Samuel Brace on Marvel’s Luke Cage… The imperative is on us to grade these things on their own merit, against a defined metric of excellence, an understood truth of quality. We know what is good and what is not. But with these Netflix Marvel shows, it’s impossible to not compare one to the others. Sure, […]
Angelina Jolie to Shoot Like a Girl
Deadline is reporting that Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in TriStar’s upcoming war drama Shoot Like a Girl, which is based upon the upcoming memoir of U.S. Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar, a Purple Heart recipient who served as a helicopter pilot during three tours of Afghanistan. The project will follow Hegar […]
Warwick Davis talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens, confirms appearance in Episode VIII
Warwick Davis has been chatting to News.com about the Star Wars franchise, confirming that he’s set to add another instalment to his C.V. with an appearance in next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, as well as sharing his thoughts on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the future of the Sequel Trilogy. “I enjoyed […]
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote delayed again
In what is probably the least surprising piece of news this century, Terry Gilliam has revealed that his latest attempt at bringing The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to the screen has been delayed, just days before production was set to begin. “I was supposed to start to be shooting it starting next Monday,” Gilliam […]
The CW rebooting US soap Dynasty
The CW is set to reboot the classic 80s U.S. soap opera Dynasty, tapping Josh Schwartz (The O.C.), Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and Sallie Patrick (Revenge) to write and executive produce a new series, which also has original creators Richard and Esther Shapiro on board as executive producers. Variety reports that the new series “will […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange marketing blitz, new Black Panther villain, Tarantino on Luke Cage, Batman movie “a year and a half out”
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Batman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Supegirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Jupiter’s Legacy, Ninjak, Bloodshot, […]
Cartoon Network announces that Adventure Time will end in 2018
Some sad news for Adventure Time fans, as Cartoon Network has announced that the Emmy Award-winning animated series will be coming to an end after its ninth and final season in 2018. “Adventure Time was a passion project for the people on the crew who poured their heart into the art and stories,” said creator […]
Turbo Kid is getting a sequel!
A couple of days ago a prequel video to Turbo Kid arrived online, which offered some insight into Apple’s adventures before she met The Kid in the 2015 action-adventure comedy [watch it here]. Well, now comes word from filmmakers Yoann-Karl Whissell, Anouk Whissell, and François Simard that a sequel to the movie is officially in […]
Michael Shannon joins Benedict Cumberbatch in The Current War
Michael Shannon has signed on to play George Westinghouse alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Thomas Edison in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming drama The Current War. Jake Gyllenhaal had previously been in talks for the role. The Current War will see Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) directing from Michael Mitnick’s 2011 Black List script, […]
What We Do In the Shadows spinoff TV series secures financing
Back in August of last year, Jemaine Clement revealed that plans were underway for both a sequel and a TV spin-off to the 2014 vampire mockumentary What We Do In the Shadows, and now it has been revealed that the small screen project has secured financing from NZ On Air. The series, entitled Paranormal Event […]
