Chris Gelderd delves into the Mortal Kombat movie franchise… American game designers, writers and friends Ed Boon and John Tobias had a dream in 1990. It had been three years since the arcade beat-‘em up Street Fighter, created by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, made its debut and helped introduce a new genre of gaming. […]
Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace gets a poster, trailer and images
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix in just two weeks, the streaming service has released a trailer, poster and images for writer-director Tyler Perry’s upcoming thriller A Fall From Grace which stars Crystal Fox as a divorced woman who finds love with a younger man (Mehcad Brooks), only to find her whole life shattered when […]
Supergirl casting call confirms Superman appearance
While it seemed likely that Superman would show up on CBS’ upcoming Supergirl series in some capacity, it’s now been confirmed by this casting call released by Project Casting: We are looking for BODY DOUBLE for a DC Comic Superhero – You must be available for an interview this Thursday and if selected will work several day […]
Calista Flockhart joins Supergirl as Cat Grant
CBS’ upcoming Supergirl series has just cast another DC Comics character. According to Variety, Ally McBeal alum Calista Flockhart has been cast in the role of former Daily Planet reporter Cat Grant. In the comics, Grant is the fashion reporter at the famed Metropolis newspaper. In the Supergirl series, she’ll be “a self-made media magnate and founder of CatCo,” where Kara […]
Mortal Kombat movie casts Liu Kang, Raiden, Jax and Mileena
Having found Sub-Zero last month in The Raid’s Joe Taslim, casting on Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat movie reboot has now stepped up a gear with THR reporting that Ludi Lin (Power Rangers), Tadanobu Asano (Thor), Mehcad Brooks (Supergirl), and newcomer Sisi Stringer have all signed on to do battle in the Mortal Kombat Tournament. Lin […]
Mehcad Brooks to leave Supergirl in season 5, but Jeremy Jordan returns
Just as Supergirl unveiled its fifth season trailer at the San Diego Comic-Con, news has come from Entertainment Weekly that Mehcad Brooks, the series’ James Olsen and one of the original stars, will be leaving Supergirl during the season. According to EW, Brooks made the decision to depart on his own “in order to focus on feature films […]
New red band trailer for Tyler Perry’s Nobody’s Fool starring Tiffany Haddish and Tika Sumpter
With a little over a week to go until Nobody’s Fool arrives in cinemas, Paramount Pictures has released the final red band trailer for writer-director Tyler Perry’s upcoming comedy which stars Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter, Whoopi Goldberg, Omari Hardwick, Mehcad Brooks, and Amber Riley; watch it here… Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya […]
First trailer for Tyler Perry’s Nobody’s Fool starring Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter and Whoopi Goldberg
Paramount Pictures has debuted the first trailer for writer-director Tyler Perry’s upcoming comedy Nobody’s Fool which stars Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter, Whoopi Goldberg, Omari Hardwick, Mehcad Brooks, and Amber Riley; watch it here… https://youtu.be/-0F2yawRKuM Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya (Tiffany Haddish) looks to her buttoned-up, by the book sister Danica (Tika […]
Mehcad Brooks to play Jimmy Olsen in Supergirl TV series
Coming hot on the heels of Melissa Benoist’s (Whiplash) casting as Kara Zor-El, it looks like CBS has found its Jimmy Olsen for the upcoming Supergirl TV series, with TV Line reporting that Mehcad Brooks (Desperate Housewives, True Blood) has nabbed the role. The site reports that Supergirl’s version of Jimmy Olsen is a “smart, […]
Supergirl lands full series order at CBS
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s… super good news! Ahead of the upfronts next week, CBS has officially granted a full series order to Supergirl. The series – developed by Arrow and The Flash producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg along with Chuck alum Ali Adler – was given a series commitment last fall, and has picked up quite a […]
