DC Comics announced that Jeff Parker and Travel Foreman will take over “Justice League United” beginning with the series’ eleventh issue. This July, Parker and Foreman will assemble a new team of heroes and villains that consists of Alanna Strange, Stargirl, Equinox, Mera, Poison Ivy, Swamp Thing and Etrigan. The series picks up just as […]

LEGO is officially a film franchise for Warner Bros., with three films on the way in the near-ish future — and now all three have set release dates. The Hollywood Reporter has word that the LEGO Batman movie — which doesn’t yet have an official title — has been scheduled for Feb. 10, 2017. The […]

The announced cast for AMC’s “Preacher” pilot has grown once again. Deadline has word that Elizabeth Perkins has been cast in the role of lead character Jesse Custer’s mother, Vyla Quinncannon — which would be a name change from the source material, as Jesse’s mother was Christina Custer in the comic books by Garth Ennis […]

Robert Kirkman has had massive success with AMC’s adaptation of “The Walking Dead,” and now he looks to be aiming for the big screen in a major way: The Hollywood Reporter has word that Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, his division of Image Comics, has reached a two-year first-look film deal with Universal Studios. “In high school […]

Avengers: Age of Ultron star Mark Ruffalo revealed that the rights to the Hulk franchise are still locked at Universal via an interview with Collider. When asked if Hulk would receive the solo treatment in Marvel’s master plan, Ruffalo responded, “As far as a Hulk movie, a standalone Hulk movie, Marvel doesn’t really have the […]

Doctor Who fans can look forward to at least another five seasons of the cult sci-fi series, showrunner Steven Moffat assures. “I thought it would last ten years,” he told “Doctor Who Magazine” (via Radio Times), referring to the 2005 revival. “I didn’t think it would last ten years with BBC Worldwide trying to get […]

Batkid Begins, the documentary about 5-year-old leukemia survivor Miles Scott, will debut in theaters nationwide on June 26. New Line Cinema bought the worldwide distribution rights and narrative remake rights to Dana Nachman’s crowdfunded documentary just last month. Julia Roberts is set to produce and star in a feature based on the story. Originally titled […]

Deadline reports that Jimmy Jean-Louis, who played the Haitian in the original “Heroes” series, will reprise his role for “Heroes Reborn,” NBC’s revival of the show. Jean-Louis joins Jack Coleman and Masi Oka, who will likewise return to their roles as Noah Bennett and Hiro Nakamura, respectively. As the Hatian, Jean-Louis appeared in all four […]

Warner Bros.’ planned “Gremlins” remake has sprung back to life, with “Disturbia” and “Goosebumps’ writer Carl Ellsworth tackling the script. Deadline reports that Chris Columbus, who penned the 1984 original, is on board to produce alongside Steven Spielberg. Directed by Joe Dante, “Gremlins” was a Christmas-themed horror comedy about a young man who’s given an […]

Sony Pictures has picked up the rights to “Robotech,” a popular ’80s anime series, in the hopes of making it into a franchise, Variety reports. The anime follows humanity’s struggle against alien invaders; much like “Pacific Rim,” humanity builds robot technology out of downed enemy ships in order to defend themselves. After making its way […]