Author: Neil Vagg

Following yesterdays announcement that The Meg star Ruby Rose will be taking on the role of Batwoman in the Arrow-verse the internet has been awash with reactions. With a Batwoman TV series in development Rose may be with us on the small screen for a number of years to come. Some feel her ethnicity and acting credentials don’t stack up with the presence the character needs on screen. Others are thrilled to have an LGBTQI actress taking on the role. Regardless of fans thoughts the actress herself is thrilled to have been cast. Overnight she posted an emotional response to the news on her…

Although his first movie isn’t in cinemas yet a new report is suggesting we may be seeing much more of Tom Hardy’s Venom in the near future. It’s no secret that Sony Pictures wants to develop a universe around its Spider-Man characters. But with Tom Holland’s wall crawler firmly ensconced in the MCU it seems he is off limits for any of these new movies. However the future of the Spider-verse appears to buried in Esquire’s new profile of Tom Hardy. The magazine details that Hardy “may well appear” in many of the other Spider-verse films to provide the connective tissue. With Morbius the Living Vampire currently preparing to…

Lucifer is gearing up to get back in to production. Having settled in at their new home of Netflix the series writers and production team have revealed the title of the fourth seasons opening episode. The ever popular @LuciferWritersRoom on twitter has shown off the front page of the first episodes script emblazoned with the title “Everything’s Okay”. Could that be a sly nod to the cancelled by Fox and subsequent Netflix saviour? Either way we can’t wait to see what the writers have cooked up for season 4. “Everything’s Okay” is written by Joe Henderson and will be directed by Sherwin Shilati. No…

Over the weekend we brought you news that Star Trek: Discovery will officially be coming home on Blu-ray and DVD in November. Now CBS has officially launched the home video collection with a new trailer and details of the sets bonus features. Firstly check out the home video trailer for a look at some of the behind-the-scenes actions! https://youtu.be/xsRSI7MC_IE The set includes over two hours of bonus content including deleted and extended scenes plus a plethora of special features including: DISCOVERING DISCOVERY: THE CONCEPTS AND CASTING OF STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – Interviews with producers, writers and stars of Star Trek: Discovery…

The CW has found it’s Batwoman! Announced earlier this evening by multiple sources Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose will be taking on the role of Kate Kane. The Kate Kane version of the character, who, armed with a passion for social justice and flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet—in a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol…

This one belongs purely in the rumour column for now. A report in yesterdays New York Times is claiming that Jon Favreau’s upcoming live action Star Wars TV series may cost as much as $10M per episode to produce. Disney has reportedly commissioned 10 episodes for the first season taking the potential cost up to around $100M. Given the potential for success using the Star Wars name it’s no surprise that the studio wants to lavish a huge budget on the series in order to acquire the kind of special effects required to succeed. A further rumour from Making Star Wars sets the series on Mandalore. The setting…

Deadline has broken some exciting news for DC Films fans: it appears that Supergirl is headed back to the big screen! Last seen in cinemas played by Helen Slater in 1984. That film did not prove to be the success that Warner Bros. was hoping for. Instead the character has found huge success on The CW in the TV series of the same name played by Melissa Benoist. Very little is known about the film at this stage. It is said that Cloverfield Paradox scribe Oren Uziel is currently penning the script. With Birds of Prey entering production next year, several other Harley Quinn projects in development…

It looks like the movie formerly known as Flashpoint is finally entering production! The long gestating The Flash movie has quietly been confirmed to begin filming in February 2019. With John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein behind the camera the film is reportedly going to begin filming in Atlanta. The film features a script from Joby Harold (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) who has been working on a draft for some time now. In addition to Ezra Miller returning as Barry Allen/The Flash the film will star Kiersey Clemons as Iris West and Billy Crudup as Henry Allen. Rumours in the past have…

Rumours are abound in the DC Films universe today with plenty of news on who might take on the villain role in Birds of Prey. Early in the day yesterday a synopsis for the film hit the web thanks to the guys at Discussing Film. That synopsis teased that the team of heroes would be facing off against some kind of crime lord. Now we know that crime lord will be none other than Black Mask! Here’s that short synopsis: “After splitting up with The Joker, Harley Quinn and three other female superheroes – Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya – come…

Netflix has released the first trailer for sci-fi series Maniac.  The series stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill and comes from the mind of Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective). Stone and Hill star as “two strangers drawn to the late stages of a mysterious pharmaceutical trial, each for their own reasons.” From the looks of this trailer the two will be going through so mind boggling scenarios whilst taking part in the trial. But don’t take it from us, check out the trailer in the player below. https://youtu.be/L6cDDmk-O5A Set in a world somewhat like our world, in a time quite similar to…