First Teaser For The Rocky Horror Picture Show Arrives

 

It’s no secret that television is on a reboot roll right now. With The X Files, Prison Break, Lethal Weapon, and The Exorcist all filling out the small screen in 2016, the announcement of The Rocky Horror Picture Show was met with more of a sense of inevitability and resignation, than shock. Now, although it is not due for broadcast until the fall, the studio has released the first teaser trailer, and it does not disappoint.

First Look At Alicia Vikander And James McAvoy In Romantic Thriller Submergence

 

James McAvoy and in-demand Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander star in today’s first image for Wim Wenders’ romantic thriller, Submergence. Clutching on to one another in the face of relationship woes, McAvoy and Vikander anchor the adaptation as two lovers facing separate life-or-death situations on opposing ends of the globe. Based on J.M. Ledgard’s acclaimed novel of the same name, Submergence finds Danielle Flinders plunging beneath the waves as a marine biologist, surveying the depths from the relative safety of her submersible.

John Boyega Cools Talk Of Finn And Rey Romance Ahead Of Star Wars: Episode VIII

 

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega fast became the two breakout stars of 2015 after anchoring J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, spawning online discussion about their future in 2017’s Star Wars: Episode VIII and, in particular, a budding romance between their characters of Rey and Finn.

TVC Presenter, Wale Fakile, Arrested For 'Beating Up' Girlfriend

Wale Fakile, a presenter and producer with Television Continental (TVC) has reportedly been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend after beating her so much he left bruises on her.

Jungle Book: Origins Targeting Slightly Older Audience

 

Andy Serkis’ postponed Jungle Book: Origins will offer up a darker, scarier version of Rudyard Kipling’s classic adventure tale. That’s according to the writer-director-actor himself, who revealed the tonal differences with Disney and Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book in an interview with Vulture. There, Serkis likened Origins‘ target audience to that of Fox’s lucrative Apes franchise, bringing it closer to the tone found in Kipling’s original story.

First Trailer For Fox’s Rebooted 24: Legacy

 

Rubbing shoulders with fellow freshman dramas The Exorcist and Lethal Weapon, Fox’s retooled and rebooted 24: Legacy is due to make its premiere in the upcoming fall season, and the network rolled out the show’s first trailer late last night, placing Straight Outta Compton‘s Corey Hawkins in the lead role.

Epic Final Trailer For Thursday’s Legends Of Tomorrow Season Finale

 

The season one finale of Legends of Tomorrow is coming our way on Thursday, and the network has now released an awesome extended trailer which sheds a little more light on what we should expect from the battle between Rip Hunter’s team and the immortal Vandal Savage.

First Set Photos For The Dark Tower

 

Warner Bros’ long-gestating adaptation of The Dark Tower has finally entered production and to prove it, British tabloid The Daily Mail has unearthed a pair of photos from the film’s set in Cape Town, South Africa, showcasing Idris Elba in costume as Roland Deschain (AKA The Gunslinger).

The Brothers Are Back In First Trailer For Prison Break’s 2017 Return

 

Bringing back long dead TV shows and rebooting movies for the small screen is all the rage these days, hence why Prison Break is coming back. Reuniting Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as Michael and Lincoln, this time it will be the latter who orchestrates the breakout as he discovers that his brother is still alive and for some reason back behind bars.

Gary Cahill Absent With Injury As England Trained On Wednesday

 

England's provisional Euro 2016 squad took part in an open training session at St George's Park on Wednesday evening but Gary Cahill sat out as a precaution. The Chelsea defender picked up a minor knock at the weekend and was the one absentee from training, with the exception of the players who still have club commitments.

Stephane Sessegnon And Victor Anichebe Leave West Brom

Stephane Sessegnon and Victor Anichebe will not be offered new deals by West Brom and will leave the club. However, Albion remain in talks with James Morrison about extending his stay at The Hawthorns.

I Am No Longer Signed Under Chocolate City - Ice Prince

We've all been wondering where Ice Prince has been. Well, the multi talented rapper who just released a new single called Chike, featuring Mavin act Korede Bello, revealed in an interview today on Cool FM that he is no more singed under the Chocolate City Label. 

Tyson Fury And Trainer Peter Fury Fall-Out

 

Tyson Fury claims he could be looking for a new trainer following an apparent fall-out with uncle Peter Fury. The WBA Super and WBO heavyweight world champion says a conversation took place after he was knocked down in sparring, in which he was told to sort his head out ahead of the rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.

Aston Villa Sold To Chinese Company

Randy Lerner has sold Aston Villa to the Recon Group, owned by Chinese businessman Dr Tony Jiantong Xia. The deal is for 100 per cent ownership and will go through subject to approval by the Premier League and Football League. It is understood that the new regime has spoken to Roberto Di Matteo's representatives as their preferred choice as head coach.

Federal Government DID NOT Remove Petrol Subsidy - Shittu Ahmed

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT REMOVE SUBSIDY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SUBSIDY AT N86.5 PUMP PRICE OF FUEL

Premier League Clubs To Debate Extra Substitutes

It is understood that next month Premier League clubs will discuss increasing the numbers of substitutes allowed on match days, from seven to nine.   Clubs will still only be allowed to use three substitutes - but we understand Manchester United and Chelsea are leading the push to add another two subs to the bench.

Rory Mcilroy Chasing Home Glory In Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

 

World No 3 Rory McIlroy admits it would be huge if he could improve on his poor record on home soil and win this week's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. The tournament host has recorded just two top-10 finishes in nine tournament appearances and has missed the cut in his home event three years running.

Chris Eubank Jr Returns To Action

Chris Eubank Jr returns to action on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's IBF world title fight with Dominic Breazeale at The O2. The exciting middleweight features on a packed bill for Joshua's first defence of his IBF heavyweight belt against Breazeale, which also includes George Groves' all-British battle with Martin Murray on June 25.

Diego Ulissi Wins Stage 11 As Bob Jungels Retains Lead

Italy's Diego Ulissi sprinted to his second win of this year's Giro d'Italia as Bob Jungels retained the overall lead in a frenetic conclusion to stage 11 in Asolo. Both riders formed part of a late three-man breakaway along with Andrey Amador and Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) subsequently produced the fastest finish to secure the sixth Giro stage win of his career.

NLC Applauds Nigerians For 'Strike First Day' Support, Vows To Continue Strike

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has commended its members and civil society allies for turning out “enmasse” on Wednesday to prosecute the strike action against the increase in pump price of petroleum product.

Trainspotting’ Sequel ‘T2’ Announces Start of Shooting With First Teaser

 

Trainspotting 2 is finally ready to hit the ground running as Sony Pictures Releasing UK has just released the very first teaser to announce that Trainspotting 2 begins shooting today. Ewen McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle are all back, as Renton, Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie, respectively, as is director Danny Boyle. 

Falz, Tekno & Skales Unveiled As MTN Ambassadors

Nigerian artistes, Falz The Bahd Guy, Tekno and Skales have been unveiled as the new brand ambassadors for leading telecommunications company, MTN.

Transformers 5 To Be Called Transformers: The Last Knight

 

With the film about to head into production Transformers 5 has now been given an official title, with Paramount deciding to call it Transformers: The Last Knight. While we weren’t given any further details on the meaning behind the moniker, it’s likely referring to Optimus Prime, given that he belongs to the Knights of Cybertron.

Black Panther Director Calls The Marvel Movie His Most Personal Project Yet

 

Following a star making performance from Chadwick Boseman in Captain America: Civil War, pretty much every Marvel movie fan out there is now counting down the days until the release of Black Panther in 2018. Some very impressive recent casting additions have helped with that too, of course, while Ryan Coogler directing the pic is easily one of the movie’s biggest draws.

Bryan Singer Wanted A Female Wolverine In X-Force

 

Wolverine was always a tentpole character for Marvel, so it’s no surprise he grew into such a major force in Bryan Singer’s X-Men-centric universe. Logan led fans through multiple stand-alone films and appeared in every single X-Men picture, aside from Deadpool.

Flavour Bags New Endorsement Deal With Energy Drink Company

Flavour has been announced as the brand ambassador for energy drink, Bullet. The Enugu-bred singer has seen his stock rise tremendously since making a name for himself with his highlife brand of music.

Big One For Seyi Shay As She Signs New Deal With Telecommunications Company

Nigerian singer, Seyi Shay has just signed a new endorsement deal with a telecommunications company. The new deal sees Seyi Shay becoming a brand ambassador for Samsson, a Middle East telecoms company that is a service provider for Etisalat & Cloud 9.

Dolph Lundgren as Cable in Deadpool 2?

 

It’s still early days on the follow-up to the R-rated surprise hit of the year, but thanks to the credits scene at the end of Deadpool, we already know one thing we can expect from Deadpool 2, and that’s the introduction of Cable.

#BringBackOurGirls: One of Kidnapped Chibok Girls Found, Six Dead

One of the missing Chibok schoolgirls has been found, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago.

Michael Fassbender Says Alien: Covenant’s Sets Are Fantastic

 

Filming is currently underway on Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, the director’s follow-up to Prometheus, and while we still know very little about it, a few details are beginning to trickle out. For one, we know that Michael Fassbender’s android David will be the only returning character, as he’ll be surrounded by a cast of fresh new faces including Katherine Waterson, Danny McBride and Demian Bichir. We also know that the film will be going for a hard R rating and will be set 10 years after its predecessor.