Rumour on the Hollywood grapevine is that another Batman villain has been added to the cast of Suicide Squad.
The Wrap have reported that Lost actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has been cast in the role of Killer Croc.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje, best-known as fan favourite Mr. Eko in the TV drama, will be making the leap from Marvel to DC having starred in Thor: The Dark World as the dark elf Kurse.
With awards season on the horizon, the nominees have been announced for BAFTA’s EE Rising Star Award.
The five nominees have had a remarkable year between them, and with huge films ahead of them the future sets to be even brighter for them.
Leading the pack is home-grown talent Jack O’Connell. Star of cult TV teen drama Skins, and more recently the lead in the Angelina Jolie directed film Unbroken, O’Connell has gone from the small screen to appearing in huge blockbusters, also appearing in last year’s 300: Rise of An Empire.
Up next is Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who is probably most known as the titular character from 2013 period drama Belle. We’ll see her next in sci-fi flick Jupiter Ascending.
Miles Teller, star of the critically acclaimed, but yet to be released in the UK, Whiplash has also received a well-earned nomination. Teller will star as Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) in the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four.
Margot Robbie is next in the shortlist, most recognisable from her recent role as Naomi Lapaglia in The Wolf Of Wall Street. Robbie has certainly come a long way from her role as Donna Freedman in Australian soap Neighbours, and has been recently cast as two iconic characters in upcoming films; Jane in Tarzan, and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
Finally, rounding off the pack is Shailene Woodley, star of the Divergent series and last year’s blub-fest, The Fault In Our Stars.
I don’t know about you, but my money is on Miles Teller to win. The winner of the EE Rising Star award is selected by public vote, so it really is anyone’s award!
The BAFTA ceremony is on February 8th.
Image taken from BBC News.
The CW have announced their latest recruit for upcoming superhero TV drama The Flash.
Starring as Leonard Snart, Wentworth Miller will be joining the show onwards from the fourth episode. Snart, alias Captain Cold, is a villain who heads up the supervillain group, the Rogues. Captain Cold has many anti-Flash abilities, most notably he is able to slow down molecules, so no more super-speed for Barry Allen!
Bandai Namco have issued a red alert warning to UK fans of the celebrated RPG series The Witcher. With a fast uptake on limited pre-order stock, fans are urged to get their orders in for the collectors edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
After releasing an unboxing trailer showing fans the plethora of goodies they can get when they investin the collectors edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it’s no wonder stock is in danger of running low.
Telltale Games have released a brand new trailer for the upcoming fourth installment of their series The Wolf Among Us, titled In Sheep’s Clothing.
Hot on the tail of the screenshots released earlier this week, the video trailer gives an exciting preview of what Bigby can come to expect in the highly anticipated next episode.
Yesterday, artist Joe ‘Mad’ Madureira took to his Facebook page to announce that Darksiders is not dead. The creative director and writer of the original Darksiders game posted:
DS is not dead!!! The new owner, Nordic seems very committed to continuing the series. As far as my involvement, I can’t say at this point. Hopefully we will all have exciting news about the franchise soon!!!!!!
After much fan speculation Nordic Games, who bought the rights to the Darksiders franchise from THQ in April 2013, released their own statement to clarify all the rumours.
Details of the collector’s edition of Dragon Age: Inquisition have been revealed.
Mark Darah, executive producer of the Dragon Age franchise, tweeted an image of the vast collector’s edition bounty, calling it the “uber edition”.
Twentieth Century Fox have released a brand new clip for their upcoming teen drama, The Fault in Our Stars entitled ‘Tasting the Stars’.
The new clip, introduced by lead actress Shailene Woodley (Divergent), shows teen couple Hazel and Gus on their first date; a date filled with romance, excitement and champagne.
A new trailer has been released for Square Enix and Airtight Games’ murder mystery game, Murdered: Soul Suspect revealing details of the killer and their crimes.
Playing as detective Ronan O’Connor, you investigate a series of brutal murders, including your own. Set in the eerie city of Salem, the ghostly figure of O’Connor must work to apprehend the murderer before they claim too many victims.
Bandai Namco have announced details of the collector’s edition and exclusive Day 1 edition of their upcoming game, Tales of Xillia 2.
Following on from events in the first game, Tales of Xillia 2 follows two new characters, Ludger Kresnik and Elle Marta, as they search for the Land of Canaan.
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