoy, Fred Andrews and Cheryl Blossom

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Following on from the casting of Lili Reinhart (Surviving Jack) as Betty Cooper and Cole Sprouse (The Sweet Life of Zack and Cody) as Jughead, The CW’s live-action Riverdale series has now cast its Archie Andrews, Josie McCoy and Fred Andrews. K.J. Apa (Shortland Street) is set to play Archie, “an intense, conflicted teen, a boyish […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Kinbaku’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of Daredevil season 2… One of the most anticipated factors going into this season was the introduction of Elodie Yung’s Elektra, a fan-favourite character who has not received proper treatment in live action. ‘Kinbaku’ takes a break from Punisher’s arc to explore Elektra’s character and her unusual relationship with […]