••• Deadline reports that Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Expanse, Grimm, 24) will play “the High Command of the Federation” in Star Trek: Beyond, the character having been added to the plot during the reshoots stage.

••• The problem with Deadpool actually being released was that we were denied new Deadpool trailers. Well, not entirely. The Merc With A Mouth celebrates one month of release of his big screen solo movie in retro style…

••• It’s been confirmed. The Marvel/Netflix series Luke Cage will be released for streaming on Netflix on 30 September. Star Mike Colter made the announcement at the red carpet premiere of Daredevil season two in New York. “It’s going to be action packed from the beginning to the very end. Trust me,” said Colter.

••• “Hard to believe we’re wrapping up week four already, it’s just flying by,” posted Star Wars Episode VIII director Rian Johnson on his Tumblr along with an on-set photo of cinematographer Steve Yedlin standing in what looks like a bit of the Millennium Falcon set (or maybe some other ship).

••• Jack Joyce (X-Men’s Iceman Shawn Ashmore) fights for survival in a world where time is broken in the cinematic trailer for Quantum Break. With his family in danger and the world at the brink of collapse, Jack must battle the evil Monarch Solutions using the only weapon he has: time itself. And it’s all set to a haunting cover version Nirvana’s  “Come As You Are.”