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Archive - January 2015

Simon Pegg Co-Writing Star Trek 3

I’m trying to find a ‘beam me up, Scotty’ joke here, but I haven’t managed it. I’ll spare you. Here’s the news. The amazing Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the new Star Trek films will be co-writing Star Trek 3 with Doug Jung,TNT series Dark Blue, according to Deadline. As you know, the film is being directed...

Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany and More Testing For Star Wars Standalone Film

Could the universe align in such a way that we see the amazing Tatiana Maslany from Orphan Black appear in a standalone Star Wars film? It’s possible! Maslany, along with Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Rooney Mara, her sister and House of Cards star Kate Mara as well as Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) have...

Jake Gyllenhaal Passes on Suicide Squad

After Tom Hardy pulled out to DC’s upcoming film Suicide Squad, Jake Gyllenhaal was the next contender to play Rick Flagg. Gyllenhaal worked with director David Ayer before in End of Watch. However, Variety is reporting that the Nightcrawler star has passed on the role. WB has yet to comment. Suicide Squad Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jai...

Hayley Atwell Talks Agent Carter and Empowered Women

As Agent Peggy Carter, Hayley Atwell may be a espionage ace who’s setting the stage for S.H.E.I.L.D. in the Postwar Marvel Universe, but the actress admits that she never saw the character’s own TV series coming – just one of the revelations of the behind-the-scenes secrets of her experiences on ABC’s Agent Carter. Legion of...

Vikings Season 3 Trailer Brings Even More Strong Ladies

I forgot how much I missed Vikings and its kick ass ladies until I watched the trailer for Season 3. Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) is back and she’s not the only one. There is a brand new woman changing history. Check it out below and let us know if you’ll be watching! Vikings returns to History on Thursday, February 19.

The Way We Watch TV Now

There are things I experienced in my youth that I never thought would go away. Books for one. I never thought people would ever be eager to be rid of their paper books, especially not to the point of bookshops closing down en masse. The post office. Who would have thought people would deliberately choose to go with private shipping companies...

The Wedding Ringer and Bromantic Misogyny

Jeremy Garelick’s R-rated comedy The Wedding Ringer was released on Friday to modest box office (about $24 million) and minimal critical acclaim (it scored an unenviable 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes). It’s a typical January release; potentially horrid, not entirely notable in quality or concept, and used by the studio not to...