Netflix Preemptively Purchases Shadecraft
Netflix has picked up the film rights to the Image Comics title Shadecraft just ahead of the book's release at the end of the month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Series writer/creator Joe Henderson, whose background is in TV including working as the showrunner on Lucifer, is set to develop the pilot with Georgia Lee (The Expanse, The 100). Henderson and artist/creator Lee Garbett will serve as producers on the series.
WandaVision Hits Top 3
Marvel Studios' debut TV series WandaVision has moved up again in the latest Nielsen Ratings report during its third week of streaming. For the week of February 1 to February 7 the show ranked #3 in the Original series listing. That represents a two-spot improvement over last week's #5 ranking. With 5 episodes available the Disney+ show enjoyed 589 million minutes of viewing time, which is a 37% gain above the previous week. The fifth episode generated huge buzz for its twist ending so the uptick isn't surprising.
This week the #1 show was Netflix's Firefly Lane, which pushed Bridgerton down to the #2 spot.
Chelsea Harris on Board for Snowpiercer 3
Actor Chelsea Harris has been promoted to series regular for the third season of Snowpiercer, according to a report on Deadline. She made her debut in the currently-running second season of the TNT drama as Skyes, Mr. Wilford's right hand. New episodes of the show air Mondays on TNT.
Zack Snyder's Justice League | Batman Trailer
Director Zack Snyder has dropped a Batman-focused trailer for the upcoming streaming event Zack Snyder's Justice League. The montage is mostly footage that is familiar by now, with the coda showing a black-suited Superman (Henry Cavill) helping Batman (Ben Affleck) onto the stage where the full team poses dramatically. The four hour film arrives on HBO Max March 18.
Marvel Studios Assembled Gets Poster
Next week fans can go behind the scenes of the making of WandaVision with the new special Marvel Studios Assembled. Social media for the network has released a new poster for the event depicting the time-shifting Westview bent around the camera lens. Given the meta nature of the series, the poster could serve as a promo for both the core series and the new special. Watch March 12 on Disney+.
