Lady and the Tramp: Tessa Thompson cast in live-action remake

Tessa Thompson, Thor: Ragnarok scene-stealer and future Men in Black star, has signed on the dotted line to star as Lady in Disney’s live-action retooling of Lady and the Tramp. Thompson, who found fame in Justin Simien’s Dear White People, will take the lead opposite Justin Theroux who will play Tramp. The film has also cast Ashley Jensen as a Scottish … >

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Bodyguard: Jed Mercurio backs Richard Madden as Bond

Jed Mercurio, the scribe behind the BBC’s highly-anticipated new series, Bodyguard, has thrown his support behind star Richard Madden as the next James Bond. The media has been in overdrive this past week with speculation over who could possibly succeed Daniel Craig. Idris Elba has been the favourite most recently, with the actor himself even teasing … >

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Netflix: Behind the Scenes

What most people don’t know about Netflix is that it has been around since 1997 – long before streaming films and TV shows online was the norm. Admittedly, in its younger years it was a mail-based DVD rental service, but it quickly developed into the all-conquering online video-on-demand streaming service we know it as today. … >

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Doctor Who series 11 will premiere “by October”

Aw, brilliant. The BBC has confirmed that Doctor Who series 11 will debut on our screens “by October”, with the Radio Times revealing as much in its latest issue. It’s not long, then, until we’ll get to see Jodie Whittaker in her first full episode at the helm.

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Thor’s roommate Darryl survived Avengers: Infinity War, new video reveals

A funny new video has revealed that Thor’s roommate Darryl survived the ‘snap’ at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. Daley Pearson first played this role in the hilarious ‘Team Thor‘ short film, which offered a comedic spin on the God Of Thunder’s absence from Captain America: Civil War. Darryl was last seen in the Thor: Ragnarok DVD extras, where he took … >

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Doctor Who: Red Planets review

Kicking off a larger than normal tranche of Sylvester McCoy seventh Doctor stories is the main range two-disc release, Una McCormack’s Red Planets. With the Doctor are companions Ace (Sophie Aldred) trapped in 1961 Berlin, and Mel (Bonnie Langford). Mel is with the Doctor in 2017, but something is wrong: welcome to the Kingdom of … >

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