Back in September of 2014 there was a rumour that Warner Bros. was eyeing Legion of Super-Heroes for a potential big screen outing in the DC Extended Universe. The report came from Latino-Review, so it’s not too surprising that there’s been no follow through, but DC Entertainment CCO Geoff Johns has now hinted that the future team […]
Jonah Hex to appear in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
The CW has announced that its upcoming Arrow and The Flash spinoff DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will pay a visit to the Old West, with the DC antihero Jonah Hex set to make a guest appearance. “Ever since we decided that Legends would involve time travel, we were eager to do a story set in […]
CW Seed renews Vixen animated series for second season, more live-action appearances planned
Coinciding with the news that Kevin Smith is set to direct an episode of The Flash, The CW has announced that CW Seed has renewed the Arrowverse animated series Vixen for a second season. The CW President Mark Pedowitz revealed at the Television Critics Association press tour that season two will run for six or […]
Kevin Smith to direct an episode of The Flash
It looks like Kevin Smith is set to join the DC universe, with The CW announcing today at the Television Critics Association press tour that Smith is set to direct an episode of The Flash. No further details were given, but Deadline is reporting that Smith’s episode will air in May. This won’t be the first […]
BBC America picks up Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency series from Max Landis
Back in August it was revealed that Max Landis is working on a TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, and now it has been announced that BBC America has picked up the project with an eight-episode order. “Dirk Gently is a very original series, fresh and unlike anything else,” states BBC America president […]
ABC president says Marvel’s Most Wanted pilot will go into production in the next few months
Back in August it was reported that ABC had given a pilot order to Marvel’s Most Wanted, a spinoff from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. centred on Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood). Well, during a Television Critics Panel, network president Paul Lee has confirmed the reports, and revealed that the plan is to go […]
Sherilyn Fenn confirmed for Twin Peaks return, Laura Dern joins the cast
Although there’d been some concern that scheduling conflicts with Shameless would prevent Sherilyn Fenn a return to Twin Peaks, it has now been confirmed that actress has signed on for the upcoming event series and will reprise the role of Audrey Horne, where she’ll be a “major presence.” https://twitter.com/sherilynfenn1/status/685723922814251008 Meanwhile, TV Line is also reporting that […]
The Big Short takes top honour at the PGA Awards, full list of winners here
The 2016 PGA Awards took place last night, with Adam McKay’s satirical comedy-drama The Big Short receiving the top honour, the The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, in what is being seen as a major surprise – and a major boost for the film’s Oscar hopes. Other winners on the night includes […]
Fox picks up Dwayne Johnson cop series Boost Unit
Fox has picked up the hourlong scripted cop drama Boost Unit from Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and Imperative Entertainment. The series is described as “a high-octane action-packed drama that follows the newest recruit of the LAPD’s Auto Theft Task Force, a notorious getaway driver with a hidden past.” “I’ve had a […]
Tales from the Crypt reboot in the works from M. Night Shyamalan and TNT
M. Night Shyamalan is set to reboot the classic anthology series Tales from the Crypt as the centrepiece offering in a new weekly two-hour horror and suspense block for TNT, which Shyamalan is programming. Deadline reports that the new series will be based on a combination of William Gaines’ original EC Comics, along with new […]
