IDW Publishing and Black Crown launches their dark and demented new monthly satire series Kid Lobotomy on Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here… Big Daddy is a rich hotelier who, in a cracked echo of King Lear, appoints his youngest descendant to manage The Suites, a peculiar hotel located […]
Preview of Rom: First Strike #1
IDW’s Hasbro event First Strike continues this week with the release of Rom: First Strike #1; check out a preview of the issue here… Rom’s team-up with the Micronauts leads our heroes right to the Dire Wraiths… and their new microscopic threat! Rom: First Strike #1 is out on Wednesday, October 18th, priced $3.99.
Preview of Optimus Prime: First Strike #1
Optimus Prime: First Strike #1 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here courtesy of IDW Publishing; check it out… With Cybertron under siege by Baron Ironblood’s forces, Optimus Prime and Arcee defend their homeland! Caught in the middle is the human/Transformer team […]
Veep’s Reid Scott in talks to join Sony’s Venom
Variety is reporting that Reid Scott (Veep) is in talks to join the cast of Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spinoff movie Venom. Tom Hardy is leading the cast of the film as Eddie Brock, with Riz Ahmed, Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate also on board in as-yet-unrevealed roles. Zombieland helmer Ruben Fleischer is attached to direct the […]
Weider biopic Bigger casts its young Arnold Schwarzenegger
Beeholder Productions has announced that it has found its young Arnold Schwarzenegger for Bigger, director George Gallo’s biopic of Joe and Ben Weider, with Mr. Universe 2014 Calum Von Moger set to take on the role of the Austrian Oak. The film, which is in production now stars Tyler Hoechlin and Aneurin Barnard as bodybuilding […]
John Carpenter says he will score new Halloween, reboot will ignore all but the first film
John Carpenter may not be returning to the director’s chair for the new Halloween movie, but it seems he has now agreed to compose the score for the horror reboot, which is being helmed by David Gordon Green from a script he co-wrote with Danny McBride. “I am an executive producer and it looks clear […]
Jared Leto praises Suicide Squad 2 director
After approaching the likes of Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) and Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows), Warner Bros. finally found its director for Suicide Squad 2 last month in Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant), and now Suicide Squad star Jared Leto has shared a few words of praise for the filmmaker. “I think Gavin is incredibly talented, he […]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind gets an 8-Bit reimagining for 40th anniversary
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the classic Steven Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind has received a retro, 8-Bit reimagining, which has been released as part of the promotion for the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release of the film; check it out here… The 40th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray […]
Iron Maiden mascot Eddie joins Angry Birds Evolution for Halloween
It’s time for Angry Birds fans to Run to the Hills, as Rovio Entertainment has announced that it is paying tribute to the legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden with a special Halloween event which sees mascot Eddie joining Angry Birds Evolution as the special playable character Eddie the Bird. To celebrate Eddie the Bird’s […]
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Rey of Jakku & BB-8 Adventure and Princess Leia Organa & Wicket the Ewok Endor Adventure Review
Gary Collinson reviews Hasbro’s Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Rey of Jakku & BB-8 Adventure and Princess Leia Organa & Wicket the Ewok Endor Adventure dolls… One of the major criticisms aimed at the original Star Wars movies was the lack of diversity in the galaxy far, far away, and this is something that Lucasfilm […]
