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Sonia Braga joins the cast of Marvel’s Luke Cage
With Jessica Jones now on Netflix, Marvel is moving full steam ahead with casting on the third Netflix series Luke Cage, with the official site revealing that Sonia Braga (Brothers & Sisters) is set to play Soledad Temple, the mother of Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple. “A character as strong as Claire needs an equally powerful […]
Tom Amandes to play The Calculator in Arrow
TV Line is reporting that Tom Amandes (Everwood) has signed on to appear in two episodes of Arrow as Noah Kuttler, a.k.a. The Calculator. The character is described as “a criminal mastermind and technical genius [who] uses his advanced skills in computer science and internet manipulation to blackmail Roy [Colton Haynes] out of retirement to […]
Comic Book Review – Chew #52
Jessie Robertson reviews Chew #52… Savoy gets closer to the truth. We are now in the second to last Chew storyline, “The Last Suppers” and we see Savoy’s backstory! (a snippet) Chu and Savoy working together! (never going to happen). The Pope is now an Egg-Man! (this does happen.) Part 2 of the Last Suppers […]
Comic Book Review – Huck #1
Jessie Robertson reviews Huck #1… In a quiet seaside town, Huck uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day. His neighbors return the favors by keeping his abilities a secret. But when a newcomer alerts the media, a firestorm erupts, sending Huck on an adventure that will change everything. This brand-new series […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens rated PG-13 for “sci-fi action violence”
With J.J. Abrams locking in the final cut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this past weekend, the Classification and Ratings Administration has officially rated the film PG-13, for “sci-fi action violence”. Here in the UK, the BBFC is yet to give the film a certificate, but it’s expected that it will receive a 12A classification. […]
Captain America: Civil War “big surprise” coming tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Marvel fans may want to tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, as it has been announced that Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are set to bring a Captain America: Civil War surprise to the show… .@Iron_Man & @CaptainAmerica themselves, @RobertDowneyJr & @ChrisEvans are on TONIGHT with a BIG #CivilWar surprise… @Marvel — Jimmy […]
Marvel officially announces production is underway on Doctor Strange, synopsis released
We’ve already seen a few set photos earlier this month [see here and here], but now Marvel has officially confirmed that production is underway on Doctor Strange and will shoot in several locations around the world, including London, New York, Hong Kong and Kathmandu. As part of the announcement, we also got the first brief […]
James Gunn says Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 rumour about Star-Lord’s father is “completely false”
Earlier today, El Mayimbe of Heroic Hollywood posted his latest “scoop”, claiming to know the identity of Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. If you’re interested in who his “four independent sources” reckon it is, we’ll mention it at the bottom of the post; however, much like when he claimed to know who Disney […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is “super excited” about playing Negan in The Walking Dead
Over the weekend, Watchmen star Jeffrey Dean Morgan spoke briefly about portraying the baseball bat-wielding villain Negan in The Walking Dead, and now the actor has shared shared his excitement for his upcoming role during a Supernatural convention in Pasadena, California. “I’ve kind of become accustomed to playing sort of the good guy,” states Morgan […]
