BBC Names the New, First Female DOCTOR WHO

The BBC has revealed the new thirteenth – and as somewhat expected – the first female Doctor Who, actor Jodi Whittaker (Attack the Block). “I’m beyond excited to begin this epic journey, with Chris and with every Whovian on this planet,” Whittaker said in the anticipated Sunday announcement. “It’s more than an honour to play the Doctor. It means remembering everyone I used to be, while stepping forward to embrace everything the Doctor stands for: hope. I can’t wait.” Whittaker takes over for the exiting Peter Capaldi who took over…

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Hellboy Reboot Will Be a More Gruesome Film

As fans might expect from the planned R rating and the involvement of director Neil Marshall, the newly announced Hellboy reboot will be darker, and considerably more bloody, than the previous two films. Following the surprising (but brief) news delivered Monday by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, co-screenwriter Andrew Cosby (Eureka) filled in a few more details about the reboot, tentatively titled Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. “I can’t really talk about specifics with regard to the story, which they’re keeping a pretty tight lid on at the moment, but…

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Jon Watts To Direct The Spider-Man Reboot

When Marvel and Sony announced the new star and director of the solo Spider-Man movie, the non-initiated were collectively floored by these randos making waves. Chances are if they didn’t know Tom Holland, then they certainly didn’t know who Jon Watts was, either. As we all keep learning more about these new faces, Marvel’s head honcho Kevin Feige has been speaking about their qualifications, but he recently shed light on what specifically made the studios choose Watts to direct. Feige told Collider in an interview that he sat down with…

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Heroes Reborn – The Aurora Teaser Trailer

Heroes Reborn is the title of the reboot of the show Heroes. Scheduled to be a 13-episode event series, the reboot will air in 2015. Original series creator Tim Kring is on board to run the show. It is expected that Heroes Reborn will be a stand-alone story; no characters have been announced, though NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke said, “we won’t rule out the possibility of some of the show’s original cast members popping back in.” A webseries, set to air before Heroes Reborn is televised, will introduce new…

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