Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, the 30th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced last night in Santa Barbara, California. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman claimed the most awards, taking home three gongs including Best Feature, although Iñárritu lost out in the Best Director category to Richard Linklater for Boyhood. In the acting categories, Julianne Moore […]
The Game of Thrones Revolution: From Literature to Online Gaming
The increasingly connected nature of modern media has changed the worlds of film, literature and gaming forever. More specifically, it has enabled multi-platform experiences for the masses, while also making it easier than ever to translate popular characters and concepts across various channels.No modern day franchise reflects this better than the popular Game of Thrones, […]
Taron Egerton rumoured for young Han Solo role in Star Wars spin-off movie
If you’re looking for a juicy Star Wars rumour this weekend, then UK tabloid The Sun has just the tonic for you, as the newspaper is reporting that Kingsman: The Secret Service star Taron Egerton is wanted for the role of a young Han Solo in one of the several Star Wars spin-off movies in […]
Christopher McQuarrie denies report that Paramount wants to reshoot Mission: Impossible 5 finale
Yesterday it was reported by THR that production had been shut down on Mission: Impossible 5 in order to provide time for director Christopher McQuarrie to come up with a “new and improved finale” for the latest chapter of the blockbuster spy series.According to the initial report, Paramount executives were disappointed with the ending to […]
Star Wars Battlefront will reportedly tie in with Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It’s one of the most anticipated video games of 2015, but so far we know very little about EA’s upcoming Star Wars Battlefront, save from what little information we’ve been able to gather from the E3 2014 behind-the-scenes trailer, and a piece of concept artwork showing Rebel Commandos on Endor. Well, the folks at Making […]
Bruce Campbell talks more about Ash vs Evil Dead, Jill Marie Jones nabs female lead
Bruce Campbell is set to strap on the chainsaw and boomstick later this year as he returns to the role of Ashley J. Williams for the Sam Raimi-produced STARZ series Ash vs Evil Dead. During an interview with Dread Central, Campbell has offered up a few words on his return as Ash, and his two […]
The Week in Spandex – Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Aquaman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Lucifer, Constantine, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, […]
Gal Gadot to shoot Wonder Woman in the fall
Yesterday Zack Snyder gave us our first look at Jason Momoa as he’ll appear as Aquaman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [see here], and now thanks to Deadline we’ve got another tidbit of news about the fledgling DC Cinematic Universe.In a report about Gal Gadot joining the Fox 2000 film Keeping Up With […]
Universal options children’s superhero fantasy book The Princess in Black
With superheroes pretty much absent from Universal’s catalogue, the studio has moved to option the movie rights to Shannon Hale and Dean Hale’s bestselling children’s book The Princess in Black, a superhero fantasy revolving around a fairy tale princess who moonlights as a masked vigilante. According to Deadline, the story centres on “Princess Magnolia, who […]
Image announces sci-fi horror series Injection from Warren Ellis
Image Comics has announced that writer Warren Ellis and his Moon Knight creative team of artist Declan Shalvey and colorist Jordie Bellaire are reuniting for the new sci-fi horror series Injection, which will be published by Image Comics. Set in a dystopian future where the world has been poisoned, the first issue will focus on […]
