BREAKING BAD Spinoff BETTER CALL SAUL Is Coming To AMC
We’re down to the last three hours of Breaking Bad, but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of Saul Goodman. The colorful supporting character played by Bob Odenkirk is about to get his own series on AMC. The cable network and Sony have struck a deal that will make AMC the home of Better Call Saul. The spinoff has been actively in the works for months now will serve as a prequel to Breaking Bad, which hopefully means we’ll see the return of some of our favorite (dead) characters like Mike Ehrmantraut and Gus Fring. Deals still need to be finalized with producers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, as well as Odenkirk, but now we at least know that Saul’s series has a home at...
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The Flash’s First ARROW Episode Starts Filming on Sept. 30; Contenders Line Up
Probably the most anticipated small screen superhero news out there right now is who’s going to play Barry Allen in Arrow‘s Flash episodes. We won’t have to wait very long at all, because according to EW, the Flash’s first episode starts filming on Sept. 30… just 21 days from now. Or as the show’s producer Andrew Kreisberg puts it: “We’ll have to have somebody by Sept. 30, which is when we start shooting [his first] episode. So there is that timeline.” But this is the internet and what would a post like this be like without a little speculation. Over at Latino Review, two names have popped up as potential contenders for the role of Barry Allen/The Flash. First we have James MacKay MacKay is an Australian actor who has mostly starred in low budget horror movies and was featured in...
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The Contenders: Telluride Buzz For 12 YEARS A SLAVE, GRAVITY And PRISONERS
Just as Labor Day weekend marks the official end of summer, the Telluride Film Festival, which wraps up today, marks the official start of Oscar season. Coming out of the festival, it looks like three movies have gained the most momentum. First, Steve McQueen’s follow-up to Shame, 12 Years a Slave, is being called a masterpiece, with Chiwetel Ejiofor scoring big buzz as the film’s star. The no-hold-barred slavery drama is already being touted as the Oscar front-runner, albeit prematurely. If there’s one thing we know about Oscar it’s that movies that sound this good are hard sells to the Academy. I’m saying this sight unseen, of course, but that’s how the Oscar season works, isn’t it? In addition to 12 Years a Slave, the festivals biggest surprise appears to be Prisoners, a missing child drama from French Canadian...
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ARROW Adds To Its Universe: Amanda Waller Will Be In Season Two
Arrow‘s universe just got a little bigger… and badder. According to SpoilerTV, the sixth episode of Arrow‘s second season will include the introduction of villain/anti-hero Amanda Waller. The synopsis also suggests the introduction of A.R.G.U.S., or Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans, a group lead in the New 52 comics by Col. Steve Trevor and Amanda Waller. (How true that part is, we don’t know.) While it’s no surprise that Waller would make an appearance in Arrow, the introduction of A.R.G.U.S. is interesting. Are they also planning to include Trevor? Will this connect up with the long in development Wonder Woman TV series? Moreover, what purpose does A.R.G.U.S. serve without a Justice League? So many nerdy questions that need answered. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Waller in live action DC adaptions. Waller was played by Pam Grier in Smallville, while the 2009 Green Lantern movie featured Angela...
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Is Bryan Cranston Officially Lex Luthor in BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN?
While everyone was in a tizzy about Ben Affleck being named Batman in the upcoming sequel to Man of Steel, we may have forgotten that one Bryan Craynston was still in the mix for the role of Lex Luthor in Batman Vs. Superman. Well, over at Cosmic Book Resources, they’re saying that it’s a done deal… Bryan Cranston is Lex Luthor. The article goes on to say some pretty wild things about the number of appearances in DC Cinematic Universe movies, including at least six but up to ten movies for Cranston’s Luthor. It also mentions that Ben Affleck has been signed for 13 appearances as Batman. Those rather ridiculous numbers aside, the Affleck announcement gives credence to a Cranston Luthor rumor. Cranston played a major role in Ben Affleck’s Argo. Plus, Craston starring in the Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures production of Godzilla due...
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Ben Affleck is Batman in BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN
Ben Affleck, who won an Oscar last year for Argo with former Batman George Clooney, has been tapped to play the Dark Knight in the Man of Steel sequel, Batman Vs. Superman. Warner Bros. golden boy, who at one point was an earlier contender for the Man of Steel directing gig (something I wish would have happened), fits the description we’ve come to accept about the new Batman. He’s older, in his forties, and will likely be able to take on Superman without all of that annoying background. The last thing we need is another origin story. We can go straight into Supes and the Bat slugging it out. Now, I didn’t love Man of Steel. And in truth, I wouldn’t have even put Affleck on my shortlist. However, I really like the guy. He’s an excellent director and anyone who has given me...
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