The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Paramount Pictures has snapped up the rights to Kayla Olson’s as-yet-unpublished YA novel The Sandcastle Empire, with Leonardo DiCaprio on board to produce through his Appian Way production company. The Sandcastle Empire “is set in 2049 when the Earth is at a breaking point due to climate change, coastal […]
Adam West to guest star in The Big Bang Theory for 200th episode
As The Big Bang Theory prepares to celebrate its 200th episode, TV Line is reporting that the producers have lined up a selection of guest stars, led by former Batman Adam West. West will make his first ever appearance on the show in the milestone episode, and will be joined by recurring guest stars Christine […]
Rooney Mara to play Mary Magdalene
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Carol star Rooney Mara has been cast as Mary Magdalene in an upcoming biopic of the biblical figure, which has been developed by See-Saw Films, Film4 and Universal Pictures International Productions. Screen International reports that Garth Davis (Alice) is set to direct the project from a script by […]
Comic Book Review – Cry Havoc #1
David Smyth reviews Cry Havoc #1… BEHOLD THE MODERN MONSTROSITY. X-Men Legacy writer SIMON SPURRIER and superstar artist RYAN KELLY present fiends, fragility, and firepower in an all-new series, mixing the hard-boiled militaria of Jarhead with the dark folklore of Pan’s Labyrinth. Includes an unprecedented use of multiple colorists (MATT WILSON, LEE LOUGHRIDGE, & NICK […]
Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke admits that filming Season 6 “almost killed” the cast
It’s only a few months away until the premiere and rumours and spoilers have been readily dropping about Season 6 of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Most of the talk has been about the apparent death of a huge character. Hopefully we will find out for sure about the status of Jon Snow on April 24th […]
Matt LeBlanc joins Chris Evans as Top Gear presenter
The BBC has announced that former Friends star Matt LeBlanc has joined Top Gear, and will serve as a presenter alongside Chris Evans when the show returns for its 23rd season in May. “As a car nut and a massive fan of Top Gear, I’m honoured and excited to be a part of this iconic […]
Rachael Taylor would like to see Hellcat storyline in Jessica Jones season 2
With Netflix announcing earlier this month that it has renewed Jessica Jones, star Rachael Taylor has been talking to Comic Book Resources about what she’d like to see for her character Trish Walker in the second season of the Marvel show… yep, you’ve guessed it – Hellcat! “I try not to get ahead of myself […]
Joel Kinnaman joins House of Cards for fourth season
2016 is shaping up to be a big year for Joel Kinnaman. Not only is he set to lead the Suicide Squad in August’s big DC supervillain team-up, but he’s also joined the cast of Netflix’s acclaimed political drama House of Cards. Both Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright are back for the fourth season, while […]
Steven Soderbergh working on new movie project with Channing Tatum
Well it looks like Steven Soderbergh might be coming out of his theatrical retirement to work on a new movie project with Channing Tatum, which will revolve around a heist during a NASCAR-style race. According to a source close to THR, the new movie will be “Ocean’s Eleven but with hillbillies”. Not much else is known […]
Watch footage from The Dark Knight cancelled video game
In 2005, Electronic Arts published a video game version of Christopher Nolan’s epic superhero reboot Batman Begins. It got mixed reviews, however due to Batman’s evident popularity and the hype surrounding the release of Nolan’s sequel The Dark Knight, another video game tie-in was warranted and EA and Pandemic Studios began working hard to get […]