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Jamie Foxx Cast as Spawn

Jamie Foxx has been cast in the title role of the upcoming Spawn film, produced by Blumhouse and written and directed by the character’s creator and Image comic co-founder, Todd McFarlane. Originally debuting on the big screen in 1997 and starring Michael Jai White, the Spawn character is a mercenary-turned-hellspawned-soldier, who returns to earth to…

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Disney’s Stars Wars Land set for Summer 2019 Opening

A galaxy far far away will soon be a little closer to home, as a video released yesterday on the Disney Parks Youtube page has revealed the official debut seasons of Star Wars land at both the Disneyland Resort in California the Disney World Resort park in Florida. The intergalactic themed expansions will open in…

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Transformers 7 Removed from Paramount Production Calendar

It appears the Autobots will transform and roll out only one more time, at least according to Paramount’s official production calendar. The yet-unnamed sequel was supposed to carry on the new direction for the “Transformers cinematic universe” established by ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’, and follow the Bumblebee solo film, the 6th in the series. In…

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‘Batman’ prequel ‘Pennyworth’ Receives Series Order

Epix has given a series order to “Pennyworth”, a Batman prequel series that will focus on the Wayne family’s famous butler, Alfred Pennyworth. “Gotham” executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon will help bring the story to life, focusing on the character’s time living in London and working for Thomas Wayne, the father of Bruce…

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Young Animal Imprint at DC Shutting Down in August

Young Animal, the comic book imprint organized and headed by former My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way, will be closing up shop in August. The statement came from Way himself, and while we are sad to see the titles go, it seems this ending was always in the cards for the eccentric imprint. Originally advertised…

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‘Venom’ #1 Goes to Second Printing

Marvel has revealed that Venom #1, written by Donny Cates with art by Ryan Stegman, is heading back to press after selling over 200,000 copies. The series, which focuses on the original Venom host Eddie Brock,  takes him “…on an adventure like he’s never seen before” says Donny Cates in an interview with comicbook.com. “The marketing…

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‘iZombie’ Will End with Fifth Season

Less than a week after the news that it would be renewed, CW has announced that “iZombie”, based on the Vertigo series of the same name, will end at the conclusion of its fifth season. The series joins “Jane the Virgin” and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”, which will also air their final seasons. Rose McIver, who stars as…

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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Renewed for Shorter 6th Season

Agent Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are back, but not for as long as we are used to. The ABC series has been renewed for it’s 6th season but only 13 episodes have been ordered, instead of the usual 22. Does this signal an end for the series? Or are there larger implications caused…

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‘Deadpool 2’ set to Dethrone ‘Infinity War’

The sequel to the highest grossing R rated film of all time is on track to open between $130 million and $150 million. 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool 2” opens is North America on May 18th, and is expected to end the three week run on top for Marvel Studio’s “Avengers: Infinity War”. As of Monday, “Infinity War” had…

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‘Gotham’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season

Looks like Gotham will reach the syndication mark after all, with Fox renewing the comic based series for a final season, as reported by Hollywood Reporter. With 13 more episodes, Gotham will reach the 100 episode mark necessary for the series to be sold into syndication, a big win for Warner Bros since the series…

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