Back in January it was announced that Paddington helmer Paul King has vacated the director’s chair on Disney’s planned Pinocchio movie, leaving the fate of the live-action adaptation uncertain. Well, if a new report from The DisInsider is to be believed, the House of Mouse has decided to retool the project, bringing in Jack Thorne […]
Michael Emerson joins Katja Herbers and Mike Colter in Evil
Michael Emerson (Lost) is set to return to CBS for the drama pilot Evil, starring alongside Katja Herbers (Westworld) and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) in the potential series created by The Good Wife’s Robert and Michelle King. Evil follows Kristen Benoist (Herbers), a skeptical female forensic psychologist who joins priest-in-training David Dacosta (Colter) to investigate supposed miracles, demonic […]
Alan Tudyk to lead Syfy’s Resident Alien adaptation
Last summer it was announced that Syfy was developing a TV adaptation of the Dark Horse comic Resident Alien, and now comes word that the network has granted the project a series order, with Alan Tudyk (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Doom Patrol) set to lead the cast. Based on the comics by Peter […]
Comic Book Preview – Ronin Island #1
Award-winning writer Greg Pak (Firefly, Mech Cadet Yu) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet) launch their new series Ronin Island this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here courtesy of Boom! Studios… After a mysterious attack wipes out the major cities of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, […]
Jessica Chastain says It: Chapter Two scene has “the most blood that’s ever been in a horror film”
This September, director Andy Muschietti takes us back to Derry for a final showdown between the now-adult Losers’ Club and the evil entity It in the follow-up to the smash hit 2017 Stephen King adaptation. And, according to Jessica Chastain, we can expect things to get very bloody indeed in It: Chapter Two, with the […]
Batman won’t appear in The CW’s Batwoman, “remains off-limits for the foreseeable future”
The CW may be venturing to Gotham City this year for its Batwoman pilot, but don’t expect to see an appearance from Batman, even if the Ruby Rose-headlined Arrowverse spinoff makes it to series. The show will follow on from Batwoman’s debut in last year’s Elseworlds crossover, where it was stated that Batman had abandoned […]
Patton Oswalt on his upcoming role as Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.
Last month it was announced that Patton Oswalt is set to lend his voice to the character of M.O.D.O.K. – a.k.a. the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing – for a new animated series at Hulu, and now Oswalt has been speaking about his upcoming role as the Marvel villain during an appearance on Late Night […]
The Office LEGO Ideas concept progresses to Review Stage
Last week it was announced that The LEGO Group is producing an official Friends Central Perk set as part of the LEGO Ideas initiative, and it may soon be joined by another beloved U.S. sitcom. As reported by The Brick Fan, the latest LEGO Ideas concept to achieve the necessary 10,000 supporters to progress to […]
Kevin Feige says Marvel’s Disney+ shows will be “entirely interwoven” with the MCU movies
While the Marvel mantra has always been “It’s All Connected”, it’s become increasingly clear over the years that there’s been a big divide between the feature film and TV side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in that Kevin Feige and company at Marvel Studios appear to have very little interest in what Marvel Television has […]
Ezra Miller offers update on The Flash movie, says it will “spark” whole new multiverse
Despite being part of the original DC Extended Universe announcement slate, The Flash movie has found itself lingering in development hell these past few years, passing through the hands of several directors – and storylines (i.e. Flashpoint) – before ending up the hands of Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. With Daley and […]
