Tom Hardy writhes in new behind-the-scenes looks at Venom. Mark Millar talks up the chance of a Man of Steel sequel. Gaze into the eyes of Wakanda’s king in new Black Panther art. Plus, new pictures from Tomb Raider and the return of The X-Files, and behind-the-scenes on Peter Capaldi’s final days on Doctor Who. To me, my spoilers!
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2
Omega Underground has dug up another audition tape from a Luxembourger actress for the role of Gwen Stacy in the film, which seems to indicate the MCU will reinterpret the character as a European exchange student.
Venom
Michelle Williams has confirmed to Screen Rant she’s playing Anne Weying, the ex-wife of Marvel Comics’ Eddie Brock and the erstwhile “She-Venom.”
Meanwhile, set footage of Tom Hardy writhing on the ground has surfaced on Twitter.
Some #venom stuffhttps://t.co/8mqYvckOby
— Atlanta Filming (@AtlantaFilming) December 16, 2017
And some more #venom. BTW it was 20 degrees and windy.https://t.co/pHUU3tSkz6
— Atlanta Filming (@AtlantaFilming) December 16, 2017
Man of Steel 2
Appearing on a recent episode of the El Fanboy podcast, Mark Millar reveals he spoke to Matthew Vaughn about writing a potential sequel to Man of Steel.
He and I are massive Superman fans. I mean, we worship Richard Donner. We love the Christopher Reeve movies. He actually phoned me up a few months ago, and he said, “Hey, listen, DC, they’re very interested in me doing Man of Steel 2. Do you want to come in and do this?’ And I was like, ‘I’m exclusive to Netflix for years. We can’t even have that conversation.’ And he was like, ‘Oh, man. What’s the chances of this?’ And then he kind of drifted away. And he’s attached himself to a couple of things and all that. Y’know so, it’s one of those things that might, I mean- if somebody phones Matthew up and offers him enough money it could all change tomorrow.
Black Panther
MCU Exchange has several pieces of merchandise art, featuring lots of versions of T’Challa’s new suit with human eyes rather than the blank eyes of the mask. More at the link.
Tomb Raider
Lara Croft made the cover of Total Film magazine’s latest issue, which features several new images from the movie.
New Mutants
Something’s lurking on monitor four in the latest motion poster.
Keep your friends close, and your doctors closer. #NewMutants pic.twitter.com/sT8M9XAfoQ
— New Mutants (@NewMutantsFilm) December 18, 2017
Bright
Netflix has a featurette on the film’s action sequences.
Early Man
A new international trailer has been released. Coming Soon also has the latest poster.
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Sad news: BBC America has canceled Dirk Gently after two seasons. [Deadline]
The Originals
Jaime Murray has joined the show’s final season as Antionette, “a beautiful, ‘old-school’ vampire who meets Elijah shortly after he loses his memories.” [TV Line]
The X-Files
X-Files News has images — presenting a rough time for Scully — from the season premiere, “My Struggle III.” More at the link.
The Gifted
TV Line has a photo of the Strucker kids holding hands and getting their creepy sibling power on in the season finale of The Gifted, airing January 15th.
Watchmen
That Hashtag Show reports HBO’s Watchmen series begins filming in March.
Doctor Who
The BBC (courtesy of Doctor Who News) has released a new synopsis for this year’s Christmas special, “Twice Upon a Time”.
The final chapter of the Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor’s journey sees the Time Lord team up with his former self, the first ever Doctor (David Bradley and a returning Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), for one last adventure.
Two Doctors stranded in an arctic snowscape, refusing to face regeneration.
Enchanted Glass People, stealing their victims from frozen time. And a World War One Captain destined to die on the battlefield, but taken from the trenches to play his part in the Doctor’s story.
An uplifting new tale about the power of hope in humanity’s darkest hours, Twice Upon A Time marks the end of an era. But as the Doctor must face his past to decide his future, his journey is only just beginning…
Finally, here’s a featurette ruminating on Peter Capaldi’s exit from the show for you to get sad at.
Banner art by Jim Cooke.