Bleeding Cool has revealed that Marvel Comics will set the stage for two of next year’s big superhero blockbusters by publishing prelude titles to Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War. As the site notes, we have seen prelude comics from Marvel before which simply adapt previous movies, such as Guardians of the Galaxy for Guardians […]
Mahershala Ali confirmed for True Detective season 3
It looks like True Detective Season 3 has found it’s first cast member. Actor Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, House of Cards, Luke Cage) has officially been confirmed for the latest season of the true crime anthology series. Deadline reported that during HBO’s summer TCA presentation, HBO president of programming Casey Bloys not only revealed that the […]
Keith David joins the cast of Marvel’s New Warriors
Marvel has announced that Keith David has become the latest addition to the cast of Freeform’s New Warriors, where he’ll play Ernest Vigman, a “caustic municipal employee” whose personality clashes with the hopeful energy of the team of superheroes. David joins a cast that includes Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us) as Squirrel Girl, Derek Theler (Baby […]
Titan celebrates 30 years of Tank Girl with The Wonderful World of Tank Girl
Titan Comics has announced that it is set to celebrate next year’s 30th anniversary of Tank Girl with the brand new series The Wonderful World of Tank Girl – the first of four brand-new, epic, stand-alone adventures! The first adventure, entitled “Tank Girl Strikes Again” is written by Alan Martin (Tank Girl co-creator) with art […]
Rick Famuyiwa in talks to direct graphic novel adaptation Son of Shaolin
After stepping away from the director’s chair on Warner Bros.’ The Flash, Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa looks set to turn his attention to another comic book movie, with Deadline reporting that he is in negotiations to direct an adaptation of the Image graphic novel Son of Shaolin. The contemporary kung fu story was created by […]
Fede Alvarez, Jason Eisener and Simon Barrett developing techno thriller
THR is reporting that Fede Alvarez’s (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) new genre production company Bad Hombre has announced its first project, an as-yet-untitled techno thriller. Plot details on the film are being kept under wraps, but we do know that it has been scripted by Simon Barrett (The Guest, Blair Witch) and will be directed […]
Three more join new Blumhouse thriller Only You
Last week it was announced that Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time) and David Oyelowo (A United Kingdom) have been cast in the upcoming Blumhouse Productions thriller Only You, and now we have word of three more additions to the film. According to THR, Brian Tyree Henry (This Is Us), Alfred Molina (Feud: Bette and […]
Leonardo DiCaprio developing scripted drama The Right Stuff
National Geographic is developing a scripted television drama with Leonardo DiCaprio called The Right Stuff. The series will serve as an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s book of the same name with DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson serving as Executive Producers. The project will be written by Will Staples and is part of the new scripted development […]
Tom Felton exiting The Flash as series regular
Any Tom Felton fans out there may be disappointed to hear that the actor won’t be returning as a series regular in the upcoming fourth season of The CW’s DC superhero show The Flash. The former Draco Malfoy debuted in the third season of The Flash, where he plays Julian Albert, a CSI colleague of […]
James Gunn explains Groot’s appearance in Avengers: Infinity War
Following on from Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War reveal, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken to Twitter to discuss Groot’s appearance in the superhero ensemble, explaining why he looks the same as he did as ‘Adolescent Groot’ in the post-credits scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, despite an in-universe time gap […]
