A new training featurette has arrived online for Star Wars: The Last Jedi which sees cast members preparing for their physical roles in the hotly-anticipated sequel and includes interviews with writer-director Rian Johnson, fight coordinator Liang Yang, and stars Daisy Ridley (Rey), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), John Boyega (Finn), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose), and Adam […]
Lady Bird lands top prize at New York Film Critics Circle awards
Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut Lady Bird continued its awards season hot streak by picking up the top prize at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) awards ceremony, with star Saoirse Ronan netting the Best Actress award.Ronan can add the NYFCC gong to the Gotham Award she won last week for her role as […]
Michael B. Jordan set for legal drama Just Mercy
Variety is reporting that Michael B. Jordan has signed on to star in the legal drama Just Mercy, which is based upon Bryan Stevenson’s book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, and is being eyed for an early 2018 shoot by Warner Bros.The official Amazon description for the book reads: “Bryan Stevenson was […]
Promo images for Supergirl Season 3 Episode 9 – ‘Reign’
Following a trailer for next week’s midseason finale of Supergirl [check it out here], The CW has released a barch of images for ‘Reign’; take a look below…REIGN CHALLENGES SUPERGIRL – Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) investigates a mysterious symbol popping up all over National City, tracing its origins back to an ancient prophecy and the mark […]
Promo images for Arrow Season 6 Episode 9 – ‘Irreconcilable Differences’
We’ve already seen a promo for next week’s midseason finale of Arrow [watch it here], and now a batch of images have arrived online for ‘Irreconcilable Differences’ which you can check out here…Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne) is kidnaped by Black Siren (Katie Cassidy) and Cayden James (guest star Michael Emerson), who are looking to trade Lance’s […]
Preview of Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica #3
DC and Archie Comics’ crossover Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica continues this Wednesday with the release of the third issue, and you can take a look at a preview here…Betty and Veronica wake up in a place that seems nice—but something isn’t quite right. Maybe it’s the super-villain costumes they’re wearing. Or maybe it’s […]
The Balance Between Challenging And Embracing Stereotypes: A ‘Chinese Burn’ Story
Tom Jolliffe looks at the controversy surrounding the new BBC sitcom, Chinese Burn… This week saw the release of a new BBC Sitcom to the now online only channel, BBC3 (showing on iPlayer now). The show in question is Chinese Burn. Written by and starring Yennis Cheung and Shin-Fei Chen, the idea of the piece […]
Rashida Jones and Kerry Washington teaming for Goldie Vance adaptation
Fox and Boom! Studios have announced that Rashida Jones and Kerry Washington are teaming up to bring Eisner Award-winning writer Hope Larson and artist Brittney Williams’ comic book series Goldie Vance to the big screen.“Goldie is exactly the kind of fearless, curious, and funny heroine we need right now. I’m so honored to partner with […]
Steven Knight to oversee a series of Charles Dickens adaptations for BBC One
The BBC has announced that Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo) will be bringing a series of Charles Dickens adaptations to BBC One, beginning with the festive classic A Christmas Carol. The TV adaptations will be produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free, in association with Tom Hardy’s Hardy Son and Baker.“Any question about narrative storytelling is […]
Mindhunter star joins The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Mindhunter star Cameron Britton, who portrayed serial killer Edmund Kemper in the acclaimed Netflix drama, has become the latest addition to the cast of Sony’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web, with Variety reporting that he has secured a “key role” as a computer expert who is a close associate of Lisbeth Salander.The film, a […]
