Some 27 years after his role as Frank Castle in 1989’s The Punisher, Dolph Lundgren is returning to the world of superheroes with a guest role in the upcoming fifth season of Arrow. “In our flashbacks in Russia — we’re set in Russia this season — we are going to be bringing in Dolph Lundgren […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 6 Review – ‘Fish and Bird’
Mark Clark reviews the sixth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… So, we’ve reached the halfway point of season 4, and with an episode written by producer David Hollander and directed by the uber-talented Daisy von Schuler Meyer, a touch of surreal beauty, some emotional truths, criminal horror and frankly what would amount to a […]
It’s official: Batman will not feature in the Arrowverse
It was rumoured last month that The Dark Knight could make the leap to TV screens once again as part of The CW’s DC output in Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl or Legends of Tomorrow. The original rumour stated that The CW wanted to bring Catwoman, Orcale and Constatine to the Arrowverse, and had approached Fox […]
The Friday the 13th TV show has been scrapped
In the wake of the Friday the 13th reboot getting a brand new director, the TV spin-off has hit a rather large roadblock. At the Television Critics Association’s press tour, The CW president Mark Pedowitz confirmed they were moving away from Crystal Lake Chronicles as they had more appealing projects to work on. “We had better pilots,” explained Pedowitz […]
Netflix and Lakeshore Records announce Stranger Things – Original Series Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records and Netflix have announced the upcoming release of Stranger Things – Original Series Soundtrack, which is set span two volumes and features the original score by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, members of the popular Austin experimental synth band S U R V I V E. “The directors were previously fans of S […]
Dave Filoni on whether we might see X-Wings in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels has already featured the origin of the B-Wing, and is set to introduce Y-Wings in its upcoming third season, but as yet there’s been no indication that we’ll be seeing the Rebellion’s most iconic fighter, the X-Wing. Slash Film went direct to creator and showrunner Dave Filoni to ask if we’ll be […]
Fox explains why it passed on X-Men TV series Hellfire, teases new X-themed project
Last month, it was announced that Fox had decided to pass on the proposed X-Men TV series Hellfire, which would have revolved around the mutant superheroes’ foes The Hellfire Club, and speaking to Slash Film during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, network chief Dana Walden has explained why they opted against moving forward […]
Cast announced for Brett Easton Ellis’ The Deleted
Fullscreen Media has announced seven additions to the cast of The Deleted, a new original drama series from American Psycho author Brett Easton Ellis, who is writing and directing. Set to feature in the series are Madeline Brewer (Orange Is the New Black), Ian Nelson (The Hunger Games), Nash Grier (The Outfield), Daniel Zovatto (Fear […]
Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore to headline David O. Russell TV drama
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winners Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore are set to headline a new TV drama project from director David O. Russell. Details on the series are scarce, but the site reveals that it is a crime/cop thriller which may be set in the 1990s, and is designed to run for multiple […]
The Simpsons to air first ever hour long episode in January
The upcoming 28th season of The Simpsons will not only see the long-running animated sitcom reaching its landmark 600th episode, but it will also deliver the first hour-long episode in the series’ history, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. Entitled ‘The Great Phatsby’, the episode will deliver a riff on F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great […]
