Daily Dose of Doctor Who - Neil Gaiman Poster and SPOILERS

NEIL GAIMAN’S CYBERMAN-FILLED DOCTOR WHO EPISODE GETS A POSTER AND A SYNOPSIS

First the poster. Ooh, shiny. And then, under the jump, the synopsis:

Hedgewick’s World of Wonders was once the greatest theme park in the galaxy, but it’s now the dilapidated home to a shabby showman, a chess-playing dwarf and a dysfunctional army platoon.

When the Doctor, Clara, Artie and Angie arrive, the last thing they expect is the re-emergence of one of the Doctor’s oldest foes. The Cybermen are back!

A reminder: Artie and Angie are the kids are the kids Clara looks after. Another reminder:Warwick Davis will be in this episode, airing on May 11th. Bring it.

Oh, My - Michael Fassbender Will Star In An Upcoming Adaptation Of ‘Macbeth’

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As y’all know, Trent‘s been in NYC for the past few days and I’m pretty sure he’s having the best time ever. Even though nothingcompared to our day at the Yankee’s game, I know he also had an amazing time seeing Alan Cumming in his one-man show production of William Shakespeare‘s Macbeth. I got to talk toTrent about it when we hung out and I am sooo obsessed with the idea of going to see this show, lol. Macbeth is a story that, as we know, never gets old and new actors are always coming along to take on the role. Michael Fassbender is now joining the rans of actors who’ve gone Macbeth, which is pretty exciting. I mean,Fassy as Macbeth? Yespleasemorethanyou. Click inside to learn more!

Indiewire has the deets:

Everyone from Sam Worthington (really) to Orson Welles has taken on “Macbeth,” and the Shakespeare play that dare not say it name has been adapted countless time for the stage, television and multiplex. Well, when it comes to the latter, (quality) movie versions have been a bit fewer and far between, so the news that Michael Fassbender might take the lead in “the Scottish play” certainly has our attention.

The actor is attached to a new version of Shakespeare’s work that will be directed by the fast rising “Snowtown” director, Justin Kurzel. Penned by Todd Louiso (the director behind “Love Liza” and “Hello I Must Be Going”) and Jacob Koskoff (who co-penned “The Marc Pease Experience” with Louiso), the story will be the same, set in the 11th century and will be presented in the original dialogue. However, this version will be more “visceral” and contain “significant battle scenes.” And this production is coming together pretty fast.

Plans are underway for the film to shoot later this year, and will seemingly be bumping plans for Kurzel’s adaptation of John Le Carre’s “Our Kind Of Traitor” which had Ralph Fiennes and Mads Mikkelsen lining up. A bit of bummer, but still, Fassy + Macbeth is a combo we won’t argue with. And speaking of the actor who is currently lensing “X-Men: Days Of Future Past,” this is nice meaty project to dive into after the VFX extravaganza. As for Lady Macbeth? Talks are apparently underway with an unnamed “Hollywood leading actress.” Suggestions?

I heard so many good things about this director (Justin Kurzel) and I have to see Snowtown Murders now. I think it’s based on a massacre that took place in Australia. Anyway, I heard good things and I need to catch up on this guy.

Plus, Fassy? Do y’all see him as Macbeth? It’s been ages since I’ve seen a production of the play but it makes perfect sense to me. Then again, there’s not a lot that I don’t see him doing. I think this could definitely be a strong production.

Daily Dose of Doctor Who - Paul McGann

Why does the 8th Doctor get no love?

COME ON, HE GOT A STAMP and even Tom Baker has come around!!!

Give Paul McGann's Doctor a chance!!!

American Horror Story: Gabourey Sidibe Joins the Coven

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The coven is welcoming a new member!
Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe is joining the third season of FX's anthology hit American Horror Story: Coven.

Creator Ryan Murphy announced the casting news on Twitter, tweeting, "Thrilled to announce Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe is joining the cast of American Horror Story: Coven."

Sidibe, who currently stars alongside Laura Linney on The Big C, joins fellow AHS newcomer Kathy Bates for the highly anticipated new season, which will film on location in New Orleans among other places.

Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Frances Conroy, Sarah Paulson and Taissa Farmiga are all confirmed to return for season three.

Of Coven, Murphy recently teased, "It's a really cool story we've been talking about for a couple of years. So we're going to do that."

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SPOILERS - Joss Whedon Talks Robert Downey Jr. and THE AVENGERS 2

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Marvel: Phase Two hasn’t even started to hit theaters, but sometimes you just want to rush to desert.  While walking the red carpet at the Iron Man 3 premiere, writer-director Joss Whedonwas asked a couple questions regarding The Avengers 2.  First up, since it sounds like Robert Downey Jr. is considering retirement from the Marvel Universe, some may be wondering if we’ll see Iron Man flying around in Whedon’s film.  Whedon responded, “I am not the guy who has to worry about him being replaced. He is Iron Man at this point. When I heard that he was cast I knew that something had just changed, and I usually don’t know stuff like that.”  It sounds fairly certain that Downey is on board for The Avengers 2, but beyond that, Whedon doesn’t know if the actor will continue with the series.

Hit the jump for more including what Whedon had to say about Thanos’ presence in Phase Two.

DesdeHollywood is misleading in their headline about “The Avengers 3” because as you’ll see in their video, the interviewer never asks about The Avengers 3.  He says, “The Avengers are very, very powerful.  Why should they be concerned about someone like Thanos?”  Whedon responded:

“Well, Thanos is more powerful. He is so powerful, he is not someone you can just trot out and punch him. Like he did in the comics, you want him to be threading through the universe and to save the big finale for the big finale. He is definitely a part of what I’ve got going on. The thing about the Avengers is that they are very powerful, but they’re not very stable. So, there will definitely be some people that will shake them up in the next installment.”

This statement seems to put to rest any dispute on whether or not Thanos is the big villain ofGuardians of the Galaxy.  The main antagonist of that picture now looks to be The Collector, who will be played by Lee Pace.  I’m sure Thanos will still have a presence, and perhaps that presence is going to grow throughout Phase Two rather than simply dropping the character intoGuardians so that the audience will go, “Oh, hey.  It’s that purple dude again.”