A tweet sent out (and swiftly deleted) by longtime Whedonverse actor Fran Kranz (Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse) may have just revealed the identity of another Marvel Comics character headed to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Robbie Baldwin, a.k.a. Speedball. For those unfamiliar, Robbie Baldwin was bombarded with inter-dimensional energy and gained an exterior shell of kinetic energy. As […]

The Windy City has been very kind to both the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel, standing in for both Gotham City and Metropolis in films like The Dark Knight and Man of Steel. According to FOX 32 News, the World’s Finest are returning to Chicago for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.  Chicago will once again stand in […]

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters director Tommy Wirkola has announced that he will not be returning to helm the film’s upcoming sequel, which is slated to hit theaters sometime in 2016. The Norwegian director broke the news himself in a recent interview with Fangoria: “I’ve decided to not direct Hansel & Gretel 2. I have been lately attached to a […]

According to TheWrap, Tim Burton is looking for Ender’s Game and Hugo star Asa Butterfield to headline his upcoming adaptation of Ransom Bigg’s bestselling novel Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.  Butterfield has not been given an official offer yet, but Butterfield is reportedly “Burton’s choice for the coveted role” of 16 year-old Jacob Portman, who must help protect a group […]

Just yesterday we heard that Matthew McConaughey, who played strip club owner “Dallas” in Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 film Magic Mike, would not be back for the 2015 sequel, Magic Mike XXL. Now, according to Deadline, Warner Brothers have found a new strip club owner for the film: Gotham actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith is reportedly circling the role of a strip club owner, […]

According to Deadline, Legendary Pictures has just closed a deal for Max Burnstein to write the sequel to Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, which is set to hit theaters in 2018. Burnstein wrote the first Godzilla film and just penned the studio’s King Kong origin film Skull Island. His involvement in both projects seems to indicate that the studio is aiming for a […]

We’ve heard rumblings that recent Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar, True Detective) would be opting out of Magic Mike XXL, the upcoming sequel to Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 sleeper hit Magic Mike. Now, according to The Playlist, that news is official. No specific reason was given for the lack of McConaughey abs in the sequel, though the actor likely doesn’t […]

Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith is the latest actor to join Igby Goes Down director Burr Steers’ adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which begins shooting later this month. According to THR, he will play the character Mr. Collins, “a parson who is on the lookout for a wife and proposes to Bennett”. By Bennett, they […]

According to Deadline, House of Cards and Fantastic Four actress Kate Mara has been offered a role in Ridley Scott’s next film, The Martian.  If she accepts, she’ll join Matt Damon and possibly Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Kristin Wiig (The Skeleton Twins), who are reportedly circling lead roles. The film was written by Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, […]

Warner Bros. is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to bringing DC Comics characters to the small screen, as Deadline is now reporting that Lucifer, a character who debuted in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and eventually got his own eponymous spin-off, has been given a pilot commitment at Fox. Californication creator Tom Kapinos will write […]