The Wire, Buffy, 24, Alias Alums Cast as Marvel’s Runaways Villains
After the casting announcement for the title characters in Marvel's Runaways last week, the actors playing the villains have been revealed.
Based on the acclaimed comic book, the upcoming Hulu series centers on a group of teenagers who discover their parents are a team of supervillains called The Pride - a revelation which causes our young heroes to go on the run.
Playing the Pride are a group of actors made up of veterans of several notable series from the past.
(L-R) Ryan Sands (The Wire), James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Annie Wersching (24) and Kevin Weistman (Alias) are among the actors cast as The Pride in Marvel's Runaways.
John Carpenter Announces Director for New Halloween Movie
John Carpenter has revealed the creative team behind the upcoming new Halloween movie.
Carpenter, who'll be executive producing the film and acting as a creative consultant, has entrusted David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Our Brand Is Crisis,) to direct. Green is also penning the script with Alien: Covenant star Danny McBride. Jason Blum (Whiplash, Quijia: Origin of Evil) and Malek Akkad (Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) are producing. The movie will open in theaters on October 19, 2018.
Carpenter did not provide any details beyond the release date, including a title for the film and whether it's a complete reboot. But, Carpenter did share, on Facebook, how the project came together, saying that McBride, Green, and Blum all had an idea for the film he couldn't ignore.
Doctor Strange: Watch 3 Deleted Scenes
Ahead of the release of Doctor Strange on Blu-ray later this month, several deleted scenes and featurettes from the Blu-ray version have been released.
Check out this first deleted scene, during which Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) and his loyal followers prepare for their master before the situation takes a dark turn.
The next deleted scene also features Kaecilius and his loyal followers, this time visiting a priest searching for answers.
The third and final deleted scene shows Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) help an injured dog while lost in Kathmandu.
Additionally, two featurettes have been released, the first providing a look at how Cumberbatch prepared for his role as the Sorcerer Supreme.
Joe Manganiello in Talks for Rampage Movie
Dwayne Johnson's Rampage is looking to add two new cast members.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joe Manganiello (True Blood) and Marley Shelton (Death Proof) are in talks to join this film adaptation of the popular '80s video game. Manganiello will play the leader of a private military group, while Shelton will portray someone who's a scientist and astronaut. No other details about both characters are known beyond these brief descriptions.
Recently, Oscar-nominated Moonlight and Skyfall actress Naomie Harris also joined the cast to play a geneticist. Plot details about the movie are still scarce but, like the video game, the film will feature three giant monsters -- a gorilla, lizard, and werewolf -- who're destroying countless cities across the United States. Johnson will play an animal-loving hero looking to stop the chaos.
Cloak and Dagger: Marvel’s New TV Show Explained
Marvel's Cloak and Dagger now have their own TV show (debuting on Freeform on June 7), starring Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph as the teen heroes of the title. The series is based on the comic book characters who first debuted in 1982 (in a Spider-Man comic actually!).
According to Freeform, the show is about the following: "Teenagers Tyrone and Tandy are awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another." That basically sounds like the comics version of the characters, though the show is set in post-Katrina New Orleans. Tandy Bowen (Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Joseph) play teenagers who gained their powers as children after a Roxxon Corporation accident. Read our spoiler-free review of the Cloak and Dagger series premiere here.
No New Skylanders Game in 2017
Activision has confirmed that there will be no new entry in the Skylanders franchise this year, with the company instead focusing on its latest installment, Skylanders Imaginators.
The publisher revealed its plans for the franchise in 2017 during its fourth quarter 2016 earnings call, saying that no new Skylanders console game will debut this year, though a new mobile entry in the franchise is planned for release.
Rather than release a new entry, Activision will support Imaginators with new adventure packs, characters, and other content, while also releasing the game on Nintendo Switch when it launches on March 3. The new Cursed Tiki Temple level pack releases for the game on March 12.
Humans Star Gemma Chan Talks Season 2
Humans returns for a second season on AMC this Monday, following its run in the UK this past fall. The science fiction/alternative reality series follows what life is like in a world where robotic “synths” have been created as readily available personal helpers, in every way you might imagine that could work – and what happens when it turns out a small group of synths are capable of independent thought thanks to their creator.
Gemma Chan has a central role on the series as Mia, one of these special synths, who was first introduced in Season 1 as “Anita,” a subservient personality that had been placed over her true self. I sat down with Chan to discuss Mia’s evolution and what she thinks of humans at this point, along with what it’s like to play this multilayered, multi-personality character. We also discussed her cameo in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Ya Zhou, who briefly questions Newt Scamander as a delegate to the International Confederation of Wizards.
Call of Duty 2017 Will Take Franchise ‘Back To Its Roots’
Activision says this year’s Call of Duty will “take Call of Duty back to its roots.”
In a call reporting fourth quarter 2016 earnings, Activision elaborated that “traditional combat will once again take center stage” in this year’s title, which is currently in development from Sledgehammer Games.
Activision also commented on the lower-than-expected sales of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare last year, noting that the “space setting didn’t resonate” with players, and Infinite Warfare “wasn’t the success we planned.”
Still, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg noted on a call following the earnings report that "we’ve never been more excited creatively or commercially about our three-year Call of Duty slate."
Activision Reconfirms Destiny Sequel for 2017
Activision has confirmed that a sequel to Destiny is still on track for release in 2017.
In a presentation accompanying its fourth quarter 2016 earnings today, Activision clarified that it will release a “full Destiny sequel in 2017 to broaden the franchise’s global reach, which along with follow-on content plans, sets the stage for growth.”
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg confirmed in a call following the earnings report that "development is going great, and it is indeed on track for release this fall." Activision also said Destiny will aim for a "great cinematic story" this time around.
First Mutant Cast in Bryan Singer’s Fox X-Men Pilot
Blair Redford has reportedly been cast to star in Fox's untitled X-Men TV pilot from Bryan Singer.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Redford is the first mutant to be cast in the series and will play a character named Sam, "the strong-headed Native American leader of the underground network." The actor's prior TV roles include Simon in Satisfaction and Tyler Mendoza in Switched at Birth.
Blair Redford as Simon in Satisfaction