Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Emma Caulfield has signed on for a guest role in the third season of Fear the Walking Dead, TV Line is reporting. Although details of her character are being kept under wraps, the site is speculating that Caulfield will be playing the new villainous who is said to have […]
American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson joins serial killer drama Lost Girls
American Horror Story and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story star Sarah Paulson has signed on to appear in the serial killer drama Lost Girls at Amazon Studios, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. Lost Girls is based upon Robert Kolker’s 2013 non-fiction book of the same name, and follows a Long Island mother who […]
Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway to lead cast of Stephen King adaptation Mr. Mercedes
AT&T has rounded out the cast of its straight-to-series drama Mr. Mercedes, which is based upon the 2014 Stephen King novel of the same name, and has kicked off production ahead of a premiere in the fall. Deadline reports that Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter) will play Detective Bill Hodges alongside Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful) as […]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast pre-sales “rival those of a superhero movie”
Given that its trailer shattered records back in November with almost 130 million plays in its first 24 hours, Disney must be very confident that it has another hit on its hands with next month’s Beauty and the Beast, and early tracking seems to support that, with pre-sales rivaling “those of a superhero movie.” “With […]
2 Ways To Make Batman Great Again
In the wake of the Ben Affleck / The Batman saga, Samuel Brace suggests two ways to make Batman great again… Batman is awesome. We all know this. And it’s endlessly sad to see the series of unfortunate events surrounding the much-anticipated, and much reported upon, Ben Affleck solo Dark Knight film — The Batman. […]
Franchise Fresheners: The Hunger Games
Anghus Houvouras on The Hunger Games franchise… Franchises. They’re everywhere. I’ve written a lot about them over the years and subsequently have gotten a lot of flack from people from swinging my razor wire covered baseball bat into the shins of the blockbuster cinema complex that Hollywood has become. It’s painfully obvious that franchises aren’t […]
The Week in Spandex – Ben Affleck exits The Batman director’s chair, Pierce Brosnan for Cable, Marvel too busy for Doctor Strange 2, Cloak & Dagger and Runaways cast
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern Corps, Powerless, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Logan, Deadpool 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: […]
Are the Academy Awards really biased against blockbusters?
Angus Houvouras on whether the Academy Awards are really biased against blockbusters… You’ve gotta love James Cameron. If ever a director has earned our collective respect, it’s the guy that brought us Terminator, Aliens, T2, The Abyss, and True Lies. Then again he also brought us Dark Angel, Avatar, Titanic, and a ringing endorsement of […]
5 Directors Who Could Replace Ben Affleck On The Batman
Tai Freligh looks at five directors who could replace Ben Affleck on The Batman… It’s no secret that Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film, The Batman, has had its ups and downs. Starting with script rewrites and tinkering and then moving on to the intense pressure Affleck felt to make the best possible film he could […]
Rumour: Pierce Brosnan reportedly in talks for Cable in Deadpool 2
A few weeks ago Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman sparked speculation that Pierce Brosnan was being lined up for the role of Cable in Deadpool 2 by sharing a couple of images of them alongside the former 007, and now comes a report suggesting that Brosnan is in talks, and an official announcement is expected […]
