Justin Lin to Direct 'True Detective' Season 2 Episodes; Rachel McAdams Eyes Lead Role

HBO is slowly putting together the second season of their multiple Emmy-winning series, True Detective, but so far very little has been confirmed. Cary Fukunaga won't be returning to direct any episodes, with the plan to have multiple filmmakers on board. The setting has been shifted to California according to series creator Nic Pizzolatto, with the focus on characters that may be played by Vince Vaughn, Taylor Kitsch, and Colin Farrell.

Now comes the surprising news that Justin Lin, director of four Fast and the Furious movies, is in talks to helm at least the first two episodes of True Detective. Lin is probably the last choice fans of the show would have asked for considering his movies lean towards the action genre, but many forget his start on the drama Better Luck Tomorrow, plus his comedic work on NBC's Community. In short, the guy has range and may be better suited to this job than many think.

So what about those rumors of Elisabeth Moss taking the female lead? Deadline says a number of actresses are testing for it, while Variety throws Rachel McAdams' name into the mix. One obviously has more star power than the other but hopefully that won't factor too greatly into the decision because Moss would be perfect.

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Lars von Trier Developing Engligh-Language TV Series 'The House that Jack Built'

It's understandable that everyone wouldn't take to Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac twin-bill, what with it being a four-hour plus movie about a woman's tawdry sexual escapades. But for those who are fans of von Trier's...ummmm, let's just call it "unique" look at female sexuality (and I'm one), the full 5 1/2 hour Director's Cut of Nymphomaniac Parts 1 & 2 are screening at the Venice International Film Festival and will hopefully make their way to the U.S. at some point. While that's exciting, what has really caused a stir is new of von Trier's next project which will be on the small screen.

During the Nymphomaniac press conference in Venice, von Trier appeared on screen through video link, dialed up by his pal Stellan Skarsgard. It was then that producer Louise Vesth announced von Trier would be embarking on an English-language television series that is expected to have a huge international cast...

Vesth: “Now, when he’s not able to speak, so he cannot say that it’s not ture, I’m happy to announce that the next Lars von Trier project will be a TV series in the English language. He has a really really good idea which I cannot tell more about right now. He wants a huge cast and from what I heard I’m sure that it will be something that you have never seen before and you will definitely never see it again.”

The show will be titled The House that Jack Built. The hope is for shooting to begin in 2016 with von Trier beginning work on the scripts this fall. And as usual for the provacative filmmaker it's expected to be unlike anything else on TV. Or so says producer and Zentropa founder Peter Aalbæk Jensen who says “it will be a TV series without precedent" and cautioned “You better hold your breath.”

Hard to believe it has been twenty years since von Trier's last foray into television with The Kingdom, which was weird in all the ways one would expect from him, which is why it's considered a cult classic by many.  Given the loosened boundaries of TV nowadays the lengths he'll be able to go make this a project worth getting excited about. Can we assume Skarsgard, Udo Kier, and probably Charlotte Gainsbourg have already been called up?[Deadline]

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Perfect Casting: Elisabeth Moss Sought for 'True Detective' Season 2 as Plot Details Emerge

Perfect casting alert! Anyone who saw Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss in the moody, foreboding cop drama Top of the Lake knows she can handle some heavy and grim material. She was nominated (and probably should have won) for an Emmy for her work on the acclaimed miniseries, and now Moss could be venturing into similar territory as part of HBO's second season of True Detective. Like I said; perfect friggin' casting.

The Wrap reports Moss is being sought for the female lead, one of three lead characters in the show's follow-up season, although writer/creator Nic Pizzolatto has said there will be for major ones in total. Colin Farrell is close to inking a deal to play one of them, while Taylor Kitsch is the frontrunner for the younger male lead. Last night Vince Vaughn's name emerged and he's set to play the show's primary antagonist, although it's stressed this doesn't make him the storyline's ultimate villain.

Also, some major plot details have finally been spilled and they do seem to reflect the Chinatown-esque story Pizzolatto hinted at before. The story will "follow the death of Ben Caspar, the corrupt city manager of a fictional California city who's found brutally murdered amid a potentially groundbreaking transportation deal that would forever change freeway gridlock in the state. Three law enforcement officers from different cities and branches of the government are tasked with finding out who did it. They soon discover their investigation has much broader and darker implications than they initially thought....Caspar's 52-year-old corpse is found on a lonely stretch of Pacific Coast Highway near Big Sur — satanic symbols etched on his chest. It turns out he had a penchant for rough sex and may have been involved in the occult."

If everything comes together Vaughn would be playing "Frank Semyon, a former thug-turned-businessman who's working with a local mayor and his political cohorts to spearhead the construction of a high-speed railway system"; Farrell is "Ray Velcoro, who has been damaged by years of turmoil in both his personal and professional lives"; Moss would be "Ani Bezzerides, a tough, no-nonsense Monterey sheriff whose troubled upbringing has driven her to gambling and alcohol"; and Kitch is circling the role of "Paul Woodrugh, a handsome, 28-year-old military veteran who has seen his own share of violence and destruction." It's also said that Michelle Forbes, one of my favorite actresses who appeared in the first season of The Killing and was a main villain on True Blood, is up for a role possibly as the wife of Vaughn or Farrell's characters. Check out her out in the movie Kalifornia, which has a tone similar to True Detective in a lot of ways.

There's still some question which directors will helming episodes as Cary Fukunaga won't be returning. This season will see multiple directors get their shot, and apparently Andrew Dominik (Killing Them Softly) has been approached, but he may be too busy working on Blonde with Jessica Chastain.

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Vince Vaughn Eyes 'True Detective' Season 2

Until HBO comes down with some hard confirmations there will be more theories spun surrounding True Detective season two than Rust Cohle could ever hope to keep up with. Most recently we've heard Colin Farrell and Taylor Kitsch were in talks for two of the main leads, of which we know there will be four, but nobody could have predicted today's news that Vince Vaughn may be joining the hit drama.

The news comes from TV Line who say Vaughn has entered early talks to join the second season of True Detective, and yeah it sounds pretty crazy, doesn't it? But let's not go nuts wondering how the guy from Wedding Crashers and Old School could line up a gig as serious as this because the truth is Vaughn has been eying more dramatic roles for awhile. He recently wrapped on the crime thriller, Term Life, which would pair him up with Hailee Steinfeld. He also had solid non-comedic performances in Into the Wild, the Psycho remake (it was funny for another reason), and The Cell.

So perhaps this isn't so far-fetched? It's not like Vaughn couldn't use a bit of career reinvention, and what better way to do that on TV's most acclaimed series?

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Lucy Lawless Joins 'Marvel's Agents of SHIELD'; Crossover Poster with 'Agent Carter' Revealed

Wherever Lucy Lawless goes, hit TV shows tend to follow. Many will remember her for the six seasons she played the fierce Xena: Warrior Princess, which she then followed with a few very good years on Battlestar Galactica. And after kicking off the excellent Spartacus series the first few seasons Lawless is now hoping to spin the same magic on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

The news comes from TV Guide who have no details on her role at all, and considering SHIELD no longer exists it would be premature to assume she'll be an agent. She'd make a heck of an Asgardian, though, don't you think?

Chances are we'll learn more during the Marvel TV panel at Comic-Con on Friday, where we'll also probably learn more about the upcoming Agent Carter series. To tease just such a thing, a new poster has been released featuring both shows, rendered by artist Matt Ferguson. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD returns on September 23rd.

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Deborah Ann Woll Joins 'Daredevil' as Karen Page

With True Blood drawing to a close, one of its stars is biting into a brand new role. Deborah Ann Woll, who plays the baby vamp Jessica on the long-running HBO show, will jump from that to Marvel's upcoming Daredevil series, taking on the important role of Karen Page.

Charlie Cox is set to play Matt Murdock aka Daredevil on the 13-episode series, with Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin, Rosario Dawson in a mystery role presumed to be Elektra (I think she's Lady Bullseye or Typhoid Mary, personally), Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, and Peter Shinkoda as Hachiro. Woll will be playing the part of Dardevil's greatest love but also a source of great turmoil in his life. Page was introduced in the very first issue of the Daredevil comic, beginning as a secretary as Murdock's law firm. She would eventually fall on hard times and in the classic "Born Again" storyline she would become a heroin addict, turn to pornography, and desperate for a fix she sells Murdock's secret identity. It would eventually get back to the Kingpin who destroys his life. 

Steven S. DeKnight is showrunner on Daredevil with Drew Goddard writing the first two episodes. [THR]

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'Gotham' is a Ticking Bomb in New Trailer for the Fox Series

"This is my city. I've come back because I care what's happening to it. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who cares. This town is at a tipping point: crime, corruption, ooze on every corner. Someone needs to take a stand against it all — and that is where we come in."

And so begins the latest trailer for Fox's new series, Gotham, taking place in the city we all know will one day be protected by Batman and his army of endangered child sidekicks. But before that ever happens the Gotham police force is on their own in battling the growing forces of evil, and the two leading the charge are James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue). Set to the sound of Aloe Blacc's track "Ticking Bomb" (everybody's using this song lately), the trailer show Gordon investigating a crime scene while Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor), Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) and Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) watch.

Also starring David Mazouz as young Bruce Wayne and Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Gotham premieres on September 22nd.


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Christian Bale Eyes 'The Deep Blue Good-By'; Turned Down 'True Detective'

It's taken quite awhile for 20th Century Fox to mount an adaptation of John D. MacDonald's popular Travis McGee mystery novel, The Deep Blue Good-By. James Mangold (The Wolverine) may be the current guy set to head up the film but he's hardly the first they went after. Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass took a look at it, too, and Leonardo DiCaprio had been attached to star. But he had to drop out and will merely produce, leaving the door wide open for another A-lister to take his spot, and it appears Mangold has his sights set on his 3:10 to Yuma star, Christian Bale.

According to The Wrap, Bale is Mangold and DiCaprio's choice to star although they stress no deal is in place. Bale is apparently interested in the role of McGee, the beach bum and self-described "salvage consultant" who will help anyone find anything for the right price. The Deep Blue Good-By is the first of an amazing 21 novels McGee has appeared in, the last one in 1984. So obviously if these are a hit they could lead to a fairly lengthy franchise, the first for Bale since he stopped playing Batman a couple of years ago. The most recent script was written by Dennis Lehane, DiCaprio's writer on Shutter Island.

So while Bale is just the latest name to emerge for that film, he's also been something of a wish list candidate to star in the second season of HBO's True Detective. Writer Nic Pizzolatto has said there will be four leads this time and it looks like Colin Farrell and Taylor Kitsch will occupy two of those, but Bale won't have anything to do with it. The Wrap says Bale turned down an offer to join the hit series which just earned a whopping 12 Emmy nominations. No other details are available on that so we don't know if Farrell or Kitsch took the part Bale had been up for.

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Elden Henson is Foggy Nelson in Marvel's 'Daredevil' Series

You may not recognize Elden Henson's name but you would probably recognize his face and the type of role he typically plays. If a film calls for a loyal if somewhat confused and misguided friend, well then Elden Henson is probably your guy, and he's filled that role nicely in everything from The Mighty Ducks to She's All That to The Battle of Shaker Heights and more. Now he'll get to play the best pal to blind lawyer Matt Murdock aka the superhero Daredevil in Marvel's upcoming Netflix series.

Henson has signed on to play Foggy Nelson, Murdock's friend and law partner, who often finds himself getting into trouble or helping Daredevil out of it. Charlie Cox stars in the title role with Vincent D'onofrio as the Kingpin and Rosario Dawson in a role yet to be revealed. Jon Favreau played Foggy Nelson in the 2003 Daredevil film that starred Ben Affleck and everyone (but me) hated.

Steven S. DeKnight is running the show with the first couple of episodes penned by The Cabin in the Woods' Drew Goddard. Henson will be seen next as Pollux in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2.

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Steven Soderbergh's 'The Girlfriend Experience' Is Now a TV Series

Well, if Spike Lee can turn She's Gotta Have It into a TV series, why can't Steven Soderbergh do the same for one of his more experimental efforts, The Girlfriend Experience? The film starred ex-porn star Sasha Grey as a high-end call girl, and basically explored her personal issues and those of her many clients. At only a cost of about $1.3M it still struggled to recoup those expenses, which may be why Soderbergh kind of veered away from movies of this type afterwards. While the film was probably too slow for audiences, the concept is solid and that's what the Starz network is banking on now.

Starz has ordered a 13-episode series based on The Girlfriend Experience, with each installment running thirty minutes in length. Soderbergh will exec-produce alongside Philip Fleishman, and they've scored big by getting Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color) and Lodge Kerrigan (Keane) to write and direct. So how does Soderbergh plan to make this version different than what was done before?

Soderbergh: "We're in an exciting period of auteur-driven television right now. When Philip floated the idea of a 'Girlfriend Experience'-inspired television show, I thought: 'let's make it a different woman in a different city, let's pair two independent writer/directors, one male and one female, and let them do the whole thing.' I've known Lodge for 20 years and I became a fan of Amy's when I saw her first feature last summer. We went to Chris Albrecht because he and I have been trying to find something to do together since we did 'K Street' 11 years ago. He responded without hesitation to both the idea of the show and the approach."

Sounds good, and if Soderbergh is truly done making movies then we're fortunate to have him keeping busy on the small screen. Later this summer his Cinemax series, The Knick, debuts with Clive Owen starring.

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The Wachowskis' Netflix Sci-Fi Series 'Sense8' Assembles Cast

There hasn't been much that's gone right for the Wachowskis' on the big screen of late, with their most recent film Jupiter Ascending bumped to an undesirable February 2015 date.  After a couple of duds in Speed Racer and Cloud Atlas, as well as the general dissatisfaction for how their Matrix trilogy ended, the duo may not be getting $200M to make feature films much longer. But there may be a more suitable option and that's taking their love of sprawling sci-fi epics to the small screen. Awhile back they teamed up with writer J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Thor) to develop a series for Netflix titled Sense8, and now the casting for it has been announced.

The Wachowskis have called upon a diverse international cast consisting of Bae Doona from Cloud Atlas, Tuppence Middleton from Jupiter Ascending, Lost alum Naveen Andrews, Kill Bill's Daryl Hannah, Freema Agyeman of Dr. Who,  Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Max Riemelt, Alfonso Herrera, Tena Desae, Miguel Silvestri, Terrence Mann, and Jamie Clayton. The 10-episode series is expected to air next year after it was initially supposed to bow this fall. Here's the official plot description:

The series follows eight characters around the world who, in the aftermath of a tragic death, find themselves linked to each other mentally and emotionally. They can not only see and talk to each other as though they were in the same place, they have access to each other’s deepest secrets. Not only must they figure out what happened and why and what it means for the future of humanity, they must do so while being hunted by an organization out to capture, kill or vivisect them.

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Rosario Dawson Joins Marvel's 'Daredevil' Series

With Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio on board for Marvel's Daredevil Netflix series, the show could use a dose of starpower. Even TV shows could use a boost from a major Hollywood celeb, and Daredevil just got it with the addition of Rosario Dawson in an unnamed role that kind of sounds a lot like Elektra. Here's the relevant portion of Marvel's press release:

Marvel and Netflix are proud to announce that acclaimed actress Rosario Dawson has joined “Marvel’s Daredevil,” an all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015.

Known for her powerful work in “Cesar Chavez,” “Kids” and the upcoming “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For,” Rosario Dawson will play a dedicated young woman whose quest to heal the wounds of Hell’s Kitchen brings Matt Murdock unexpectedly crashing into her life, while her own journey forever alters the course of his battle against the injustices of this broken city.

Dawson joins Charlie Cox (previously announced as Matt Murdock) and Vincent D’Onofrio (previously announced as Wilson Fisk) in the critically-lauded cast of “Marvel’s Daredevil.”

Dawson will be seen next as Gail in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and it's worth noting both Gail and Elektra are creations of comic book legend, Frank Miller. Wonder if he had any input in the casting? I also like that Marvel mentioned her debut role in Larry Clark's Kids. Amazing how far she's come since then.

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Darren Aronofsky Adapting 'MaddAddam' for HBO; Robert Downey Jr. Takes Rehab Series to Showtime

The lure of  television has ensnared many of Hollywood's biggest names, and for very good reason as they offer a vast creative outlet and in many cases have budgets rivaling major studio efforts. When it comes to HBO and Showtime, they also offer a certain amount of certainty the public networks simply can't provide, and that may be a reason why you've got Darren Aronofsky and Robert Downey Jr. looking to take their talents to the small screen.

First up, Darren Aronofsky is set to adapt and possibly direct for HBO a series based on Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam, the final book in her post-apocalyptic trilogy that began with Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. In what sounds like a semi-continuation of Aronofsky's Noah, the story takes place in a near future when “corporations have taken over for governments and the genetic modification of organisms is perversely ubiquitous.” After a horrific Waterless Flood nearly wipes out humanity, the remaining few, including those who caused the destruction, try to find a way to survive. Hopefully this turns out better than Hobgoblin, a project Aronofsky and Michael Chabon were collaborating on that the network ultimately decided against. [Deadline]

And then there's Robert Downey Jr., who will be tapping into his past struggles with addiction to produce an untitled Showtime series set in the 1980s Venice Beach rehab/therapeutic community. Robert, his wife Susan, and Orange Is the New Black writer Gary Lennon are behind this one, with Lennon penning the script. This seems pretty early on in development but that is a lot of creative firepower that Showtime will want to make the best use of. [Deadline/

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'Spartacus' Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight Takes Over Marvel's 'Daredevil' Series

Coming off what has been a weird 24 hours of departures over at Marvel, with Edgar Wright leaving Ant-Man and Drew Goddard exiting the Daredevil Netflix series, a bit of stability is starting to return. Marvel has now confirmed that Steven S. DeKnight, showrunner on the long-running Spartacus series on Starz, has taken over for Goddard on Daredevil.

DeKnight and Goddard were both colleagues on Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and they will be working together again in some capacity on Daredevil. Goddard penned the first two episodes and will remain on board as an exec-producer, suggesting that his departure has everything to do with his upcoming Sinister Six project and not some protest over Wright leaving Ant-Man.

As a fan of Spartacus who watched that show endure the sudden loss of its lead actor and still maintain high quality over four seasons, I'm excited about DeKnight taking over. Filming on the 13-episode Daredevil series will begin soon for release in 2015.

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Marvel Shake-Ups: Drew Goddard Reportedly Exits 'Daredevil'; More on Edgar Wright Leaving 'Ant-Man'

After all of these years that Marvel has been running like a well-oiled machine, suddenly it seems that the brakes are starting to fly off. Last night came the shocking news that Edgar Wright had exited Ant-Man, a film he had been attached to for eight years (!!!), over creative differences. And while there's more information on that coming out, Marvel may have just been smacked again as Latino Review reports Drew Goddard has departed the upcoming Dardevil series to air on Netflix.

So what the heck is going on? Let's start with Daredevil, although there isn't much else to report as of yet. Goddard, who co-wrote and directed The Cabin in the Woods with Joss Whedon and is attached to a Sinister Six film over at Sony, has left the project he was expected to be the showrunner for. He was also to direct and write the very first episode. Is this his way of lodging a protest over Wright's exit? It could just be that Sinister Six is eating up more time than he expected. Only time will tell but this is probably not how Marvel expected to go into the holiday weekend.

And more from Latino Review, who are reporting that massive rewrites on the Ant-Man script are what caused Wright to bolt.  Marvel execs far above Kevin Feige, who worked with co-writers Wright and Joe Cornish to fit the story closer with the cinematic universe, apparently gave the script to a number of other low-level writers in the Marvel bullpen. The result was a "homogenized" story that Wright couldn't put his name on, and so he met with Marvel on Friday and the formal announcement was made hours later.

The big question is why Marvel and Disney would suddenly feel they needed to run Wright off the project, and considering they are expecting to reveal a new director soon it suggests they saw this coming. My thought on the subject is this: Edgar Wright is too unique of a personality for a film Marvel sees as only a cog in the machine.  It's one thing to have Whedon directing the mothership Avengers films, but look at the other movies. Thor 2, Captain America 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, and even Iron Man 3, all directed by those who are either TV directors, guys looking for their big break, or those looking to make a comeback. Chances are that Wright's version still didn't quite gel with the larger universe, and Marvel already has one "black sheep" film in Guardians of the Galaxy. Why risk another so soon? Feige was apparently in Wright's corner on this one, and so is Whedon who showed his dissent in symbolic fashion on his Twitter page...

So there you have it. As of now Ant-Man is still on target for a July 2015 release and Daredevil should begin shooting soon for air next year.

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'Wet Hot American Summer' Series May Head to Netflix

Ever since David Wain and Michael Showalter's Wet Hot American Summer in 2001, fans of the duo have been asking for a follow-up of some sort. And there has been frequent talk of a prequel that Wain hoped he could reunite the all-star cast for, only to nothing really come of it. He's worked with many of them in other projects, including the upcoming comedy They Came Together, but now it looks like the wait for more 'Wet Hot' is finally over.

Variety reports that Netflix is in talks for a Wet Hot American Summer prequel series which would run for 10 episodes and reunite much of the original cast. The film was a launching pad for a number of actors who went on to much bigger things: Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Elizabeth Banks, Ken Marino, Molly Shannon, Christopher Meloni, David Hyde Pierce, Janeane Garofalo, and Michael Ian Black, so getting them to return would take a lot of work. In order to do it, the plan would be to have each actor shoot their parts in only a few days since every character wouldn't appear in each episode.

It doesn't sound as if Wain and Showalter have changed their ideas too much over the years, as the series would have the actors playing their same high school-aged campers at Camp Firewood, even though they are now in their 40s.

While a movie might have been the better option, this is clearly the next best thing. Let's just hope it turns out better than that Arrested Development reunion did.

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Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' to Become a TV Series

Spike Lee established his indie bonafides right off the break with his debut feature, She's Gotta Have It. Shot in under two weeks for about $175K back in 1985, the film established Lee's signature Brooklyn voice and put him on the Hollywood map. And now Lee is revisiting his breakout hit by developing the film as a half-hour Showtime TV series.

Deadline reports Lee will write and direct the series which will provide an updated, contemporary look at the film's characters. She's Gotta Have It starred Tracy Camilla Johns as Nola Darling, an aggressive, smart, sexually active young Brooklyn woman as she juggled relationships with three very different men, one played by Lee in his famous Mars Blackmon persona. The Darling character was seen recently in Lee's awful polarizing Red Hook Summer, having become a Jehovah's Witness in the years since.

By the sound of it this won't be a continuation, but a new series with similar themes on race, sexuality, relationships, and so forth. Still, this is the last thing I expected to hear Lee was working on but it does sound intriguing. Hopefully it turns out better than Showtime's terrible Soul Food and Barbershop shows because I'd hate to see a favorite piece of African-American cinema devalued.

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Samuel L. Jackson Reveals Nick Fury's Next Appearance; Marvel Foils Don Cheadle's Spoiler Attempts

I'll try to keep this as spoiler free as possible. Not just because nobody needs to have Captain America: The Winter Soldier details ruined for them, but because we don't want Marvel to hurt anybody around here. Anyway, Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury saw his entire status quo altered dramatically in the Captain America sequel, making his future appearances...well, let's just say they'll be more important than ever.

Vulture caught up with him and asked if we'd be seeing Fury any time soon, and Jackson replied he'll return to Agents of SHIELD, which is in the midst of their 'Uprising' event....

Jackson: "I did! Last week! I just shot the end-of-the-season show." 

Of course, Jackson was reluctant to reveal any further information when pressed on it, adding "You're trying to get me fired and killed! I don't talk about Marvel's business. None of us do."

Right. And we have a pretty good example why they're afraid to spill the beans on Marvel's plans. Don Cheadle appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show, and just as he was about to leak some super-secret info on Avengers: Age of Ultron, but before he could do it, Hawkeye or some other Marvel sniper made his presence felt. This is a pretty fun video.


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First Look at Amy Acker as Coulson's Cellist Girlfriend on 'Agents of SHIELD'

Once you're a part of the Whedon-verse you never really get away from it. Even as many of Joss Whedon's cast from his most popular shows have scattered to other projects, they often find their way back to him at some point. One of those who has remained extremely loyal is Amy Acker. Best known for playing Fred on Angel, she also appeared in The Cabin in the Woods and was brilliant in Much Ado About Nothing. Now she crosses into Whedon's world one more time in a guest appearance on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

Acker will play Audrey, the cellist Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) first mentioned in The Avengers and was recently brought up on the TV series. When Raina (Ruth Negga) was trying to break Coulson she mentioned Audrey and how she cried for days upon learning of his death. She'll turn up in the April 22nd episode, and it may not be her only appearance...

Acker:  "It seems like these two people are meant to be together and their story hasn’t really been told. The way that it ends in this episode, it seems like there’s a glimmer of hope that they may be together again or something like that. I feel like it’s sort of destiny for their paths to cross in some way."

Perfect casting? You betcha.

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First Look at Harvey Bullock and Selina Kyle of TV's 'Gotham'

We now have the first officially released images of Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock and 14-year-old Camren Bicondova as Selina "Catwoman" Kyle in the Gotham TV series. Logue always resembled Bullock, anyway, so all they had to do was give him the proper gumshoe attire.

The show is an origin story for Detective Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz), taking place soon after the latter's parents are murdered. We know that's the event that leads Bruce to eventually take up the mantle of Batman, and if showrunners have their way we'll see the suit in the final episode.

Bullock is Gordon's rough 'n tumble partner on the Gotham police force, similar to the character seen in the DC comics. Kyle is described as "a teenage orphan, who is suspicious and wholly unpredictable. A street thief and skilled pickpocket, she's dangerous when cornered", totally in line with the Catwoman we've come to know.

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