This week, Neil Calloway argues that allowing viewers to decide what happens next will lead to lower quality stories… Wednesday brought the enticing news that Netflix are planning on creating a show that has an element of interaction, where viewers will be able to choose what happens next. Initially this will be for children’s programmes, […]
The Week in Star Wars – Detailed The Last Jedi scene descriptions leaked, Rebels renewed, more Han Solo casting and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars is back with details of scenes from The Last Jedi, some news on Star Wars Rebels, Han Solo casting news and more… Let’s kick things off with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as some scenes from the movie were shown to Disney shareholders this week. The […]
Saw: Legacy plot details revealed, Tobin Bell returning
The Saw franchise is set to make its return this October with Saw: Legacy, the eighth instalment in the horror series, and Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Tobin Bell will be returning as Jigsaw in some capacity, as well as revealing some plot details for the movie. According to the site, Saw: Legacy “will begin […]
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote begins production (yes, really)
17 years after the plug was pulled on his first attempt, Terry Gilliam has now commenced production on his passion project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, IndieWire is reporting. As announced last year (when the project was delayed once again), Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Adam Driver is set to take on the […]
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade reportedly returning for Bond 25
We still don’t know whether Daniel Craig will be returning as 007 in Bond 25, but it seems that screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are officially on board for the next instalment of the long-running spy series, according to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail. Writers #nealpurvis & #robertwade hired to write story for […]
Mustang helmer Deniz Gamze Erguven to direct Anne Hathaway in The Lifeboat
Deniz Gamze Erguven, director of the Academy Award-nominated Mustang, has signed on to direct Anne Hathaway in an adaptation of Charlotte Rogan’s book The Lifeboat, The Tracking Board is reporting. Erguven replaces Joe Wright (Atonement), who was originally attached to direct. The Lifeboat “follows Grace Winter (Hathaway), a young woman who recounts the tale of […]
Bobby Cannavale joins Mr. Robot for season 3
Emmy Award-winning actor Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire, Ant-Man) has signed on to the third season of USA Network’s acclaimed drama Mr. Robot, while BD Wong (Jurassic World, Gotham) has also been upped to a series regular. “Season 3 of Mr Robot will engage viewers in a whole new way, with (director and executive producer) Sam […]
Drew Goddard to direct Bad Times at the El Royale
Deadline is reporting that Drew Goddard has sold his spec script Bad Times at the El Royale to 20th Century Fox, and will direct and produce the movie. Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps. Goddard’s sole feature directorial effort to date was on 2012’s The Cabin in the Woods, while his screenwriter credits […]
Kit Harington and Isaac Hempstead Wright talk Game of Thrones season 7
HBO kicked off the promotion for the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones this week with the release of the first poster and teaser trailer, and two of the shows’s stars – Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark) have been chatting about what we can expect from the penultimate season […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star joins The CW’s Black Lightning DC pilot
Deadline is reporting that Christine Adams has signed on for a role in The CW’s upcoming DC pilot Black Lightning, where she’ll play Lynn Stewart, the ex-wife of former superhero Jefferson Pierce. Adams, whose credits include Batman Begins and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., joins a cast that includes Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce and Nafessa Williams […]
