George Clooney has secured his next directorial effort, having signed on to direct Hack Attack, an adaptation of Nick Davies’ book of the same name, which explores the News International phone hacking scandal that came to light back in 2011 and ultimately led to the closure of The News of the World. “This has all […]
Comic Book Review – Tech Jacket #3
Zeb Larson reviews Tech Jacket #3… The champion of the Colossus emerges to challenge Tech Jacket, while the President of the United States (you know who!) receives council from a strange advisor. This is a pretty middling issue. There’s some action here that certainly looks nice, but none of it feels particularly dramatic or engrossing. […]
Netflix picks up Gotham
With Gotham set to premiere on FOX next month, the streaming service Netflix has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Television to become the exclusive video on demand supplier for the Batman prequel series in the States and its international markets. According to Deadline, the deal has set Netflix back around $1.75 million per episode, […]
Robert Downey Jr. wants to see Black Widow, Hulk and Hawkeye solo movies
Over the past year or so we’ve had plenty of speculation as to Marvel Studios’ plans for Phase Three of the Cinematic Universe, with a Black Widow solo movie mentioned as a possibility on several occasions, as well as ongoing support for another solo outing for The Incredible Hulk. Now Tony Stark himself has weighed […]
It’s a Prison Break reunion as Dominic Purcell joins The Flash
It looks like The CW is bringing together a Prison Break reunion of sorts, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Dominic Purcell (Blade: Trinity) has signed on to appear in the Arrow spin-off The Flash as supervillain and Rogues member Mick Rory – “a pyromaniac who finds an outlet for his obsession with fire when […]
Comic Book Review – Nailbiter #5
Zeb Larson reviews Nailbiter #5… ONE OF THE HORRIBLE SECRETS OF BUCKAROO HAS BEEN REVEALED! Finch and Crane are hot on the heels of a serial killer loose in Buckaroo, but Finch has finally found what he was looking for and it’s worse than he feared. Just as Finch and Crane think they have a […]
Disney announces Frozen short film Frozen Fever
Following the runaway success of Frozen, Walt Disney Pictures has announced that a new short film entitled Frozen Fever will debut next Spring. Set around Anna’s birthday and the complications that ensue when Elsa’s icy powers get in the way of throwing a celebration, Frozen Fever will reunite Frozen directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, […]
New Line’s Toby Emmerich talks Shazam movie and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam
Just a few hours ago Dwayne Johnson finally revealed his long-teased DC role, confirming that he’s set to play the villain Black Adam in a Shazam movie, and now Entertainment Weekly has managed to grab a few details about the DC project, which is being produced by Warner Bros. subsidiary New Line, and it appears […]
No Bran and Hodor in Game of Thrones season 5 as Kristian Nairn says they have a season off
For anyone not up to date with Game of Thrones, spoilers follow… As readers of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire will be aware, the television series Game of Thrones is quickly catching up to its source material – or, in the case of Bran Stark’s storyline, moving beyond what we’ve read […]
James Gunn details the original plan for Stan Lee’s Guardians of the Galaxy cameo
During an appearance at Dragon Con this past weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed the original plan for Stan Lee’s customary cameo in superhero space opera, whereby the Marvel legend would have been part of The Collector’s museum, giving the bird to Groot from within a glass case. Following reports that Disney […]
