Natalie Portman has certainly been stacking up the projects lately. Following on from the news this month that the Oscar-winner has joined Annihilation and On the Basis of Sex, it’s now being reported that she’s set to take on the role of Jackie Kennedy.Portman will star in Jackie, a drama that follows the First Lady […]
Asa Butterfield reportedly cast as Spider-Man
If reports are to be believed, it looks like Marvel and Sony may have settled on their new Spider-Man, with Umberto Gonzalez (a.k.a. former Latino-Review writer ElMayimbe) claiming that Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender’s Game) has been cast as the wall-crawler for his Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot and an official announcement will be made once the […]
TNT President provides an update on Teen Titans series
While Warner Bros.’ DC television output is set to expand this coming TV season with Supergirl [watch the trailer here] and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow [watch the trailer here], one project that is absent from this year’s slate is TNT’s planned Teen Titans adaptation Titans.Well, if you were concerned that the network had pulled the […]
Next Planet of the Apes movie reportedly titled War of the Planet of the Apes
The ending of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes made it pretty clear that war would be coming in the third instalment of Fox’s rebooted series, and now it seems we’ve got confirmation on that front, with Collider reporting that the next film is going by the title of War of the Planet of […]
Fox TV chief confirms another 24 series is in early development
It looks like 24 could be set for another return to the small screen following last year’s event series 24: Live Another Day, with Fox Television Group CEO Gary Newman revaling that early development is underway on “another version” of the show.“[There’s] nothing immediate, but we have been developing another version of 24, but it’s […]
Morena Baccarin promoted to series regular for Gotham season 2
This won’t come as much of a surprise given her level of involvement in the latter half of the first season, but Morena Baccarin has officially been promoted to a series regular for the second season of Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham, which is set to get underway in the fall.SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner says […]
Alex Garland provides an update on 28 Months Later
Back in January, Alex Garland suggested that “serious discussions” had taken place between himself, director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew Macdonald about 28 Months Later, a follow-up to the 2002 horror 28 Days Later and its subsequent sequel 28 Weeks Later. Well, Garland has now provided an update to The Playlist, stating that he’s come […]
Harry Shearer leaves The Simpsons
Last week it was announced that The Simpsons has been renewed by Fox for a twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth season, but the animated series will be missing one of its most prominent voice actors, with Harry Shearer revealing that he’s left the long-running animated sitcom.Shearer, who voices a host of characters including the likes of Ned […]
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 […]
Fox announces X-Men spin-off The New Mutants, Josh Boone to direct
Not content with the upcoming spinoffs Deadpool and Gambit, 20th Century Fox has announced it is expanding the X-Men universe further with The New Mutants, with Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) signing on to direct and co-write.“We’re so excited to explore this new part of the X-Men universe, and so excited to do […]
