Back on April Fool’s Day, the Merc with a Mouth made an unannounced appearance on Extra, assaulting former Saved By the Bell star Mario Lopez as he revealed that Fox’s upcoming Deadpool movie will be R-rated. Well, it looks like Deadpool has now taken another swing at A.C. Slater, with Lopez posting the following image […]
Diego Luna joins Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One
Gareth Edwards’ upcoming Star Wars spin-off Rogue One has found itself a new cast member, with Variety reporting that Diego Luna (Elysium) has joined the film in a lead role, although details of his character are being kept under wraps. Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One will tell the story of a group of rebels out […]
Movie Review – Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect 2, 2015. Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Ester Dean, Alexis Knapp, Hana Mae Lee, Adam DeVine, Kelley Jakle, Chrissie Fit, Hailee Steinfeld, Katey Sagal and Elizabeth Banks. SYNOPSIS: After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition […]
Movie Review – Spy (2015)
Spy, 2015. Written and Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Bobby Cannavale and Morena Baccarin. SYNOPSIS: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Melissa McCarthy has really blown up over the past few […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens big in China with record day for Marvel
As it continues its march towards the billion dollar mark, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron opened in China yesterday, pulling in a whopping 95.5% of all box office takings to debut with $33.9 million. That’s a record opening day for Marvel in that market, and is almost double the opening of Iron Man 3, and […]
Marvel releasing Star Wars #1 and Darth Vader #1 Director’s Cuts next month
It looks like Marvel Comics is taking a leaf out of George Lucas’ Special Edition playbook (okay, not quite…), with the publisher announcing that it is set to release Director’s Cuts of the smash hit comics Star Wars #1 and Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 this June… Experience the monumental return of the iconic Star […]
Video game adaptation Heavenly Sword arriving in the UK in June
TriCoast UK has announced that the PlayStation 3 video game adaptation Heavenly Sword is finally set to arrive on these shores, with the CG-animated film set for a DVD and Digital Download release on June 15th. A dramatic tale of revenge, ‘Heavenly Sword’ follows the story of Nariko (Anna Torv), a trained warrior who possesses […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron fends off Spooks: The Greater Good at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 8th May to Sunday 10th May 2015… Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron has retained the top spot at the UK box office for the third week running, fending off competition from Spooks: The Greater Good to push its cumulative gross beyond £40 million, […]
Amazon commissions fourth and fifth seasons of Ripper Street
Amazon has announced that it has commissioned two more season of the hit British drama Ripper Street, with filming on series four and series five set to commence immediately. “When it comes to great British drama it really doesn’t get better than Ripper Street, which has already been a huge hit with customers and critics […]
Selma director Ava DuVernay to direct a Marvel Studios movie
According to The Wrap, Marvel has tapped Selma director Ava DuVernay to direct one of its upcoming Phase Three movies, with the site reporting that Black Panther is the most likely candidate, although Captain Marvel is also a possibility. The report goes on to state that Marvel “is intent on hiring an African-American director for […]
