As Krysten Ritter prepares to reprise the role of Jessica Jones for both The Defenders and the second season of the hit Netflix series, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has been speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the restrictions imposed by Marvel for the acclaimed Alias adaptation. “No F-bombs,” said Rosenberg. “And if anyone was going to […]
Mark Millar unveils new black female Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass is set to get a makeover, with Mark Millar revealing to The Hollywood Reporter that Dave Lizewski is set to be replacing by a new black female character for the upcoming series Kick-Ass: The New Girl, which will see Millar once again collaborating with co-creator John Romita Jr. “Comics is not short of white […]
Kathleen Kennedy and Gareth Edwards discuss Darth Vader’s involvement in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Back in March, we brought you some details on Darth Vader’s casting in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Star Wars Anthology movie from Disney and Lucasfilm, and after confirming the Sith Lord’s involvement yesterday, Entertainment Weekly has been speaking to producer Kathleen Kennedy, director Gareth Edwards and more about the iconic villain’s […]
CBS and Paramount introduces new guidelines for Star Trek fan films
Following the controversial lawsuit against the fan-made production Star Trek: Axanar – which was reportedly dropped following the intervention of Star Trek Beyond helmer Justin Lin and producer J.J. Abrams – CBS and Paramount have now introduced a set of guidelines for Trekkies looking to express their love for the franchise with their own productions. “Star Trek […]
The aliens are back as Independence Day: Resurgence opens across the UK
After twenty years of waiting, the aliens have finally returned, as 20th Century Fox unleashes Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, the hotly-anticipated follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster. To celebrate the release, Vue Entertainment has been conducting research into the British public’s thoughts on extraterrestrial life, with one in three respondents believing in the […]
More casting additions for Spider-Man: Homecoming
You’re probably getting a bit bored of casting announcements for Spider-Man: Homecoming by this point, but just in case you aren’t we now have word of three more additions to the upcoming Marvel and Sony reboot, with Michael Mando (Better Call Saul), Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black) and Bokeem Woodbine (Riddick) all set […]
Game of Thrones stars set for bumper pay rises for seasons 7 and 8
It looks like the cast of Game of Thrones is set for bumper pay rises to return for a seventh – and potentially eighth – season, although you may want to stop reading now if you don’t want to know which actors are going to be around for the latter seasons… So, according to Deadline, Peter […]
StudioCanal planning a third Paddington movie
Last month it was announced that Paddington 2 will start shooting in October ahead of a scheduled release next year, but StudioCanal is already looking beyond that, with The Tracking Board reporting that plans are already underway for a third movie. StudioCanal have acquired Paddington and Company, giving them complete ownership of the Paddington Bear […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to produce The Outlaw Ocean for Netflix
Having signed a first-look deal with Netflix, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company looks to have found its first project for the streaming giant, with The Tracking Board reporting that the Oscar-winner is set to produce the action thriller The Outlaw Ocean. Based on a series of articles by reporter Ian Urbina for The New […]
Tricia Helfer to play Lucifer’s Mother in season 2
TV Line is reporting that Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) is set to portray Lucifer’s (Tom Ellis) mother in the second season of Fox’s DC / Vertigo TV adaptation Lucifer. Her official character description reads as follows: Trapped in Hell for thousands of years by God (her ex-husband), the Mother of Angels is now free on […]
