When news broke some months back that Jon Favreau was exiting the Iron Man series fanboys everywhere took a collective gasp. Favreau did a great job launching the franchise but on the second movie his hands were tied and he lost creative control over many elements to Marvel, who saw it as a launching pad […]
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Reviving The Terminator Franchise
Universal is considering relaunching The Terminator franchise after the announcement of a return to acting by one of the films original stars. Arnold Schwarzenegger whose stint as Governor is now over, recently tweeted his desire to return to his thespian roots, and this has boosted interest in reviving the franchise that could take advantage of […]
Timothy Olyphant Talks ‘Justified’ Season 2
The popular FX drama Justified starring Timothy Olyphant saw it’s second season premiere draw 3.5 million viewers, 1.7 million of them in the 18-49 demographic. The new episode picked up from the events of season 1, tying up some loose threads before beginning a new chapter. The story moseyed along at it’s usual pace and […]
Michael Rosenbaum Returns as Lex Luthor For ‘Smallville’ Finale
Fans of Smallville can rejoice in knowing that when the 2 hour finale arrives on May 13, it will have a fitting conclusion with the return of one the show’s favorite characters. A deal has recently been made that will see Michael Rosenbaum return to the CW series, reprising his role as Lex Luthor. While […]
J.J. Abrams Unveils Super 8
Super 8 is the new J.J. Abrams flick that’s shaping up to be an exciting throwback to the classic sci-fi genre, overrun by a deluge of today’s hi-tech alien invasion stories. In the tradition of ‘Close Encounters’ and maybe even ‘E.T’, ‘Super 8’ is set in the time when those films changed sci-fi adventure stories […]
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Script is ‘Phenomenal’
Anticipation for the next installment of Batman is reaching fever pitch even though the film doesn’t open til next year. Warner Bros recently announced that Anne Hathaway had joined the cast to play Selina Kyle aka Catwoman and that Tom Hardy would be playing a villain, though not as Dr. Hugo Strange as it was […]
Maggie Q, TV’s Latest Action Star Talks NIKITA
Nikita is the breakout hit from the CW that’s taken the spy genre to a whole new level and delivered a kick-ass hour of TV that has plenty of twists, martial arts and smoking hot assassins to make this one of the year’s coolest shows. Returning from a mid season break the most recent episode […]
Henry Cavill to Star in Zack Snyder’s Superman
When the reigns of the Superman reboot were handed over to master filmmaker and producer Christopher Nolan, speculation began as to who would direct the new movie and which actor would portray the character in the modern context. With director Zack Snyder locked in to helm the movie from a script by David S. Goyer, […]
NBC Greenlights ‘Wonder Woman’ Pilot From David E. Kelley
David E. Kelley the creator of such definitive court room dramas as ‘The Practice’ and most recently ‘Harry’s Law’ is turning his hand to the comic book realm for TV. Wonder Woman is the iconic character from DC Comics who’s been a favorite of the superhero universe since her creation 70 years ago. Though despite […]
The Dark Knight Rises – Villains Announced
For some time we’ve been wondering about the villains and love interests for the Caped Crusader in the upcoming ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. Now we have a clearer picture of what to expect from the final installment of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman with Warner Bros announcing the casting of two major roles. Anne Hathaway will play […]
Tim Kring’s New Show, Reflects on Heroes Demise
Tim Kring is bringing a new show to TV that might take a hint from AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’. Talking earlier this month with Metro, the 52 year old writer / producer who found success writing for the original ‘Knight Rider’, created NBC’s once phenomenal series ‘Heroes’. Combining top notch production values with a great […]
Matt Damon Hopes To Return To Bourne
This week brought the strongest indication that Matt Damon hasn’t entirely left behind his character of Jason Bourne and hopes to someday reprise the role. Universal is moving ahead with ‘The Bourne Legacy’ without Matt Damon or director Paul Greengrass. The proposed follow-up sounds more ludicrous each time the title is mentioned, how can it […]
Alien Prequel Evolves Into ‘Prometheus’
The return to the world of Alien was big news when Ridley Scott announced he would be helming new prequel stories, however towards the end of 2010 plans to make two films back to back slowly dwindled. Ridley had hinted that the new story would take place 30 years prior to the events of the first […]
J.J. Abrams Talks TV Projects and Movies
J.J. Abrams has his hands full at the moment with a plethora of projects destined for both the big screen and your nearest TV. Recently he was at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour and at the party to celebrate the Fox / FX portion of the event, he fielded a series of questions […]