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They always say the grass is always greener on the other side, right? Michael K. Williams — who’s appeared in Boardwalk Empire and 12 Years a Slave since searing himself into our collective memory as Omar on The Wire — says he hopes to one day be part of the Marvel movie universe. His preferred part: The Black Panther. “I would definitely bring that quintessential New York City edge. You know, just a little bit of that grit,” he recently told Cinema Blend. Williams’ former Wire co-star, Idris Elba, on the other hand, has already appeared in two superhero films (both Thor movies), and seems to have tired of the genre, the A.V. Club points out. “Uh, I think there’s an actor already signed on for it, fortunately or unfortunately,” the Luther star said when asked about Netflix’s in-the-works Luke Cage series in a Reddit AMA over the weekend.
- The new television season may have just started, but that’s not going to stop networks from paying attention to ratings. Two new shows – CBS’s Scorpion (14 million) and Fox’s Gotham (8 million) – did great with viewers, while another, ABC’s Forever, struggled. [Vulture]
- Neil LaBute may be best known as a playwright, but he’s spent fair share of time in Hollywood. Maybe that’s why the movie industry is the focus of his withering gaze in his latest play, The Money Shot. [NY Post]
- Just in time for the release of her new book, Not that Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham has released Ask Lena, a 12-part advice video series. [Ask Lena/LenaDunham.com]
- No stranger to re-editing movies, Steven Soderbergh thought it would be fun to play around with Raiders of the Lost Ark and turn it into a black-and-white silent movie. Watch it here. [Extension 765]
