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iZOMBIE Adds Recurring Cast Member
Deadline reported today that Alek Paunovic will be joining the cast of iZombie in a recurring role. Paunovic has been acting for twenty years. He’s been in movies such as: This Means War, I Spy and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. A veteran television actor he’s most recently appeared on another CW series, The 100 but he has been on shows as varied as Psych, Battlestar Galactica and Saved. (imdb) Also, Paunovic is no stranger to zombie stories as he will appear in the upcoming adaptation of Dead Rising. He joins the cast alongside Rose McIver, Molly Hagen and Nick Purcha. Deadline did not have details about Paunovic’s role on…
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ARROW Casts Marc Singer As Creature Commandos Leader For Season 3 Recurring Role
This week’s midseason finale of Arrow ended on a truly shocking note (check out our recap here, in case you missed it). But while we wait for the series to resume next month, we have some casting news on a character to appear in the season’s flashback storyline. According to Comic Book Resources, Beastmaster and V actor Marc Singer is set to play General Matthew Shrieve, who in the comics led the team Creature Commandos. Here is Warner Bros. TV’s description of Arrow‘s version of Shrieve: “In the DC Comics, Matthew Shrieve is the leader of a group known as the Creature Commandos. In ‘Arrow’ he will play a significant role…
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Arrow, Season 3, Episode 9, ‘The Climb,’ Review
Wow. What a first half of Arrow season 3. This episode was actually very accurate sample of the season as a whole so far. It has yet to meet the high bar set by the last season, but there have also been some huge moments, as well as a very successful crossover. If you haven’t seen Season 3, Episode 9: The Climb yet, you should do that before reading this, as I do not shy away from some major spoilers. Despite having one the the biggest cliffhangers in recent TV memory, the rest of the episode seemed very lacking. They attempted to use the time hops (we were basically playing…
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Peter Stormare Returns to ARROW as Vertigo
As Arrow‘s mid-season finale airs tonight, CW has released some news for the second half of season three. Entertainment Weekly reported that Peter Stormare will be returning to Arrow. Stormare played the second Vertigo; born Werner Zytle, he was a crime lord in Starling City who took over the drug trade from the original Vertigo. He appeared in the season three premiere where he confronted and drugged Oliver while trying to blow up a stadium. Oliver fought off the effects of the drug and left Zytle for the police. The Swedish actor is known for his roles on Prison Break and Blacklist, he also had roles in Big Lebowski and Fargo.…
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FLASH: SPOILER Review 1×09 – “The Man in the Yellow Suit”
The Flash (1×09) – “The Man in the Yellow Suit” Written by: Aaron and Todd Helbing Directed by: Ralph Hemecker This week’s episode opens on a chase. Barry is pursuing the man in the yellow suit through Central City and struggling to catch him before the other speedster pours on more speed. We then cut to the day before, Joe and Barry are decorating the Christmas Tree while Iris has made them the family’s traditional Egg Nog, light on the bourbon. Unfortunately, Joe is called away to a meeting with the DA. Soon after he leaves, Iris pulls Barry over to the Tree to exchange gifts. Barry bought her an…
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Superman Prequel TV Series KRYPTON Lands At SyFy
A couple months ago, it was reported that Man of Steel scribe David S. Goyer was working on a TV series called Krypton, which was assumed to be a Superman prequel show. This would be Goyer’s second DC television venture, following NBC’s Constantine. Now, the series has been officially announced. It has been confirmed that Krypton has been picked up by SyFy, which is developing it with Warner Horizon Television. Goyer is executive producing and conceived the story with Once Upon a Time‘s Ian Goldberg, who is writing the script for the pilot. We also have the following plot summary, which reveals that Kal-El’s grandfather is the protagonist of the potential…
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Mark Hamill Joins THE FLASH As A New Iteration Of The Trickster
While he is best known for voicing The Joker and playing Luke Skywalker – he is reprising the latter role in next year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Mark Hamill is also known for playing James Jesse/The Trickster in the 1990 series The Flash. He later reprised the role in an episode of Justice League Unlimited. The current CW series The Flash has had close ties with the original show; former Barry Allen John Wesley Shipp now plays father Henry Allen, while Amanda Pays will play a new iteration of Dr. Tina McGee. Now, the Arrow spin-off has recruited Hamill to play a re-imagined version of one of his…
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Jeremy Irons Offers New Details On His Version Of Alfred Pennyworth In BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
Alfred Pennyworth has been a major part of the story of Batman in just about every media adaptation of the character. 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is no exception, as Oscar winner Jeremy Irons is the latest actor to portray Bruce Wayne’s butler. Few details are known regarding how this version of Alfred will differ from past incarnations, but a new interview with the actor sheds some light on the direction he and director Zack Snyder are going in. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at Marrakech Fest, Irons is inevitably asked about playing Alfred in Batman v Superman. He admits that he does not have a large role, which…
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Jason Momoa Talks DC Movie Contract And Who He’d Like To See As AQUAMAN Movie Director
One of the more intriguing casting choices for the DC Cinematic Universe is Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman. The Game of Thrones actor is set to portray the King of Atlantis in 2017’s Justice League Part One and his own 2018 Aquaman film, following a minor role in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now, Momoa has revealed exactly how many movies are on his contract, as well as who he would want to see as the director of his spin-off. Momoa appeared at this weekend’s Comic-Con Experience on Sao Paulo, Brazil, and via Twitter accounts @dcumoviepage and @AquamanShrine, he has shared some interesting new info. He confirmed that he…
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Creator John Ostrander Talks SUICIDE SQUAD Movie
When Warner Brothers announced the cast for Suicide Squad on December 2nd speculation and excitement ran rampant. While we were all debating the casting choice, ComicBookResources.com went straight to the source. They spoke with the creator of the modern Squad, John Ostrander. Ostrander relaunched the Suicide Squad in 1987 and his run lasted over sixty issues until it canceled in 1992. His run was beloved by readers both for the characters and for its take on the politics of the time; Ostrander took on subjects like the Cold War and Terrorism and often had appearance by real-world political figures like President Ronald Reagan. Ostrander was both surprised and pleased that…
