Back in January, we reported actor James Franco joined the cast of The Iceman, alongside Michael Shannon. Today we have news that James Franco has parted ways with the project, which is based on the true story of serial killer Ricahrd Kuklinski. Here’s what an insider had to say about James Franco’s departure. Michael Shannon was set to play Richard Kuklinski, and James Franco would have played his serial-killing protege, Robert “Mr....
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has revealed details of the new roadmap for DC movies and productions following the appointment of Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn and Aquaman producer Peter Safran. Speaking with THR, Zaslav revealed that the creative pair are “coming close to the end” of planning out this roadmap, which the publication refers to as a ‘bible,’ and is expected to cover the next decade of the DC Cinematic Universe....
Jeff Bridges is heading back to the small screen, as The Big Lebowski star and screen legend will soon be returning to television with a starring role in an ongoing TV series. Called The Old Man, the series is written by Black Sails co-creators Join Steinberg and Robert Levine. Along with Bridges, Steinberg, and Levine, Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid’s Tale), Dan Shotz, and David Schiff are executive producing. Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios in association with The Littlefield Company, the series was recently revealed by FX Entertainment’s Nick Grad and Gina Balian as a new show for FX....
Jensen Ackles is not playing Batman in the Arrowverse Elseworlds event, says Stephen Amell. Amell is currently filming the Arrowverse crossover event and Supernatural star Ackles was spotted on the set, leading to rumors that he was going to be playing Batman on one of the shows. The Elseworlds event is bringing The CW’s DC TV shows Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl together for a three-part storyline that has DC fans extremely excited....
Spoiler Warning: Spoilers for The Boys Season 3 AheadJensen Ackles made his debut as Soldier Boy earlier this year during Season 3 of Prime Video’s The Boys. The character is one of the main antagonists who join the cast alongside the established Homelander (Antony Starr). In the universe of The Boys, Solider Boy is America’s first and greatest superhero before Homelander, and the former leader of a team titled Payback. Eventually, during a military operation in Nicaragua, his team betrays him, and Solider Boy is handed off to the Russians as Vought crafts their coverup of the truth....
Carol Barbee, executive producer of CBS’ canceled post-apocalyptic series Jericho, told SCI FI Wire that talks are ongoing to find the show another home, perhaps on a cable network. “I can’t really say [much] about specifics, and, … partially, it’s because I’m not the one having those conversations,” Barbee said in an interview on March 24, the eve of the show’s final episode. “[CBS] Paramount [Television, which produces the show,] has been pursing it, and our agents have been into that, so, you know, I am pushing those people and coming up with ideas to have those people pursue....
The hit comedy series Community will kick off NBC’s Thursday night comedy lineup once again, with Season 3 premiering on September 22 at 8 PM ET. This year, Greendale Community College has a new addition with John Goodman joining the cast as Vice Dean Raybourne. John Goodman and series star Joel McHale recently held a conference call to discuss this new season of the hit comedy series. Here’s what they had to say below....
John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Perez, Bobby Cannavale, RZA and Meagan Good will all star in the independent film, The Take for Ithaka Films and Hatchet Films. Music video director Brad Furman is making his feature directorial debut on the film, which was written by Josh and Jonas Pate. The film revolves around an armored-truck driver (Leguizamo) who is shot during a heist in East Los Angeles and chronicles the lengths he goes to after rehabilitation to track down the criminal (Gibson) who shattered his life....
South Park: The Cult of Cartman - Revelations brings the laughs to DVD on October 7 and we just have to celebrate the latest DVD from Trey Parker and Matt Stone. We have another contest and we’re giving away copies of this two-disc DVD set to our readers! You know these hilarious sets will go fast, so enter this contest today. Winners Receive: - South Park: The Cult of Cartman - Revelations two-disc DVD set...
MTV caught up with Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man based on the Marvel Comics superhero. He gave some insight about the upcoming film, which is yet to start filming and is expected to be released in theatres in 2008. Favreau says he has started a MySpace group to discuss the movie with fan, and welcomes the input. He says the acting roles have not been cast, and that he would rather spend millions on the quality of the film, rather than paying a well-known star to play the lead....
White Night, a new movie about Jim Jones, the notorious cult leader who orchestrated the infamous Jonestown massacre that saw the deaths of hundreds of his followers, is in development. Per The Hollywood Reporter, White Night will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead role as Jones with Chloë Grace Moretz co-starring as survivor Deborah Layton. Anne Sewitsky (A Very British Scandal) directs the psychological thriller. An adaptation of Layton’s best-selling memoir, Seductive Poison, White Night is also written by William Wheeler (The Ghost in the Shell)....
The Sydney Morning Herald recently spoke with The Avengers’s director Joss Whedon and discussed working on the project, and everything else that goes along with creating a film that combines so many beloved Marvel characters. Whedon was also very candid regarding the fact that expectations are very high for this film. “Right now I’m working on a movie that’s got enormous stipulations and is going to be changing and fluid every second....
Jurassic World: Dominion will bring back three of the original Jurassic Park stars in the form of Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, who will reprise their roles of Alan Grant, Elle Satler and Ian Malcolm, respectively. Following the disappointing “blink and you miss it” appearance of Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, fans were originally skeptical about how much time on screen the legacy cast would have in the new movie for fear of feeling duped again....
Kris Kristofferson is a retired singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the most legendary people in Hollywood, who has had success in both singing and acting in his stellar career, up to the day he retired. He has also received a lot of huge songwriting hits for writing songs like “Help Me Make It Through The Night”, “Me and Bobby McGee”, and “For The Good Times.” His rugged looks, gravelly voice, and love for country music made him an instant fan favorite and hotshot crush of his generation....
Slowly but surely, the cast of Syfy’s Krypton is coming together, with two more cast members being added today. Blake Ritson has signed on to play the powerful villain Brainiac, with Paula Malcomson coming aboard to portray Charys. Blake Ritson has been confirmed to be a series regular on the show, while Paula Malcomson will have what is described as a “pivotal guest-starring role.” Brainiac is an important DC Comics villain in the Superman comics, but this show will take place 200 years before Superman arrived on Earth....
Last month, we reported that Warner Bros. has given the green light to the live-action adaptation Akira, a production that was eyeing Garrett Hedlund to star. Today, we have official word that the actor has accepted the role of Kaneda and is in final negotiations for the lead role. The movie is based on Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s critically acclaimed manga, which follows Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in New Manhattan....
The History Channel premieres a new series February 6. UFO Hunters follows a group of men as they search for evidence of UFOs on earth. Bill Birnes is the publisher of UFO Magazine and Pat Uskert works at the magazine. Jeff Tomlinson is the science intern and Dr. Ted Acworth is a mechanical engineer and researcher. Together they form an impressive team focused on proving we are not alone. In the premier episode the group travels to the state of Washington to look for evidence of an incident that occurred before the famous Roswell crash when a man, his son and his dog were out on their boat in Puget Sound and witnessed several discs in the sky....
We have an exclusive featurette for Grimm: Season One, arriving on Blu-ray and DVD August 7, containing all 22 episodes from Grimm’s first season. This new video explores the Sergeant Wu character played by Reggie Lee. We also have another featurette about the creature morphing, and two clips from the season featuring Adalind (Claire Coffee), Nick (David Giuntoli), and Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell). Classic Grimm’s fairy tales come to life like never before in the “dark and imaginative” (Mike Ayers, CNN....
Reel FX has teamed with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Puss in Boots, Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth) to produce a groundbreaking, CG-animated film - working title, Day of the Dead. Del Toro will also present the film which is directed by Emmy Award winner Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre). The film is being penned by Gutierrez and Emmy Award nominee Douglas Langdale. Reel FX will produce alongside Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze of Chatrone, Inc....
Lost star Terry O’Quinn is returning to the ABC network with a new pilot entitled Hallelujah. We reported just last night that actress Arielle Kebbel joined the cast as well. Terry O’Quinn will portray Del, a two-faced millionaire who practically owns the small town of Hallelujah, Tennessee. Although he is a pillar of the community, making large donations to local churches and charities, Del is also a mean-spirited bully who will do whatever it takes to have things his way....
