The UK’s Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting the Star Wars: The Force Awakens production company Foodles Production (UK) Limited – a subsidiary of Disney and Lucasfilm – over the on-set accident that left Harrison Ford with a broken leg. The BBC reports that the HSE has brought four criminal charges against the company, having […]
Keira Knightley and Kate Winslet in talks to join Will Smith in Collateral Beauty
Keira Knightley and Kate Winslet are talks to join the cast of New Line’s upcoming drama Collateral Beauty, which is being headlined by Will Smith. The film is being directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) and will see Smith as a New York advertising exec who experiences a personal tragedy and retreats from life […]
Danny McBride in talks for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant
The Wrap is reporting that Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down, This Is the End) is in talks to join Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant. McBride will join fellow new addition Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice) and returning Prometheus star Michael Fassbender, although Scott has confirmed that Noomi Rapace will not be […]
Joe Wright to direct Bryce Dallas Howard and Alice Eve in Black Mirror episode
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has tapped Joe Wright (Pan) to direct an episode of the upcoming new season of Charlie Brooker’s acclaimed anthology series Black Mirror, which is set to star Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World) and Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness). Netflix has ordered a twelve-episode run of Black Mirror, all of […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 won’t connect to Avengers: Infinity War; Thanos and Infinity Stones will not feature
With the movie’s release coming in the build up to Avengers: Infinity War, it was assumed that James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. would tie into the movie somewhat. There, of course, was always the theory that the final moments of the film would see The Guardians head to Earth and join the battle […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: Dead Zone
Villordsutch reviews Judge Dredd: Dead Zone… While investigating a murder at the Chaos Day Memorial, Dredd comes across a slave ring in which people are being sent into the bowels of the earth to rob the bodies of the dead. Yodie Planchet is one such unfortunate being forced to undertake in this harrowing labour. But […]
Hayley Atwell signs on for new pilot Conviction, Agent Carter’s future in doubt
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Hayley Atwell has signed on for the lead in ABC’s upcoming pilot Conviction, casting some doubt over the chances of a third season for Marvel’s Agent Carter. Conviction tells the story of “Carter Morrison (Atwell), the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 13 Review – ‘Sins of the Father’
Jessie Robertson reviews the thirteenth episode of Arrow season 4… There is always a Choice – Arrow’s bumper sticker Arrow has become The Flash this week – it’s all about Daddy issues. Calculator, Felicity’s dad gets busy right away by revealing he knows she’s Overwatch (can we talk about how goofy that name is? No? […]
Matt LeBlanc sitcom I’m Not Your Friend gets pilot order and series commitment
Following hot on the heels of the announcement that Matt LeBlanc has joined the BBC’s revamped Top Gear as a present, the former Friends star has now landed himself another project at CBS. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the network has given a pilot order and series commitment to I’m Not Your Friend, which will […]
Lee Majors to play Ash’s dad in Ash vs. Evil Dead
The Six Million Dollar Man is joining the cast of Ash vs. Evil Dead, with Starz announcing that Lee Majors has signed on to portray Ash’s (Bruce Campbell) father in the second season of the Evil Dead TV series. Meanwhile, having appeared in all three Evil Dead movies, Sam Raimi’s brother Ted Raimi has nabbed a […]
