Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says he will do something completely different after he finishes his run with the show.The next season of Doctor Who – season 10 – is to be a big one for the show considering it will not only be the last for the current Doctor, Peter Capaldi, but it will […]
Alternative Vader scene from Rogue One, Ewan McGregor on Obi-Wan, Deadpool and X-Force, Coming to America sequel – Daily News Roundup
Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories…BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHOKE ON YOUR ASPIRATIONSDisney and Lucasfilm delivered one of – if not the – greatest Darth Vader moments with his final scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that his original draft of the script featured an alternative scene, […]
Netflix to co-produce BBC thriller Requiem
Streaming giants Netflix are jumping on board with the BBC to co-produce their new psychological thriller TV series Requiem.The team up, confirmed by Variety, will see them producing a six part television series written created by Kris Mrksa of The Slap and Underbelly fame.The show will be produced by New Pictures whose credits include serial […]
J.J. Abrams producing RuPaul dramedy series
Deadline is reporting that J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has teamed up with RuPaul to produce a half-hour dramedy series presenting a fictionalised version of the life of the drag queen and global LGBTQ icon. The series will be penned by Gary Lennon (Power, Orange Is the New Black) and takes place in 1980s New […]
Iron Fist co-creator responds to white-washing criticism
Ever since Game of Thrones actor Finn Jones was cast as Marvel hero Danny Rand in Netflix’s Iron Fist, the series has faced some backlash for not casting an Asian actor in the title role.Iron Fist was created in 1974 by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane during the pop culture trend of martial arts heroes and movies. With […]
Eddie Murphy reportedly working on Coming to America sequel
It seems that Eddie Murphy may be working on a sequel to Coming to America, with TMZ reporting that Murphy is in early development on a script for a follow-up to John Landis-directed 1988 comedy classic.Speculation began after a tweet from Eddie Murphy’s verified Twitter account sharing an image of Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Vanessa Bell Calloway’s […]
IDW announces Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump
IDW imprint Top Shelf Productions has announced the upcoming release of Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump, which sees Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Shannon Wheeler bringing to life the 140-character tweets of the world’s most powerful man. In Sh*t My President Says, Donald Trump’s most revealing tweets are transformed into razor-sharp cartoons, […]
Edgar Wright discusses the origin of his new film Baby Driver
Director Edgar Wright has explained the conception and origins for his new music orientated car thriller Baby Driver.When the trailer for Edgar Wright’s new film Baby Driver landed, a lot of people became very excited. Coupled with some sterling reviews coming out of SXSW, the hype for the movie was building fast.Baby Driver, sharing a […]
Timothy Spall to star in Philip K. Dick series Electric Dreams
Timothy Spall is confirmed to star in the Philip K. Dick anthology series Electric Dreams.It was reported last month that Amazon had picked up the anthology series based on the work of author Philip K. Dick, and we now know that actor Timothy Spall will star in one of the episodes.The show, getting its inspiration […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Under Leaf Pluck Lotus’
Shaun Munro reviews the fifth episode of Iron Fist… An unexpected sojourn into New York’s grim heroin trade presents a disturbing, propulsive start for Iron Fist‘s fifth episode, bringing a welcome grit to the table that’s been largely missing from the series so far. Character development has been a real bugbear up to this point, but […]
