Last Friday, Starz gave us a trailer[1] for its upcoming sci-fi TV show Counterpart, starring J.K. Simmons in a double role. He plays a lowly cog in a UN agency guarding a big secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension, where Simmons meets his “counterpart”. Counterpart arrives on Starz[2] January 21, 2018.
Later that day, Netflix[3] severed ties with Kevin Spacey[4] amid the sexual misconduct allegations that were growing in number day by day. According to reports, his character Frank Underwood will be killed off in the sixth and final season of House of Cards[5]. Netflix also cancelled a biopic he was set to star in, while Ridley Scott took the drastic step of reshooting his film[6] All the Money in the World to remove Spacey.
Over the weekend, multiple reports claimed that Amazon[7] was in talks with the Tolkien estate to figure out a long-term TV project over Lord of the Rings[8]. CEO Jeff Bezos is said to be personally involved, with the rights expected to cost about $250 million (Rs.1,618 crores).
On Monday, word broke out that Disney[9] was looking to acquire the movie and TV studio side of 21st Century Fox. If it does happen, Disney would get rights to a lot more franchises, including X-Men[10], and Avatar[11].
Meanwhile Warner Bros.’ much awaited DC superhero mash-up Justice League[12] will have a post-credits scene[13], Aquaman actor Jason Momoa revealed in an interview this week. That makes it only the second DC film after Suicide Squad[14] to do so, with the...