When Scarlett Johansson was cast as Major Motoko Kusanagi in the Hollywood adaptation of "Ghost in the Shell," there was a roar of indignation over hiring a white woman in an Asian role, and the controversy sparked up again when the first photo of Johansson in the role was released. Now, filmmaker and screenwriter Max Landis has just shared his two cents on the whitewashing controversy. Read More »
It looks like Dirk Gently has just found an excellent assistant. The highly anticipated series based on Douglas Adams’ novels has just added "The Lord of The Rings" star, Elijah Wood, as Dirk’s long-suffering sidekick, Todd! Read More »
You almost can't go to the movies anymore without a superhero or comic book movie playing in one of the theaters, and this has led to a feeling known as superhero movie fatigue. Some feel it more than others, and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice star Henry Cavill addressed this feeling in a recent interview. Read More »
IDW Entertainment (IDWE) and Ideate Media have bought the rights to Douglas Adams' "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" serial novels. Max Landis, son of filmmaker John Landis ("American Werewolf In London") and screenwriter of "Chronicle," has been tapped to executive produce and penn the television pilot. Read More »