The British Academy of Film and Television Awards has announced that Jessie Buckley (Beast, Wild Rose), Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale, Widows), Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk, American Animals), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out, Sorry to Bother You) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War) have been nominated for this year’s EE Rising Star […]
Book Review – Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
Michelle Herbert reviews Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill… Sea of Rust is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. It is unlike many post-apocalyptic settings that we have read before, as humanity has been decimated and all those surviving in the Sea of Rust are robots. Some, those known as freebots were created by humanity, […]
IDW’s Black Crown announces Eve Stranger, amnesiac-for-hire
IDW Publishing imprint Black Crown has announced the upcoming launch of the five-issue miniseries Eve Stranger from writer David Barnett and artist Philip Bond, which follows a formidable young woman with unnatural abilities and a repeatedly wiped memory, available to the highest bidder under the threat of exploding nanobombs in her bloodstream. “Imagine if you were […]
The Walking Dead leads the most pirated TV shows of 2018
Having topped the list of the most pirated TV shows for the past six years, HBO’s Game of Thrones took a year out in 2018, allowing perennial runner-up The Walking Dead to top the list of the most illegally-downloaded shows. Ratings may be dwindling on TV, but AMC’s zombie drama remains hugely popular when it […]
UPDATE: Aquaman hits $823 million at the worldwide box office, tops Wonder Woman
UPDATE: As of Wednesday, Aquaman has now pulled in $822.9 million to overtake Wonder Woman ($821.8 million) and sit in second place behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($873.6 million) in terms of the DC Extended Universe’s highest earners. Original story follows… Warner Bros.’ latest DC blockbuster Aquaman has made a huge splash at […]
Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd reportedly join Zombieland 2
If a report from Geeks Worldwide is to be believed, Bill Murray is set to return for the upcoming horror-comedy sequel Zombieland 2, and he’ll be joined by his Ghostbusters co-star Dan Aykroyd. According to the site, Murray and Aykroyd are currently in talks to play fictional versions of themselves – and given the events […]
Cassian Andor Star Wars series will reportedly begin production in October
Back in November it was announced that Diego Luna is set to reprise the role of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s rebel spy Cassian Andor for a new live-action Star Wars series on the Disney+ streaming service, and now comes word of a potential production start date. According to Production Weekly (via Discussing Film), […]
Robert Downey Jr.’s Marvel contract expires with Avengers: Endgame
In just a few short months, Marvel Studios will unleash Avengers: Endgame, a landmark entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe which is set to serve as the culmination of the first three Phases of the MCU, as well as a “new beginning” for the hugely successful superhero universe. As such, it’s expected that we’ll be […]
UPDATE: Ellen Ripley and Newt featured in an alternate ending to The Predator
We’ve known for a while now that The Predator underwent major changes in the build up to its release, with much of the third act reworked during reshoots as a response to negative test screening feedback. Now we have some details on what could have been, with visual effects artist Yuri Everson revealing on Instagram […]
Preview of Jim Lee DC Legends Artifact Edition
Jim Lee receives the Artifact Edition treatment from IDW Publishing this week with the release of the Jim Lee DC Legends Artifact Edition hardcover; check out a preview here… Jim Lee began his career at Marvel comics in the mid-1980s. Rising in popularity at a rapid pace, he soon took over the company’s flagship title […]
