During the sixth season of Smallville, we got a hint that Oliver Queen might form a version of the Justice League with Superman, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and – of course – Green Arrow. Well Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight announced on Twitter last night that the plan was for Justice League to be a spin-off show […]
Noah Hawley on his approach to the X-Men TV series Legion
Marvel and Fox are launching their first TV collaboration early next year with Legion, as Fargo creator Noah Hawley brings the story of David Haller – a man struggling with mental illness who comes to discover that he’s actually a mutant – to life, and Hawley has been chatting to IGN about his approach to the […]
Zach Braff returns to the small screen for comedy pilot Start Up
Former Scrubs star Zach Braff looks set for a return to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that ABC has placed a put pilot order for the single-camera comedy Start Up, which will see Braff starring and directing. Written by Scrubs co-executive producer Matt Tarses and based upon the Start Up by Alex Blumberg podcast, […]
Jim Broadbent joins Game of Thrones season 7 in “significant” role
HBO has cast its first new addition for the seventh season of Game of Thrones, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Iris, Harry Potter) has signed on for a “significant” role.With the producers opting to keep details of said role under wraps, we can only speculate as to who Broadbent could be playing. […]
The Walking Dead showrunner addresses controversial season 6 finale cliffhanger
The Walking Dead caused quite the controversy with its season six finale; after introducing the new villain Negan, they chose to hide the identity of his victim and instead switched to a POV view as Lucille came crashing down, leaving fans sweating for seven months over the fate of their favourite characters. Now, with a little over […]
Taylor Kitsch and Michael Shannon set for Waco miniseries
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael Shannon (Midnight Special) are set to star in a new miniseries from Weinstein Television which will dramatise the deadly 1993 standoff between the Branch Davidians and the federal government in Waco, Texas. Titled Waco, the miniseries has been written by John Erick Dowdle and […]
Fox to spoof The X-Files with Ghosted starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson
There may be no word yet on further adventures for Mulder and Scully at Fox, but THR reports that the network is set to spoof The X-Files with a new comedy pilot entitled Ghosted, which will reunite Hot Tub Time Machine 2 stars Adam Scott and Craig Robinson.Described as “a comedic take” on The X-Files, Ghosted […]
Cinemax orders Bruce Lee-inspired Warrior pilot
Cinemax is teaming up with Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin for Warrior, a pilot for a new crime drama based around original material written by martial arts icon Bruce Lee. Warrior is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the aftermath of the Civil War and “tells the story of a young martial arts prodigy, […]
David Meunier joins Arrow season 5 as Ishmael Gregor
Following on from yesterday’s first look images [see here], we now have a new piece of casting news for the fifth season of Arrow, with Deadline reporting that David Meunier (Justified, Damien) has joined the show in a recurring role.Meunier is set to play “Ishmael Gregor, the slick and intimidating Pakhan (“Godfather”) of the Bratva, […]
Frederick Schmidt to play Metallo in Supergirl season 2
Not only is the second season of Supergirl set to add the Man of Steel, played by Tyler Hoechlin, but it’s also introducing one of Superman’s greatest foes, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Frederick Schmidt (Snow in Paradise) has been cast as Metallo.The official character description for Metallo, who will featur in at least two […]
