Although we’re yet to hear any word on a possible second season for Netflix’s latest Marvel series The Punisher, showrunner Steve Lightfoot has been chatting to The Hollywood Reporter about which villains he’d like to see Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle going up against in season two should the call come. I haven’t even thought about season […]
Tom Baker returns to Doctor Who to complete abandoned serial ‘Shada’
Some 36 years after his departure, Tom Baker has reprised the role of the Fourth Doctor to complete the abandoned 1979 Doctor Who serial ‘Shada’, penned by legendary author Douglas Adams. Halted due to a strike and never finished, the BBC has now completed ‘Shada’ through a mix of the original footage, state of the […]
Ben Mendelsohn wants to play Doctor Doom, praises him as “the greatest comic character of all time”
Although it’s yet to be made official by Marvel, it seems that Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the actor slated to play the lead Skrull villain opposite Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers and Jude Law’s Mar-Vell in 2019’s Captain Marvel. However, it seems that Mendelsohn […]
James Cameron on the technical challenges of shooting underwater on the Avatar sequels
Although plot details on James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels are being kept tightly under wraps, we do know that the movies will explore the oceans of Pandora, with Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 in particular set to feature a number of underwater sequences. Given that the Avatar movies rely heavily on performance capture, this change […]
Featurette explores Tom Hardy’s training for Venom
Sony Pictures is currently deep in production on Venom, the first of what the studio hopes will be a series of Spider-Man spinoff movies set within their own shared Spidey cinematic universe (one which may or may not contain the wall-crawler himself). Over the past few weeks we’ve seen some set photos, spy video and […]
Rumour: An aborted post-credits scene for Justice League would have featured the Green Lantern Corps
Minor spoilers for Justice League follow. You have been warned… Throughout the production of Justice League, there were several rumours suggesting that members of the Green Lantern Corps would make an appearance in the DC blockbuster, and while we did see an unnamed Lantern battling Steppenwolf in the flashback scene, it seems the original plans […]
Exclusive Interview – James Kermack on writing and directing Hi-Lo Joe
Originally from East London, writer and director James Kermack began his career as an actor with experience spanning theatre, TV and film, before embarking on new projects as a filmmaker. Years in the making, his feature debut, the powerful romantic drama Hi-Lo Joe is finally here and tackles the difficult, seldom discussed issues of male […]
Preview of Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime’s Quarry’s War #1
Acclaimed comic writer/novelist Max Allan Collins brings his hit Quarry series to comics for the first time ever this coming Wednesday with the release of Quarry’s War #1 from Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime. Check out a preview of the first issue here… In Quarry’s War, former U.S. Marine sniper Quarry has recently returned […]
Neill Blomkamp’s OATS Studios remaking Flight of the Navigator?
After releasing a number of acclaimed shorts [watch them here], it looks like District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp’s OATS Studios has now found its first feature project, with the South African filmmaker revealing on Twitter that the studio is set to tackle the remake of the 80s favourite Flight of the Navigator. https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/933113269652303877 […]
Danny Elfman scored much of Justice League from storyboards
In addition to writing and directing reshoots on Justice League, Joss Whedon was also responsible for one other major change on the DC blockbuster, hiring composer Danny Elfman to score the film after firing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s Junkie XL. Being a last minute replacement meant that Elfman was working to a very […]
