Two upcoming DC-TV programs have added to their casts this week.  First up is Lucifer. The upcoming Fox/DC cooperation has added experienced television actress Lauren German as their female lead.  Meanwhile, as filming continues for the highly-anticipated Supergirl pilot they have announced that Malina Weissman will join on as a younger Kara Zor-El/Danvers. As reported by TV Line, Lauren German is coming off a run on NBC’s Chicago Fire and the spin-off Chicago PD as “Leslie Shay.”  Prior to that she appeared in the Hawaii-Five-O reboot, Hostel Part II and even appeared on another DC based series, Human Target. (imdb)  She will play Los Angeles Police Detective, “Chloe Dancer.”  She is…

The Flash returns a weeks from Tuesday night, where it will lead into iZombie and People Magazine has an extended preview for not just next week’s episode but the two that follow.  (Follow this LINK to the video at People.com or watch below:) First up is a tease of next week’s show where Barry tangles with a new “Weather Wizard” as dubbed by Cisco.  The weeks following that, Barry will takes on Captain Cold, Heatwave and Cold’s sister.  Then on March 31, Barry will face-off against a new Trickster and possibly the original Trickster played by Mark Hamill. The video is chocked full of clues to what we should expect. …

Following up on the unfortunate news that Jada Pinkett Smith will not be returning for season two of Gotham, Deadline reports that Chris Chalk will join the cast as Lucius Fox. Chalk is known more for his stage work but has built an impressive film and television resume as well.  He has appeared in movies like Rent and Being Flynn but came to most people’s attention as “Clemens” in 12 Years a Slave.  Chalk has also worked in television on shows like Law and Order, Justified and as Tom Walker in Homeland.  He also had a run on the show, Newsroom and appeared in the recently released film Lily and…

With their production team and director in place and most of their cast announced, the highly-anticipated pilot for Supergirl is now officially in production.  Meanwhile, Deadline reported today that Lucifer has added Lina Esco to the cast as “Maze.” As hinted at by executive producer, Ali Adler last week Supergirl began production on the pilot episode today.  The occasion was with a tweet from producer, Andrew Kreisberg of the picture below: It should be interesting to see if any other information will come out in the next few days, much like the initial reveal of Grant Gustin in costume was released the day before an outdoor shoot for The Flash…

The Supergirl news is beginning to pick up the pace as shooting for the pilot nears.  Today, The Wrap reported that Jeremy Jordan will guest star of the pilot with a chance to return as CatCo’s resident IT whiz, Winslow Schott aka “Winn.” Jordan is an experienced stage actor.  He’s performed on Broadway in productions of Newsies and Bonnie and Clyde.  He’s also had numerous roles in television and film.  He appeared in seventeen episodes of NBC’s Smash as Jimmy Collins; he’s also appeared on Law and Order SVU and CBS’ Elementary.  He also had a part in the film, The Last Five Years in 2014 and the upcoming film,…

As spring approaches, so does pilot season and as pilot season approaches casting news is being announced.  We reported HERE that Fox has ordered a pilot for Lucifer produced by Tom Kapinos, Len Wiseman and Bruckheimer Television, today they announced that they’ve found their series lead in Tom Ellis. Born in Bangor, Wales Ellis is a longtime actor; he is best known for his time on BBC’s East Enders as Dr. Oliver.  He’s appeared on several other BBC series as well; ranging from Miranda to Poirot and Doctor Who.  He’s also worked on American Television on ABC’s Once Upon a Time as Robin Hood and appeared with Anna Paquin and…

Celebrities on the Red Carpet at the Oscars generally have to run a reporter gauntlet.  The questions are generally fishing expeditions hoping for a sound bite; “Who are you wearing?” “Who are you here with?” “Do you have a favorite tonight?” Another popular question is “What are you working on?”  Legendary film composer, Hans Zimmer was asked this by Josh Horowitz of MTV and he teased him on Batman v Superman.  Meanwhile, a reporter from CTV’s eTalk asked Viola Davis about her rumored involvement with Suicide Squad. Zimmer stated that the score has yet to be written, which is nothing new for Zimmer.  His scores are usually written, recorded and…

The Supergirl pilot will begin filming shortly and casting news is starting to pick up the pace.  One of the roles a lot of fans have had their eye on is that of Kara’s boss and Superman comics character, Catherine “Cat” Grant.  Wait no longer, Variety has reported that Calista Flockhart is playing Miss Grant. After getting her start on Guiding Light, Flockhart gained attention and accolades in the title role on Ally McBeal.  She played a young lawyer in the long running series and she was nominated for and earned both a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors’ Guild Award for her portrayal.  More recently, she had a run…

Good Morning!  Are you enjoying your coffee?  Was your bagel tasty? Good. Good. Say, have you checked twitter this morning? No? Well, we have a treat for you.  At about midnight Eastern time, Director Zack Snyder sent out a tweet with the first official image of Jason Momoa’s Aquaman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.   Along with image was a possible hint at the film’s viral campaign.  The hashtag: #unitetheseven.  Speculation is already rampant over whether or not “The Seven” refers to The Seven Seas or the Founding Seven of the Justice League. On a hunch, I went to unitetheseven.com and found this:  After speaking with people that…

  It has been rumored that Fox has been moving forward with a pilot for Lucifer for a few weeks now. According to The Hollywood Reporter those rumors have come to fruition.  Fox has offered a pilot pick up to the Tom Kapinos (Californication) project. If you looked at the Guide to Pilots that was included in our previous report on Lucifer you might remember that a “pilot order” is an order for the pilot to be filmed for testing and review by the network.  Lucifer will be one of six dramas Fox has put in a pilot order for. The series will center on Lucifer after he has grown…