After the numerous false starts and hopes, HBO has finally decided to give its beloved hit western, Deadwood a proper ending. After the series was unceremoniously axed after a third open-ended season, fans have been campaigning for a follow-up. Now at the recent Television Critics Association press event, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys confirmed a Deadwood movie, which will serve up a continuation of the David Milch series. The original cast consisting of Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane and John Hawkes are expected to reprise their roles.
Emma Thompson Returns To Men in Black
The upcoming Men in Black spinoff/soft reboot will have a familiar face from the original series. Emma Thompson, who portrayed Agent 0 in the 2012’s Men in Black 3, will return to reprise her role as the head of the MiB. Thompson’s inclusion should be good news for fans of the franchise as it creates a link to the original series and this one. Perhaps if the new film is a smash hit, we may well see Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones to return and cross paths with the new agents played by Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson.
Alice Eve is Typhoid Mary
The new season of Iron Fist will introduce some new characters, one of them which is none other than Typhoid Mary. The character was previously played on the big screen in 2005’s Elektra by Natassia Malthe. The new version will be played by Alice Eve in the upcoming season of Iron Fist on Netflix. The character, a mutant by the way, has a connection to Daredevil in the comic books, becoming a lover and an enemy of the hero from Hell’s Kitchen. Iron Fist Season 2 drops on Netflix this September.
Yellowstone Gets Renewed
It looks like Kevin Costner has a hit on his hands. With strong ratings, Paramount has greenlit an early season 2 renewal to Yellowstone, which tells the story of a family of cattle ranchers who face off against land disputes between land developers, an Indian reservation and the US National Park. The series made a stellar debut with 5.3millon viewers, coming in second to the most-watched series on cable, which is The Walking Dead. Yellowstone’s finale is set to air on August 22.
First Look: Pale Blue Dot
Natalie Portman is playing an astronaut in the Fox Searchlight production, Pale Blue Dot. The sci-fi film tells the story of an astronaut who returns from space only to find herself losing her grip on reality. To make matters worse, she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle involving her husband and a fellow astronaut. Joining Portman are Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Ellen Burstyn, Colman Domingo, and Jeremiah Birkett.
