On Saturday night, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment showcased their various DC / Vertigo television shows in Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con; we’ve already brought you video of the panels that took place [watch them here], and now WB has debuted its update logo treatments for Arrow, Gotham, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, […]
Comics to Read Before You Die #26: The Sandman Vol.1 Preludes & Nocturnes
In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Sandman Vol.1 Preludes & Nocturnes… Created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith & Mike Dringenberg. Released 1989. This isn’t going to be so much a review, as an awakening. Comic books have been around for many decades, but comic books […]
Kevin Alejandro joins Fox’s Lucifer as series regular
Fox’s upcoming TV adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic book title Lucifer has secured a new series regular, with Deadline reporting that Kevin Alejandro (Arrow) will play “Dan, a gruff LAPD homicide detective who is wary of Lucifer’s involvement with his wife and daughter.” The role was originally filled by Nicholas Gonzalez in the pilot episode. […]
Warner Bros. moves Sandman to New Line Cinema, Guillermo del Toro no longer attached to Justice League Dark adaptation
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Warner Bros. has shuffled some of its DC properties, moving its upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and future Vertigo titles to sister company New Line Cinema in order to focus its attention of the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League. […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains why a Sandman movie is a better idea than a TV series
Earlier this month Joseph Gordon-Levitt spoke about the challenges of adapting Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman into a feature film format, which raised questions about whether its episodic nature and scope means it would be better suited to the medium of television. Well, during a Reddit AMA, Gordon-Levitt has addressed that very […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives an update on Sandman
During an interview with MTV at Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards this past weekend, Joseph Gordon-Levitt offered an update on his planned big screen take on Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed DC/Vertigo comic book series The Sandman and the challenges of adapting the epic story. “It’s slow but steady. It’s a really complicated adaptation because those comics, […]
Seth Rogen reveals that filming is underway on Preacher
Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to reveal that filming is underway on Preacher, AMC’s adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon… Preacher is set to star Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as Rev. Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher who finds himself bonded to a supernatural creature called Genesis and […]
W. Earl Brown to play Sheriff Hugo Root in Preacher
AMC’s upcoming Preacher pilot continues to round out its cast, with Deadline reporting that W. Earl Brown (Deadwood) has signed on for a regular role as Sheriff Hugo Root, whose character is described as “the mean-hearted father of Eugene Root aka Arseface, a flinty-eyed, conspiracy-credulous redneck who is not a fool and has a vulnerability to him.” […]
Elizabeth Perkins joins AMC’s Preacher pilot
Following on from the news that Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) has officially signed on as Rev. Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher adaptation, it has now been announced that Elizabeth Perkins (Big, Weeds) has secured a co-starring role in the pilot. According to Deadline, Perkins will play Vyla Quinncannon, “a genteel but formidable businesswoman who owns […]
Dominic Cooper confirmed as Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher
After reports last week that he’d entered final talks with AMC, it has now been confirmed that Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) is set for the lead role of Rev. Jesse Custer in the Preacher TV adaptation, with writer and executive producer Seth Rogen breaking the news on Twitter. Here’s the official character breakdown, via The […]
