Supergirl will be facing off against a fan-favourite villain in the form of Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor’s loyal bodyguard, in the upcoming fourth season of the DC show. Deadline has revaled that the series has cast Rhona Mitra (Strike Back) to portray Mercy while Robert Baker (Grey’s Anatomy) has been cast as her brother and […]
Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits is heading to the small screen courtesy of Apple
Terry Gilliam’s cult favourite fantasy film Time Bandits is heading to the small screen, with Apple closing a deal for a TV series adaptation from Anonymous Content, Paramount Television and Media Rights Capital. Released in 1981, Time Bandits follows an eleven-year-old boy called Kevin who finds himself whisked away from his bedroom by a band […]
AMC renews Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead for fifth seasons
During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, AMC has announced that it has renewed both Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead for fifth seasons. “In an environment where viewer choice is almost unlimited, the success of these shows is especially meaningful, with characters and stories that our viewers connect with and return to season […]
Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Local Color’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Castle Rock… Real estate agents are known for being unscrupulous but to disconnect someone from their respirator takes a degree of self-interest even property peddlers might blanch at. Teenager crushes similarly pass with time, mellow with age, or diminish with reality, yet Molly Strand played by Melanie Lynskey […]
Nickelodeon renews Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for season 2
We may still be a few weeks out from its September premiere, but it seems that Nickelodeon is confident that it has a hit on its hands with Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with the network announcing that it has renewed the show for a second season of 26 episodes. Rise of the […]
Netflix’s new animated series Paradise PD gets a trailer, poster and images
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streaming service has released a poster, trailer and images for Paradise PD, the upcoming adult animated comedy series from the creators of Brickleberry; check them out here… They’re bad cops. Not bad like no nonsense. Not bad like cool. Bad like shitty. Paradise PD: They’re the worst […]
Disney developing live-action fairy tale movie Sade about an African Princess
Deadline is reporting that Disney has snapped up a pitch for Sade, a live-action fairy tale feature from writers Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer, which tells the story of an African princess. According to the site, Sade follows “a young African girl named Sadé who, when her kingdom is threatened by a mysterious evil […]
BBC announces start of production on His Dark Materials
The BBC and Bad Wolf have officially announced the start of production on its eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Dafne Keen takes on the lead role of Lyra, the young protagonist of the story who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) […]
Disney’s Christopher Robin gets new character posters and behind-the-scenes footage
Following three new clips and a featurette, a batch of character posters have arrived online for Disney’s Christopher Robin ahead of its release next week featuring Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger; check them out here, along with some behind-the-scenes footage from the movie… SEE ALSO: Disney’s Christopher Robin gets a new extended sneak peek trailer […]
Vengeance shines a light with first poster for Black 47
Following on from the trailer [watch it here], a poster has now arrived online for Lance Daly’s acclaimed historical revenge thriller Black 47 featuring James Frecheville (Animal Kingdom) and Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings); take a look here… It’s 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two […]
