FX has announced that it has renewed American Horror Story for an eighth and ninth season, with the hit anthology show set to run through to 2019, making it the network’s longest-running dramatic series. “We know explicitly what next season is about, which is seven, but we don’t know what the eighth and ninth seasons are […]
J.J. Abrams says he’s moving away from sequels and reboots to original ideas
With a C.V. that includes the likes of Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams has amassed quite the reputation for his franchise work. However, it seems he’s grown a little tired of working on sequels and remakes, and is now looking to focus on […]
Ben Affleck on the tonal shift of Justice League
With Ben Affleck doing the promotional rounds for his new film Live By Night, we’ve heard him responding to many questions about the status of The Batman, leading to an entire ‘will he, won’t he direct?’ saga. Well, in an interview with Cineplex, Affleck has been asked about his next outing as Batman in November’s […]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to star in Julia Hart’s Fast Color
LD Entertainment and Original Headquarters have announced that Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Black Mirror) is set to headline Fast Color, a thriller from writer-director Julia Hart (Miss Stevens). The film tells the story a woman named Ruth (Mbatha-Raw) who is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Now, years after having abandoned her […]
Thomas Lennon to play Leo Getz in Lethal Weapon TV series
It looks like Leo Getz is going to be annoying Riggs and Murtaugh once again, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple) has signed on to guest star as the character in the February 15th episode. Leo Getz was played by Joe Pesci in the Lethal Weapon films, making his debut in the […]
Brian Grazer says Arrested Development season 5 “should be happening soon”
Back in the summer of 2015, executive producer Brian Grazer announced that Netflix had given the green light to a fifth season of Arrested Development, which he expected to hit the streaming service some time last year. Obviously that didn’t come off, and Grazer has now provided a new update on its status to The Wrap, revealing that […]
Charlie Cox and Krysten Ritter on where we’ll find Daredevil and Jessica Jones heading into Marvel’s The Defenders
Over the past couple of days, EW has been peeling back the curtain on Netflix’s upcoming Marvel ensemble The Defenders, releasing the first official images from the team-up [see here], some behind-the-scenes photos of the cast [see here], and some brief details on Sigourney Weaver’s villain [see here]. And now we have some comments from cast members Charlie […]
Darth Vader’s final scene in Rogue One was added during reshoots
Warning: Spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follow… Although he was only used sparingly in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the scene of Darth Vader cutting down Rebel troopers in an effort to prevent the Death Star plans from falling into the hands of Princess Leia delivered one of the Dark Lord of […]
Director Rian Johnson talks Star Wars: Episode VIII, Luke Skywalker and Rey
A few days ago we brought you some comments from Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson, where he revealed that the middle-chapter of the Sequel Trilogy will pick up straight after the final shot of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as touching upon Rey’s journey and her training under Luke Skywalker. Well, […]
Cobie Smulders and Jessica Hynes lead cast of British comedy Songbird
Unstoppable Entertainment have announced that Cobie Smulders (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Jessica Hynes (Bridget Jones’s Baby, Spaced) are leading the cast of the new British comedy Songbird, which has just commenced principal photography. Written and directed by Jamie Adams (Black Mountain Poets, Benny & Jolene), the film also stars Noel Clarke (Brotherhood, Star Trek: Into Darkness), […]
