As CBS gears up to go into production on its new Star Trek series this September, showrunner Bryan Fuller has been talking to Collider about the franchise’s latest foray onto the small screen, sharing his excitement over the project, and providing an update on their progress.“It’s wonderful,” states Fuller. “It’s surreal. I didn’t want to be a […]
James Carpinello to play Mario Falcone in Gotham season 3
TV Line is reporting that James Carpinello (The Punisher, The Mob Doctor) has signed on for a recurring guest role in season three of Gotham, where he’ll play Carmine Falcone’s son Mario Falcone.The official character description reads: “The son of feared mob boss Carmine Falcone (John Doman), Carpinello’s Mario has rejected his family’s criminal ways […]
Maisie Richardson-Sellers to play Vixen in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Last month it was announced that Vixen would be joining DC’s Legends of Tomorrow for its second season, although it wouldn’t be Megalyn Echikunwoke’s Mari McCabe, but rather an alternative version of the character. Well, The CW and Warner Bros. TV have now announced that Maisie Richardson-Sellers (The Originals, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has secured […]
Bryan Fuller teases Hannibal’s return
Last year’s cancellation of the television series Hannibal, starring Mads Mikkelsen as the famed cannibal Hannibal Lecter and Hugh Dancy as FBI agent Will Graham, upset many people. I reviewed all of Hannibal’s final season and was upset at its cancellation, even if its finale did offer as much closure as it possibly could.Since its […]
Channing Tatum producing buddy cop comedy series Iron Fisting
Entertainment Weekly has got its hands on the first poster for Iron Fisting, a new buddy cop action-comedy series from Channing Tatum’s production company Free Association.Iron Fisting is “billed as an ’80s Romanian cop show that will follow the adventures of a pair of mismatched policemen partners. The series will poke fun at the buddy […]
HBO pulls the plug on rock & roll drama series Vinyl
HBO has announced it is pulling the plug on its epic music drama Vinyl.The Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger-executive-produced series, which recently saw the exit of showrunner Terence Winter back in April, had previously been renewed for Season 2 but, according to THR, those plans have now been scrapped.Vinyl followed New York record exec Richie […]
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 […]
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 […]
Official character descriptions for Superman prequel series Krypton
Last month it was announced that Syfy had given a pilot order for Krypton, a Superman prequel series from David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel), which will take place two generations prior to the destruction of the planet and focusses on Kal-El’s grandfather. Thanks to TV Line, we now have official character […]
Maggie Geha cast as Poison Ivy for Gotham season 3
Last week it was announced that Gotham’s producers have decided to recast Ivy Pepper, aging up the character for a full-blown take on the Batman villain Poison Ivy.Well, it’s now been announced that Maggie Geha (Ted 2) is replacing Clare Foley, with Warner Bros. TV releasing an official character description that explains the recasting:“Following an […]
