The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Hayley Atwell has signed on for the lead in ABC’s upcoming pilot Conviction, casting some doubt over the chances of a third season for Marvel’s Agent Carter. Conviction tells the story of “Carter Morrison (Atwell), the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 13 Review – ‘Sins of the Father’
Jessie Robertson reviews the thirteenth episode of Arrow season 4… There is always a Choice – Arrow’s bumper sticker Arrow has become The Flash this week – it’s all about Daddy issues. Calculator, Felicity’s dad gets busy right away by revealing he knows she’s Overwatch (can we talk about how goofy that name is? No? […]
Matt LeBlanc sitcom I’m Not Your Friend gets pilot order and series commitment
Following hot on the heels of the announcement that Matt LeBlanc has joined the BBC’s revamped Top Gear as a present, the former Friends star has now landed himself another project at CBS. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the network has given a pilot order and series commitment to I’m Not Your Friend, which will […]
Lee Majors to play Ash’s dad in Ash vs. Evil Dead
The Six Million Dollar Man is joining the cast of Ash vs. Evil Dead, with Starz announcing that Lee Majors has signed on to portray Ash’s (Bruce Campbell) father in the second season of the Evil Dead TV series. Meanwhile, having appeared in all three Evil Dead movies, Sam Raimi’s brother Ted Raimi has nabbed a […]
Lupita Nyong’o joins sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that 12 Years a Slave and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Lupita Nyong’o is in talks to star in the sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. The film will follow “a U.N. worker in a department that was created to represent humankind in the event of […]
Comic Book Review – Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #1
Calum Petrie reviews Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #1… With society still reeling from the Aug Incident – the Illuminati orchestrated event which caused augmented individuals to mindlessly attack their ‘natural’ counterparts – anti-aug sentiment is at an all-time global high. Task Force 29 – an Interpol-funded coalition, created to quash the rising tide of […]
The Divergent Series: Ascendant loses its director
Lionsgate’s plans for the fourth and final instalment of The Divergent Series have suffered a setback, with Entertainment Weekly revealing that director Robert Schwentke has pulled out of the concluding chapter Ascendant. According to the site, Schwentke – who has directed The Divergent Series: Insurgent and this year’s The Divergent Series: Allegiant – is looking […]
Stephen King expects The Dark Tower to happen with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey
Last year, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Grazer’s planned adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower dragged itself out of development hell, with Sony and Media Rights Capital picking up the ambitious project and setting Nikolaj Arcel (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) to direct. In the past few months we’ve heard that Matthew […]
Jackie Earle Haley joins AMC’s Preacher as Odin Quincannon
Watchmen star Jackie Earle Haley has signed on for a six-episode guest role in AMC’s upcoming Preacher adaptation in the role of the depraved, meat-loving villain Odin Quincannon, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. The character is described as “a small, decrepit man with the unscrupulous iron will necessary to be the most powerful man in Annville […]
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence will “definitely” star in Bad Boys 3
After years of speculation, Sony officially set a release date for Bad Boys 3 last August (along with Bad Boys 4), although there was no word on whether stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith would be returning for the next instalment. Well, we now have confirmation direct from Smith himself, with the star revealing on […]