Robert Downy Jr. has spoken out about his love for Iron Man 3 director Shane Black at the 24 hour Cinefamily Telethon a few days ago and even spoke about how he was influential on the first Iron Man movie: “I adore him,” Downey Jr. said of the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director. “I’ve been […]

With two financially successful instalments already under its belt, Lionsgate is looking to wheel out its collection of aging stars for another explosive action ensemble, with development already well underway on The Expendables 3. Earlier this year, producer Avi Learner revealed that Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes and Nicolas Cage were on the wishlist […]

Ruben Fleischer, whose re-edited Gangster Squad is finally getting a UK release in January, has told Coming Soon that one of his next projects could be an adaptation of video game franchise Spy Hunter – which he hopes will be ‘his James Bond’. “If I could make any movie, it would be James Bond,” he […]

Life of Pi, 2012. Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Adil Hussain, Gerard Depardieu and Rafe Spall. SYNOPSIS: A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey as he spends 227 days adrift in the Pacific with only a fearsome Bengal tiger for company. Published in 2001, […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Scott Mendelson joins the ranks of film critics knocking Peter Jackson down a peg for his first (of three) films of The Hobbit: “This first film, shamefully bloated and lacking in any justification for its padding, plays less like a theatrical cut, or even like an extended edition […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the first issue of Marvel NOW!’s Avengers… “The greatest heroes in comics together on one unbeatable team! The Avengers ‘go large,’ expanding their roster and their sphere of influence to a global and even interplanetary level. When Captain America puts out his call – who will answer? Big threats, big ideas, big […]

Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, The Dark Knight Rises, The Wolverine, Deadpool, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Arrow, Wonder Woman, DC […]

Luke Owen reviews the first issue of Thunderbolts… “Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Forget the courts, the jails, the system — this team of Thunderbolts fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous and lethal players in the Marvel Universe with extreme prejudice. Led by General “Thunderbolt” Ross, AKA the Red Hulk, this […]

Martin Deer on the latest issue of Batman… “The Joker’s attacks have taken their toll on Batman and his allies, and now they have to face the impossible. The final madness of The Joker’s plan is revealed! Why is he more dangerous now than ever before?“ I’m running out of ways in which to describe […]