Earlier this week it was announced that Nathan Darrow (House of Cards) is set to play Dr. Victor Fries – a.k.a. Mr. Freeze – in the second season of Gotham, and now USA Today has revealed that Jurassic World’s BD Wong has secured the role of another iconic DC villain, Professor Hugo Strange. Gotham’s version […]
Pom Klementieff reportedly playing Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A couple of days ago it was revealed that Pom Klementieff (Oldboy) has become the first new addition to the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, in what was being described as a “key role”, although one that was being kept under wraps. Well, according to Deadline, the up-and-coming actress is portraying the character […]
The Big Bang Theory Season 9 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Helium Insufficiency’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory’s middling ninth season, in which the boys contemplate criminal activity… This season of The Big Bang Theory has been variable to say the least. The narrative lifting of the show’s ongoing relationship dramas has meshed awkwardly with the “issue of the week” comedy that […]
Deadpool will get an IMAX release
20th Century Fox have landed a multi-picture deal with IMAX to show several of their future tentpole movies on the cinema format, including Independence Day: Resurgence, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the untitled Wolverine movie and Deadpool. “We are very happy to announce this new global affiliation with IMAX and look forward to offering our audiences another […]
Billy Bob Thornton returning for Bad Santa 2, release set for Christmas 2016
Having been teased for a couple of years now, Variety is reporting that Bad Santa 2 is finally moving forward, with Billy Bob Thornton set to reprise the role of Willy Soke for the sequel to the cult 2003 comedy. “We’ve been waiting far too long to see Billy Bob’s Willie Soke mess with the […]
Maisie Williams returning to Doctor Who
Following her guest appearances in ‘The Girl Who Died’ and ‘The Woman Who Lived‘, it seems that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams is set for a return to Doctor Who as the immortal Ashlidr later this series. According to The Mirror, Doctor Who writer Sarah Dollard revealed at the MCM Comic Con that Ashildir will […]
Rumour: Daredevil will appear in Jessica Jones
With Daredevil set to join Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and either Iron Fist or The Punisher (depending on whether the rumours are true), it was likely that The Man Without Fear would cross paths with his Defenders co-horts before their mini-series at some point. But if The Death of Superman Lives director John Schnepp is to […]
Paradise Lost: The Already Troubled Production History of Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5
With Alien 5 being put “on hold”, Luke Owen looks back at the movie’s brief troubled production… “The way Fox dealt with me was not cool,” Neill Blomkamp recalls of his time on the unproduced Halo movie. “Right from the beginning, when Mary [Parent] hired me up until the end when it collapsed, they treated me […]
Li Bingbing joins Stan Lee’s Chinese superhero movie Realm
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Li Bingbing (Resident Evil: Retribution, Transformers: Age of Extinction) has signed on to appear in the Chinese superhero movie Realm, which is based upon an original idea from comic book legend Stan Lee and is scripted by Alex Litvak (Predators, The Three Muskateers). “What a kick it has been […]
Natalie Dormer to star in revenge thriller In Darkness
Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on to appear in the psychological revenge thriller In Darkness, which she has co-written by Anthony Byrne, who will also direct. Deadline reports that the film “centers on a blind musician (Dormer) who gets pulled into London’s dark underbelly after she hears a murder committed in the […]
