We’ve already seen one shrinking superhero on the screen this year in Marvel’s Ant-Man, and with The Atom set to headline The CW’s upcoming Arrow / The Flash spinoff DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, executive producer Phil Klemmer has been speaking about the challenges of bringing Ray Palmer to weekly television, and differentiating him from his […]
Superhero Centric Media: What’s With All The Sycophants?
Samuel Brace on superhero centric media and sycophancy… This may not be the right place for this, it might not reach its intended audience, but this is applicable and more than pertinent for fans of superhero content as well. It’s a good thing for us all to keep an eye on, to watch out for, […]
Nicole Kidman joins cast for second season of Top of the Lake
Nicole Kidman (Before I Go To Sleep) has been announced as part of the cast for the second season for acclaimed television drama Top of the Lake, according to The Daily Mail. Critically acclaimed on its debut in 2012, Top of the Lake is a crime-mystery show co-created by Oscar winning writer/director Jane Champion (The […]
Frank Whaley joins Marvel’s Luke Cage as Detective Scarfe
Deadline is reporting that Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction, The Following) has become the latest addition to the cast of Marvel’s Netflix series Luke Cage. Whaley – who appeared in a guest role in the first season of the DC series Gotham – is set to play Detective Scarfe, a character who made his first comic […]
1966 Batmobile goes on sale for $5 million
If you fancy taking to the streets as the Caped Crusader and have a bank balance to rival that of Bruce Wayne, then you may be interested to hear that the iconic Batmobile from the classic 1966 Batman TV series is up for sale for a cool $5 million. Built by celebrated customiser George Barris […]
Richard E. Grant joins Game of Thrones season 6
According to Watchers on the Wall, British actor Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I, Doctor Who) has signed on to appear in the upcoming sixth season of HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. At this point, there’s no word on who he could be playing, although several new roles remain unfilled, including Randyll Tarly […]
Paramount bringing back 90s Nickelodeon characters for Justice League/Avengers-style team-up movie
According to The Tracking Board, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon are set to reboot a host of beloved 90s characters for a live-action/animated hybrid movie which is being picthed as a “Justice League or Avengers‘-esque team-up” feature called Nicktoons. The site reports that the movie will follow in the footsteps of the likes of The LEGO […]
Colm Feore joins House of Cards season 4 as series regular
Production on season four of Netflix’s award-winning House of Cards is gearing up to get underway and the show have added actor Colm Feore (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Gotham) to the cast as a regular for the new season. Feore, who has also featured in hit shows The Borgias and 24 over the last few […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 5 Review – “The Iron Ceiling”
Amy Richau reviews the fifth episode of Agent Carter… Agent Carter’s fifth episode of eight, “The Iron Ceiling”, starts with a flashback of a Russian boarding school for girls which is, shall we say, a bit intense. And by intense what I mean is that the girls are shackled to their beds at night, and […]
Brides of Dracula heading to NBC
Deadline is reporting that NBC has given a pilot production commitment to Brides of Dracula, a “gothic soap drama” from writer Robert Aguirre-Sacasa and producer Greg Berlanti, which will focus on the three female vampires who feature in Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel Dracula. The project will see Dracula’s three brides now living in modern-day […]
