TV Line is reporting that Todd Lasance (The Vampire Diaries) is set for a recurring role in season three of The Flash, where he’ll portray The Rival, a black-suited Speedster (who is presumably the same character spotted in these set photos back in July). Initial reports has suggested that Lasance has been cast as Savitar, […]
Doug Liman to direct Justice League Dark movie, exits Gambit
It looks like Doug Liman has grown tired of waiting for 20th Century Fox to get its oft-delayed Gambit movie off the ground, as it has been revealed that the Edge of Tomorrow director is swapping the X-Men franchise for the DC Extended Universe – and more specifically, the supernatural side of the DCEU. Variety […]
Jóhann Jóhannsson to score Blade Runner sequel
Iceland Monitor is reporting that Academy Award-winning composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything) is set to score the upcoming Blade Runner sequel, having previously collaborated with director Denis Villeneuve on Prisoners, Sicario and the upcoming Arrival. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic is based upon a script by original scribe Hampton Fancher […]
Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano to star in Get Shorty TV series
Deadline is reporting that Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) and Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) are in final talks with Epix about joining its upcoming Get Shorty TV adaptation. The 10-episode hourlong is described as a “reimagining” of Elmore Leonard’s 1990 novel, which was brought to the big screen in 1995, with Barry Sonnenfeld directing a cast […]
Movie Review – The Purge: Election Year (2016)
The Purge: Election Year, 2016. Written and Directed by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria, Betty Gabriel, Terry Serpico, Edwin Hodge, and Kyle Secor. SYNOPSIS: Years after sparing the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential […]
Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Vol. 2 – Fractures
Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Vol. 2 – Fractures… After their adventures in India, the Doctor and Clara return to her present – but danger is slipping through the cracks between universes, and London (and UNIT!) have no defence against the Fractures! Will the Doctor risk all of reality to reunite a […]
Movie Review – War Dogs (2016)
War Dogs, 2016. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas and Kevin Pollak. SYNOPSIS: David Packouz (Teller) is a down-and-out masseuse, living with his girlfriend with few ambitions, and a baby on the way. At a funeral for an old school friend he bumps into his childhood best friend Efraim […]
Jennifer Lawrence tops Forbes list of highest-paid actresses for second year in a row
For the second year in a row, Jennifer Lawrence has topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, with the X-Men and The Hunger Games star banking $46 million over the past twelve months. The site reports that the bulk of Lawrence’s income came from her backend deal on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – […]
Steve McQueen to receive BFI Fellowship at the London Film Festival
The British Film Institute and the BFI London Film Festival have announced today the Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize-winning video artist and Oscar-winning producer, director and screenwriter, is to receive the BFI Fellowship during the London Film Festival’s annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 15th. “I first walked into the BFI library and cinema 28 […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files #5
Tony Black reviews The X-Files #5… Ishmael, Part 2 of 2: Agent Scully finds herself the target of a stalker, who also threatens to reveal a dark family secret that she’s even kept from her trusted partner Agent Mulder. SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of The X-Files #5 here Quite a radical issue in […]
