Last year it was announced that former True Blood star Joe Manganiello would be joining the DC Extended Universe in the role of Deathstroke in The Batman, although his participation now seems up in the air given the behind-the-scenes changes and potential page-one rewrite on the Dark Knight solo movie. Should this fall through, it would […]
Simon Pegg to star in rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions
Pulse Films has announced that Simon Pegg has signed on to star in the rock ‘n’ roll drama Lost Transmissions, which is being written and directed by Katharine O’Brien. Variety reports that the film will follow “a shy songwriter who discovers her friend, a respected record producer, has lapsed on his medication for schizophrenia. She […]
Carrie Fisher’s brother says she will appear in Star Wars: Episode IX
Although Disney and Lucasfilm ruled out the possibility of digitally recreating Carrie Fisher for Star Wars: Episode IX following her passing in December, her brother Todd Fisher has now revealed to The New York Daily News that he and her daughter Billie Lourd have granted permission for the studio to incorporate recent footage of Fisher into […]
Fox paid Marvel just $2.6 million for the rights to the X-Men
While 20th Century Fox’s X-Men movies haven’t always been met with the best of reactions from fans and critics, there’s no denying they’ve been incredibly successful at the box office, with the ten films to date having grossed just shy of $5 billion worldwide. Details have now emerged regarding the initial 1993 deal between Fox […]
Athena Voltaire takes to the skies with new ongoing series
High-flying aviatrix and swashbuckling adventurer Athena Voltaire crosses the globe dodging poisons, traps, and creatures, battling adversaries old and new, and now she’ll be doing it in a brand new ongoing series from creator Steve Bryant and Action Lab Entertainment. “When Action Lab approached me about doing Athena Voltaire as a monthly ongoing, I was […]
Director Jean-Marc Vallee rules out Big Little Lies season 2
HBO’s Big Little Lies aired its season finale this past Sunday, and while fans of the show are wondering whether we’ll get a second season, it seems that director Jean-Marc Vallee is firmly against the idea. “This is the perfect ending,” said Vallee in an interview with Vulture. “There is no way; there’s no reason to make […]
Powerless Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Van v Emily: Dawn of Justice’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the seventh episode of Powerless… Like Superman appearing on Supergirl, could a series regular who’s a superhero usurp Powerless from the powerless? The show has been pretty consistent each week about leaving Crimson Fox and Jack O’Lantern in the background for guest appearances. Maybe Crimson Fox has spoken to Emily twice (plus saved her life from […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals he rejected cameo in Shane Black’s The Predator
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s upcoming slate has took a bit of a hammering this past week or so, what with Paramount letting his option on a Terminator Genisys sequel lapse, the plug being pulled on The Legend of Conan, and the action icon stating he won’t appear in The Expendables 4 unless Sylvester Stallone is on board. […]
Lucasfilm announces Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View anthology
Lucasfilm has announced that it is teaming up with Del Rey Books to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Star Wars saga with the new anthology book Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, which will feature 40 stories from over 40 different authors – each told from the perspective of a background character […]
The Fast and the Furious director to helm Chinese action thriller Speedhunters
According to Variety, China’s Jiaflix Pictures and 1905 Pictures have enlisted The Fast and the Furious and xXx director Rob Cohen to direct a new $100 million-budgeted car-racing action thriller entitled Speedhunters. The site reports that the film “is set in the near future and rooted in the world of Formula racing. A colorful team […]
