Bryan Singer broke some news on Twitter today: Evan Peters, of American Horror Story, will be playing Quicksilver in Singer's upcoming X-Men film. Alone, that's not all that interesting, but put that together with Joss Whedon's intention to put Quicksilver in the Avengers sequel, and things get really interesting.
It's the 449th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare (we think), and some parts of the Internet have gone positively Elizabethan to celebrate. Here are some fun ways to honor the Bard on his big day, online.
The beloved, short-lived drama Veronica Mars created history—and debate—this week when its creator and star quickly funded a follow-up movie using Kickstarter.
The trailer for Whedon's already much praised adaptation of Shakespeare — yes, the one he filmed at his Santa Monica home to as a relaxing (?) break from the The Avengers — has arrived.
We learned today that Oprah would be speaking at Harvard's commencement. Let's look at some of the most intriguing and most WTF options for 2013 commencement speakers.
Today we learned that J.J. Abrams will officially not helm Disney's new, possibly ill-advised seventh episode of the Star Wars franchise. Here we break down the odds on the existing short list, because it's actually quite a long list.
The Simpsons' resident evil zillionaire Montgomery Burns decided Mitt Romney needed his endorsement on a day where the President got the call from The Economist and Michael Bloomberg.
Like any good prestige actor before him, Ryan Gosling is retreating behind the camera. Elsewhere in showbiz news, Terrence Malick makes some brutal cuts to his next movie, Joss Whedon starts an exciting new TV project, and Charlie Sheen continues a terrifying TV project.
Today in showbiz news: Some interesting choices to adapt America's favorite S&M sex book, Joss Whedon has some good news, and one movie promises the end of days.
Today we review two new sci-fi-ish thrillers, The Cabin in the Woods and Lockout.
Beyoncé's very public intimate thank you to Michelle Obama, Michael Ovitz gets snubbed by an X17 captions writer, and Joss Whedon is still tinkering with The Avengers.
Joss Whedon has been adapting Shakespeare in secret, ABC close to deal for series based on Michael Lewis parenting book, and Disney isn't letting ABC affiliates talk to Johnny Depp about The Rum Diary.
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