Arrow star Katie Cassidy is set to join fellow Arrowverse show The Flash for a guest appearance in the penultimate episode of the second season. “You will see her on an episode of The Flash playing the Earth-2 version of Laurel Lance,” revealed executive producer Marc Guggenheim (via EW), who also confirmed that Cassidy will lend […]
Jack Thorne to pen the BBC’s His Dark Materials adaptation
Back in November, it was announced that the BBC is teaming up with New Line Cinema and Bad Wolf for an eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials, and now Deadline has revealed that the project has secured acclaimed screenwriter Jack Thorne (Skins, This Is England, The Last Panthers). “It is such […]
Katherine Kelly to lead Doctor Who spinoff Class
Back in October, it was announced that Doctor Who would be getting a spinoff entitled Class, and now the BBC has revealed that Katherine Kelly will lead the cast as a Coal Hill School teacher in charge of a group of students played by Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, and Vivian Oparah. “We searched far […]
Warner Bros. moving ahead with animated Speedy Gonzales film
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is set to bring one of its most beloved Looney Tunes characters to the big screen. The studio is moving ahead with its plans for a Speedy Gonzales animated feature, with Mexican filmmaker and actor Eugenio Derbez set to voice the title character. “In Mexico we grew up watching Speedy Gonzales,” states Derbez. […]
Movie Review – The Absent One (2014)
The Absent One, 2014. Directed by Mikkel Norgaard. Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Danica Curcic, Pilou Asbaek and Johanne Louise Schmidt. SYNOPSIS: Since its first, spectacular success, the reputation of the cold case section of the Copenhagen police department has taken a nose dive – until its lead detective, Carl Morck, is approached by a former cop […]
DC announces YA novels featuring Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman and Catwoman
DC Entertainment and Random House are teaming up for a series of Young Adult novels featuring Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman and Catwoman, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. Wonder Woman will be written by Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows), and is set for release in August 2017, followed by Batman by Marie Lu (Young Elites), Superman by […]
Echo Kellum promoted to series regular for Arrow season 5
TV Line is reporting that Echo Kellum has been promoted to series regular for the fifth season of the DC superhero show Arrow, which will get underway in the fall. Kellum portrays genius tech developer Curtis Holt, who is based upon the DC character Mister Terrific. In the most recent episode of the series, ‘Beacon […]
Games of Thrones to get season 6 aftershow titled After the Thrones
Following in the footsteps of such Chris Hardwick-hosted shows as Talking Dead and Talking Saul, which both air after new episodes of The Walking Dead and Better Call Saul, respectively, Games of Thrones will be getting its own aftershow for season 6. Titled After the Thrones, the show will be available each week on Monday […]
The Walking Dead showrunner defends cliffhanger ending
Warning: Spoilers for the season six finale of The Walking Dead follow. You have been warned… It’s not very often that The Walking Dead misfires, but for many fans it did so in a big way last night with its season six finale, as Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s villain Negan made his hotly-anticipated debut. Bringing one […]
Dave Bautista confirmed for Blade Runner 2
After posting a cryptic picture and message about his possible involvement, it has been confirmed today that Dave Bautista (Spectre, Guardians of the Galaxy) has officially joined the cast of the sequel to Blade Runner. News broke yesterday on Bautista’s potential casting, but now multiple outlets are confirming the his involvement in the film, directed by […]
