Deadline is reporting today that Ernie Hudson will take a role in Sony's upcoming Ghostbusters reboot, which is set to be directed by Paul Feig and stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Andy Garcia, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth and Neil Casey.
Last month, it was reported that actress Alfre Woodard had joined the cast of Marvel and Netflix's Luke Cage TV series in a villainous role. Back then, her character's name was given as Minetta ("a powerful woman in local politics who will have an impact on Luke Cage’s life"), and it was believed she'd actually be a version of professional criminal and a drug dealer Black Mariah, who was a foe of both Cage and Iron Fist in the comics.
The latest rumors from Heroic Hollywood relate to Warner Bros.' direct follow up to Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel, the likelihood of Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller taking the helm, and the bad guy we could see cause problems for Superman in the movie.
If you've been at all interested in Captain Marvel's journey to the big screen, you will have heard Emily Blunt's name mentioned in connection with the role. Even since before Marvel officially announced that a film was in the works, Blunt was the fan-favorite choice to play Carol Danvers., having flirted with but ultimately having to pass on the roles of Black Widow and Peggy Carter in the past.
We've got less than a year to go until Captain America: Civil War hits theatres, but up to this point we really haven't heard very much about it. Not to mention we still haven't seen much in the way of official promo material. Everyone involved in the project is keeping tight-lipped, which is understandable, but from the few things we have heard so far, we're certain that we're in for one of Marvel's most exciting films yet.
Some new set snaps from the currently shooting sixth season of HBO's Game Of Thrones have proven to be quite revealing. The scenes being shot around the Public Theater in Girona, Spain, feature a troupe of actors (most likely a variation on the Mummers from the source novels) dressed as some very familiar faces as they prepare to perform a "play-within-the-show."
