With Harrison Ford reprising the role of Han Solo for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Disney and Lucasfilm have been quietly scouring the globe for a young actor to take on the iconic role for the 2018 Star Wars Anthology spin-off, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that over 2500 names have tested for the part. Naturally, with so […]
Samurai Jack returning for new season in 2016
Adult Swim has announced that Genndy Tartakovsky is returning to the classic cartoon series Samurai Jack for a new season which will air as part of the Toonami program block on Cartoon Network next year. Check out a poster, along with an announcement teaser… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ur3P4-ew4 At present, there are no further details on the new […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 fends off The Good Dinosaur at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 27th November to Sunday 29th November 2015… The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 held firm at the top of the UK box office in its second weekend, adding a further £4.53 million to push its haul to £19.32 million after eleven days. Five […]
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two box set offers a look at the Sokovia Accords from Captain America: Civil War
Rather than the Superhero Registration Act, the Sokovia Accords are set to be the catalyst that tears the Avengers apart in next year’s Captain America: Civil War, and thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Collection Blu-ray box set, we’ve got a glimpse at the document showing how it restricts the autonomy of Earth’s […]
Michael Bowen and Lori Petty join Gotham season 2
Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham has added a couple of new faces to its cast for the second half of season two in Michael Bowen (Breaking Bad) and Lori Petty (Tank Girl). Comic Book reports that Bowen will play Patrick ‘Matches’ Malone, who will be familiar to Batman fans as a small time crook whose […]
Latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office tracking suggests $3.5 billion worldwide haul
We all know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to be one of the biggest box office successes of all time, but if the latest box office tracking is anything to go by, it’s not going to have any problem toppling James Cameron’s Avatar to become the biggest film in history. According to analyst […]
Predator 4 script is complete
Back in June of 2014, it was announced that Iron Man 3 director Shane Black was working on a sequel to Predator (a movie he actually appeared as the character of Hawkins), and now the project has taken a step closer to becoming a reality with screenwriter Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad) confirming that the screenplay has […]
Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse to receive UK theatrical release in January
Manga Entertainment has announced that cult Japanese director Takashi Miike’s vampire-gangster genre mashup Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld is set for a theatrical release here in the UK this January. SEE ALSO: Watch the red band trailer for Yakuza Apocalypse here Featuring Miike’s signature blend of deranged horror, slapstick and action, Yakuza […]
Grime artist Stormzy joins cast of Noel Clarke’s Brotherhood
Award-winning grime artist Stormzy has joined the cast of Noel Clarke’s Brotherhood, where he’ll portray the character of Yardz in his first feature film role. Brotherhood concludes the story of the previous two films Kidulthood and Adulthood, and is currently shooting in and around West London, with Clarke writing and directing, as well as reprising […]
Peter Jackson teases possibility of directing an episode of Doctor Who
It’s been rumoured for a long time, and now Peter Jackson has added fuel to the fire that he’s set to direct an episode of the BBC’s long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who. The filmmaker has posted a video to Facebook, which sees him polishing his Oscars and discussing the possibility of directing an episode with his […]
