Oscar-nominated actress Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Last Vegas, Back to the Future) has signed on for a series regular role in The Boys, Amazon’s upcoming superhero drama from Supernatural’s Eric Kripke and Preacher’s Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book of the same name, The Boys takes place in a […]
Karl Urban to play Billy Butcher in Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys
Dredd and Thor: Ragnarok star Karl Urban has signed on for another comic book-based project, with the actor set to portray Billy Butcher, the leader of the titular organisation in Amazon’s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys. Thanks to Deadline, we’ve got the following character description for Butcher, which reads: “Mysterious, brutal […]
10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg to direct Amazon’s The Boys
Variety is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to take over as director on Amazon’s pilot episode of The Boys after Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were forced to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Based on the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series, The Boys takes place in a world […]
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s adaptation of The Boys picked up by Cinemax
Back in October of last year it was announced that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are to follow up their adaptation of Preacher by bringing another of Garth Ennis’ comic books to the small screen, teaming up with Supernatural creator Eric Kripke for a TV series based upon The Boys. Well, Deadline is now reporting […]
Comic book adaptation The Boys lands at Amazon
Back in 2015 it was announced that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were looking to follow up Preacher with another Garth Ennis adaptation in The Boys, and now comes word that Amazon has placed a script order. The Boys is being written by Eric Kripke (Supernatural) with Rogen and Goldberg set to direct. According to […]
The Boys TV series casts the rest of The Seven
Last month it was announced that Erin Moriarty (True Detective) had secured the role of Starlight in Amazon’s upcoming adaptation of the Garth Ennis / Darick Robertson comic book series The Boys, and now Deadline is reporting that the show has found the rest of its superhero team, The Seven. According to the site, Antony Starr (American Gothic) […]
Suicide Squad’s Karen Fukuhara joins Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys
After starring as Katana in 2016’s Suicide Squad, Karen Fukuhara has signed on for another comic book role, with Deadline reporting that the actress has joined Amazon’s The Boys as a series regular. Fukuhara will portray Female, “a young Asian assassin with blistering fighting skills who happens to have superpowers, and uses them for explosive […]
