Kiefer Sutherland is heading back to the small screen to play the President of the United States in Designated Survivor, a new conspiracy thriller from David Guggenheim (Safe House), which has been given a straight-to-series order from ABC. According to Deadline, Designated Survivor sees “a lower level United States Cabinet member (Sutherland) suddenly appointed President […]
Exclusive interview with Steve Martino, director of The Peanuts Movie
This week, if you didn’t know already, sees the release of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens in UK cinemas. But there is another film out this week that deserves your attention: the big-screen version of Charlie Brown and Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie, which has been a huge box-office hit in the US. In […]
C. Robert Cargill writing Marvel’s Doctor Strange
Screenwriter C. Robert Cargill has announced that he’s reuniting with Sinister director Scott Derrickson as screenwriter of Marvel’s currently-in-production Phase Three origin story Doctor Strange. “It’s not a secret anymore,” states Cargill. “For those of you who don’t know what I’ve been doing for the past year, I’ve been writing Doctor Strange for Marvel Studios. […]
New synopsis for Suicide Squad
DC Entertainment has released a new synopsis for Warner Bros.’ supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad, which comes courtesy of some solicitations for upcoming DC Collectibles merchandise; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Suicide Squad aiming for PG-13 rating It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them […]
Jeff Lemire’s Essex County being adapted for TV
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that First Generation Films has optioned Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel Essex County and is developing a TV adaptation for Canada’s CBC, with Aaron Martin (Degrassi: The Next Generation) penning the script for the pilot. “Essex County is a vivid and haunting book that has inspired a dedicated and distinguished following.” […]
Zack Snyder shares more Batman v Superman / Star Wars mash-ups
With the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens taking place in Los Angeles last night, director Zack Snyder took to Twitter to share another couple of mash-ups between the Star Wars saga and his upcoming film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Check them out here… SEE ALSO: Batman v Superman production designer […]
Jennifer Lawrence says it’s “too soon” for Hunger Games prequels
Despite slightly disappointing box office returns for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, Lionsgate has recently made it clear that they are interested in continuing the franchise with a number of prequels. The films would bring the series back to its roots and take place in arenas similar to those seen in both 2012’s The Hunger […]
Watch the Star Wars: The Force Awakens world premiere red carpet interviews
It’s almost here! Last night, Los Angeles played host to the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and you can watch a stream of all the action from the red carpet right here… SEE ALSO: A batch of new TV spots for Star Wars: The Force Awakens SEE ALSO: Follow all of our […]
Titan announces all-new story arc for hit series Samurai
Titan Comics has announced the continuation of Samurai, written by Jean-François Di Giorgio with art from Frédéric Genét, with an all-new story arc. This epic new series picks up after the events of the previous Samurai volumes and follows Takeo on an entirely new adventure. “We’re very excited to follow Takeo on to new adventures,” […]
Xena reboot finds a writer
Back in July, it was reported that NBC is developing a “modern reboot” of Xena: Warrior Princess, and now Entertainment Weekly has revealed that the project has secured a writer. The site is reporting that Javier Grillo-Marxuach has signed on to script the series, having previously written for the likes of Lost, Helix and Medium. […]
