Earlier this month it was revealed that George Clooney and Bridge of Spies scribe Matt Charman are developing a limited series based upon the Watergate scandal, and now comes word that a rival project is in development at CBS Television Studios. Deadline reports that CBS has acquired the rights to Thomas Mallon’s novel Watergate, and […]
The Revenant screenwriter to pen Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek movie
Earlier this month came the rather surprising news that Quentin Tarantino had pitched a Star Trek movie to Paramount Pictures and producer J.J. Abrams, with the studio immediately decided to press ahead with development. Well, according to Deadline, the project now has a screenwriter in Mark L. Smith, whose credits include The Revenant, along with […]
Rian Johnson says he considered Lando Calrissian for the DJ role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
We’re two movies into the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy now and to the disappointment of many fans, there’s been no sign of Billy Dee Williams’ Lando Calrissian. Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has revealed that he did give some thought to using the galaxy’s smoothest smuggler in the role that was ultimately […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Venom, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, Man of Steel 2, Shazam, Watchmen and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Venom, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Fist, Runaways, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, The Batman, Man of Steel 2, Shazam, Gotham City Sirens, Deathstroke, Arrow, The Question, Krypton, […]
New images from X-Men: Dark Phoenix arrive online
Empire has revealed four new images in its latest issue for the next instalment in the X-Men movie franchise, X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Scott Summers/Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), and Jessica Chastain in her unrevealed role; check them out here… SEE ALSO: X-Men: Dark Phoenix to […]
Netflix orders Bright sequel, with Will Smith returning
It may have been pretty much savaged by critics, but it seems that Netflix has already given the go ahead to a sequel to David Ayer’s fantasy buddy cop adventure Bright. According to Bloomberg, Will Smith is signed on to reprise his role as Daryl Ward, although it isn’t stated whether we can expect to […]
Original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle returning for new Halloween
It looks like Jamie Lee Curtis won’t be the only original cast member of Halloween heading back to Haddonfield for the upcoming sequel/reboot, with Bloody Disgusting revealing that Nick Castle will be back to terrorise Laurie Strode as Michael Myers. In addition to Curtis and Castle, the new Halloween will see Judy Greer (War for […]
Concept art for Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Back in September it was announced that Archie Comics would be following up its hit Riverdale series with a new Sabrina the Teenage Witch series, which has since been picked up by the streaming service Netflix with a two-season order. The new show will be based upon the critically acclaimed comic series The Chilling Adventures of […]
Paul Bettany describes Solo: A Star Wars Story as a gangster movie, says Ron Howard reshot more than originally planned
Despite being just five months away from release, we’re yet to see a first trailer for Disney and Lucasfilm’s next Star Wars offering, Solo: A Star Wars Story. However, while we wait, we do have some comments from Paul Bettany, a late addition to the cast who came on during the film’s reshoots to take […]
Disney redubs Louis C.K.’s role in Gravity Falls
Following his recent sexual misconduct scandal, The Disney Channel has removed Louis C.K.’s voice work from a 2015 episode of the animated series Gravity Falls. The comedian portrayed the character of The Horrifying Sweaty One-Armed Monstrosity in the three-part episode ‘Weirdmageddon’, but the episodes have now been redubbed. “The role was rerecorded approximately one month ago […]
