Zachary Quinto Hasn’t Spoken to New Trek Director Yet
Zachary Quinto was at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today to promote his new NBC limited series, The Event. In the series, Quinto plays a man who slaps someone else’s misbehaving child, causing a chain reaction of events to occur in the neighborhood, among an impressive cast that also includes Uma Thurman, Thandie Newton, Peter Sarsgaard, Brian Cox and Melissa George.
During a chat with press, Quinto was asked about the status of the next Star Trek film, which has a new director in Justin Lin. As it turns out, Quinto revealed he hasn’t even spoken to Lin yet. Quinto also talked briefly about Hitman: Agent 47, his varied career and his aspirations behind the camera, as his production company increases its output.
The Expanse: Syfy’s Most Ambitious Space Series to Date?
It may be challenging to gauge what Syfy's The Expanse is all about us based on the new (and cool) trailer, but we've got some more details for you about the series, which is based on a the best-selling sci-fi book series be "James S. A. Corey" (a pseudonym for authors Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), thanks to the cast and creators appearing recently at the Television Critics Association press tour.
First, check out the trailer for the show, which Syfy's president Dave Howe called the network's "most ambitious series to date." Which is saying a lot when you consider Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica remake, the current series Defiance (which is integrated with an MMORPG), and the new 12 Monkeys adaptation.
NBC’s All-Star Cast Discuss The Slap
The kid in the pilot episode of NBC’s incoming Thursday night drama is so misbehaved in one single hour of television that he could serve as the poster child for birth control. And in the scene on which the entire series hinges, Zachary Quinto’s character has enough of the parents not doing anything to discipline their kid - and takes matters into his own slap-happy hands, leading to a lot of shocked and upset reactions that quickly begin to escalate.
In the subsequent seven episodes of the limited-run series, viewers will see how that one event unravels the lives of all the characters who were present during the party on the day that slap took place, as played by the likes of Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom), Thandie Newton (Rogue), Brian Cox (X2), Peter Sarsgaard (The Killing), Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) and Melissa George (Hunted).
Marvel’s Star Wars Comic Bodes Well for Disney
Ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and gained the rights to Star Wars, there’s been a cautious optimism about where the franchise is headed. While there were some good aspects to the prequel movies, they are ultimately viewed as a big misstep, so the worry is that these new movies will be just as bad.
But with J.J. Abrams at the helm with one great Star Trek movie under his belt, reports of a focus on practical effects instead of CGI, and that tantalizing teaser trailer full of fresh faces and that crazy lightsaber, the general sense is that, hey, this new Star Wars movie might not be so bad after all. And at the very least, it sounds like they’ve learned their lesson from what people didn’t like about the prequels.
The Real Reason Tom Hardy Left Suicide Squad?
Yesterday a report came in that Tom Hardy had dropped out of the Suicide Squad movie due to a scheduling conflict. But now word has dropped that there may have been more to the matter than that.
Latino Review reports that many of the lead actors of the DC comics adaptation were not shown a script before they signed on. But the site's sources say that once Hardy got the screenplay,"He simply didn't like the script he was finally given, he didn't like the drastic change to the character." That character is Rick Flag, the leader of the Squad. LR adds that Flag also has less screen time in the latest draft of the script, allowing for characters like Deadshot and Joker to get more action.
Dying Light: 3D Zombie Figurine Revealed
While players have just two short weeks to wait to finally get their hands on Dying Light, the parkour game's developer Techland has announced a new website and 3D figurine to introduce fans to the zombie-infested world a little early.
Harran-city.com is the official website of Dying Light's devastated city. The site has a blog that survivors of the plague are using to reach out to the rest of the world for help. Visitors can also take a look at what "the finest city in the world" once looked like in the "B4 Outbreak" section, along with its various buildings and residents.
The website's mysterious hacker also recounts the events leading up to Harran's downfall, and players can start to piece together the outbreak story and other elements yet to be revealed about the game.
Marvel to Celebrate Hip-Hop Duo With 2 Variant Covers
Marvel Comics will pay special homage to hip-hop duo Run the Jewels by releasing two variant covers featuring the likes of Deadpool, Thanos, Rocket Raccoon, and Howard the Duck.
Howard the Duck #2's variant cover, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, has both Howard and Rocket standing side-by-side, doing the gun-to-fist gesture synonymous with Run the Jewels. Similarly, the cover of Deadpool #45 by Skottie Young depicts the severed hands of Deadpool and the big bad Thanos pulling the same gesture. Both are expected to release later this year.
The Ring Remake Lands Its Chief Victim
The reboot of The Ring -- called Rings, of course -- has scared up its female lead in Italian actress Matilda Lutz.
According to The Wrap, Lutz will head up the Paramount redux which is being directed by F. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall). Rings revives the franchise for the studio, which of course originated as a series of Japanese horror TV projects and films before going American with two Naomi Watts-starring outings. Watts is not expected to return for this film.
Rings will reportedly feature old spooky Samara again and her videotape from hell, even though most kids these days don’t even know what a videotape is. (Seriously. The younger ones are starting to not even know what DVDs are.)
Laura Palmer’s Back for Twin Peaks
Here's a video (taken at the Twin Peaks UK Festival) of Twin Peaks star Dana Ashbrook, who played Bobby Briggs on the short-lived but beloved 1990 David Lynch series, announcing that (after getting a text from Twin Peaks star Sherilyn Fenn, who also might be returning) both he and Laura Palmer herself, Sheryl Lee, will be reprising their roles for Showtime's upcoming nine-episode run of Twin Peaks.
Just click the image or the link below to watch the video on Instagram.
Producer Gives Updates on Ouija 2 & Purge 3
Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller has given fans an update on two of Michael Bay's production company's upcoming low-budget sequels.
In a chat with Collider, Fuller confirmed that “Ouija 2 is coming.” Last fall's Ouija grossed $84.4 million on a budget of roughly $5 million. The site adds that the sequel won't have anything to do with the original film's story and will "focus more on the powers of the ouija board and the nostalgia of using one rather than the lame backstory of whatever evil entity is manipulating it."
Platinum Dunes' other low-budget thriller franchise, The Purge (which they make with Blumhouse) saw its second installment, The Purge: Anarchy, also perform well in 2014. That $9 million production grossed $110.6 million, far more than its 2013 predecessor.