Tom Hughes (London Town) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) have signed on to star in an adaptation of Hugo Pratt’s classic adventure comics Corto Maltese, which has Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill helmer Christophe Gans attached to direct.“Corto Maltese has been a dream project for me since I was a boy reading comics,” […]
Director Cathy Yan explains how she landed DC’s Birds of Prey
Back in April it was announced that Warner Bros. and DC Films had enlisted Dead Pigs helmer Cathy Yan to direct its DC girl gang movie Birds of Prey, and during a panel at the U.S.-China Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles this week, the filmmaker has been discussing how she secured the gig.“I did my […]
Disney and Lucasfilm viewing Star Wars: Episode IX as a “course correction” for the franchise
Although Disney has enjoyed enormous financial success with the Star Wars saga since its acquisition of Lucasfilm, things haven’t been going too smoothly as of late.In December, the Mouse House released Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which – despite being a critical and commercial hit – proved to be hugely divisive amongst the fanbase, with […]
Jesse L. Martin taking medical leave of absence from The Flash
The CW has announced that actor Jesse L. Martin, who portrays the character of Detective Joe West on The Flash, is taking a leave of absence from the DC superhero show due to medical issues.“Jesse Martin is taking a medical leave of absence from The Flash,” reads a statement from the network. “We wish him […]
The titles for James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels may have leaked
Despite being in production for over a year, we’ve seen and heard very little about James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels, with not so much as a single spy photo emerging from the New Zealand set of the sci-fi blockbusters.Avatar 2 (which is being shot back-to-back with Avatar 3) isn’t slated to arrive until December 2020, […]
Vikings season 5 trailer explores ‘The Reign of Ivar’
History has released a trailer for the second half of season 5 of its acclaimed historical drama series Vikings which is set to return later this month; watch it here…In the mid-season five finale, the divide between the Lothbrok family climaxes with Ragnar’s sons battling each other to rule the world. The long-awaited faceoff ends […]
A brief description of Game of Thrones’ season 8 premiere has surfaced
Following on from its first-look cover reveal featuring Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Entertainment Weekly has now shared a brief description of the season eight premiere of Game of Thrones, which sees our characters readying themselves for the War for the Dawn.“Season 8 opens at Winterfell with an episode that contains plenty […]
Master Chief confirmed for Showtime’s live-action Halo series
Having been stuck in development hell for years, Microsoft’s long-planned Halo TV series found a new lease of life this past summer when it was picked up for a 10-episode season by Showtime, and now THR is reporting that the network has started casting for the show.The outlet reports that the Halo series will feature […]
Laurence Fishburne to star in UFO drama Rendlesham
Back in December of last year it was announced that British production company Eleventh Hour Film (Foyle’s War) is teaming with Sony for a UFO drama series entitled Rendlesham, and now comes word from THR that Laurence Fishburne has signed on to star and executive produce.The eight-part series, directed by Joe Ahearne (Doctor Who), is […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald gets a new poster and three clips
With less than two weeks to go until the highly-anticipated release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, another new poster has arrived online for the magical sequel along with three clips which you can check out here…At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA […]
