Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith has signed on to star alongside Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1) in the upcoming zombie film Patient Zero, Deadline has revealed. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitsky (Deadfall), Patient Zero sees “an unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies resulting in the […]
FOX gives a pilot order to adaptation of Warren Ellis’ Global Frequency from producer Jerry Bruckheimer
FOX is looking to branch out beyond Gotham, with Deadline revealing that Warner Bros. Television has been given a pilot production commitment from the network for an adaptation of Warren Ellis’ sci-fi series Global Frequency, which was published through DC’s Wildstorm imprint. The pilot will be written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, creator of Farscape and […]
Comic Book Review – Elric Volume 1: The Ruby Throne
Michelle Herbert reviews Elric Volume 1: The Ruby Throne by J. Blondel, D. Poli, R. Recht and J. Bastide… Eric, the albino emperor, has ruled Melnibon for millennia. However, Elric’s empire is crumbling before him and now his envious cousin and prince of Melnibon, Yyrkoon, plots to claim the Ruby Throne for himself. A superb […]
Learn the ‘Art of the Sell’ from Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year clip
A24 Films has released a new clip from director J.C. Chandor’s (All Is Lost) upcoming crime drama A Most Violent Year which sees Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) teaching us the ‘art of the sell’, check it out after the official synopsis… A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a searing crime drama set in New York […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Birdman (2014)
Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Starring: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis and Naomi Watts. SYNOPSIS: Riggan Thomas (Michael Keaton) attempts to distance himself from his famous role as the superhero, Birdman by staging a Broadway play adaptation of Raymond Carver’s ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‘. In […]
New clip from Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings
Ahead of its release next month, 20th Century Fox has dropped a new clip from Exodus: Gods and Kings, director Ridley Scott’s (Prometheus) biblical epic starring Christian Bale (American Hustle) as Moses and Joel Edgerton (Warrior) as Ramses. Check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Exodus: Gods […]
Jennifer Lawrence speaks briefly about X-Men: Apocalypse
With Jennifer Lawrence doing the promotional rounds for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, it’s inevitable that the actress will be fielding questions about her upcoming role in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, and during a chat with IGN the actress has briefly spoken about where we’ll find her character Mystique in the mutant superhero sequel: […]
Chadwick Boseman talks Black Panther
During Marvel’s big Phase Three announcement, Chadwick Boseman was announced as having secured the role of T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his debut in Captain America: Civil War before headling his own Black Panther movie (and presumably reprising the role for the two-part Avengers: Infinity War). Speaking to EW, the Get On Up […]
Gotham showrunner plans “prenatal origin story” for Robin, talks Harley Quinn and Scarecrow
Last week it was reported that The Flying Graysons are to make an appearance in Gotham this season, and now showrunner Bruno Heller has confirmed the news, telling EW that: “We’re going to do a prenatal origin story for Robin down the line. There are no MRIs involved. There’s an episode coming up where we […]
Ridley Scott to “reintroduce a fresher form of alien” in Prometheus 2
Back in September, Ridley Scott ruled out the possibility of the Xenomorph making an appearance in Prometheus 2, and now the filmmaker has been speaking a little more about the sci-fi sequel, stating that he intends on reintroducing “a fresher form of alien.” [Prometheus 2] is fresh and getting away from gods and dragons and […]
