It was meant to expand Sony’s Spidey franchise into a fully-fledged cinematic universe, but instead The Amazing Spider-Man 2 disappointed fans and critics, as well as underperforming at the box office, becoming the lowest-grossing instalment in the series, and trailing behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier and X-Men: Days of Future Past in terms of […]
Nightwing to lead a live-action Teen Titans TV series
This upcoming TV season will see DC Comics’ live-action output expanding to four shows, with The Flash, Constantine and Gotham set to join Arrow. Warner Bros. also has Supergirl at the development stage, and now we can add another potential show to that list with Deadline revealing that a live-action Teen Titans adaptation, Titans, is […]
Stephen Amell says Arrow and The Flash “are creating a Justice League on TV”
It’s looking all but certain that DC Comics’ various TV offerings will be kept entirely separate from Warner Bros.’ DC Cinematic Universe, but it seems that Stephen Amell is more than happy to be part of The CW’s expanding DC world, with the Arrow star stating at Fan Expo Canda (via CBR) that “we are […]
Josh Boone provides an update on The Stand
The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone is currently busy developing Warner Bros.’ long-gestating adaptation of Stephen King’s epic post-apocalyptic novel The Stand, and during a chat with Collider he has now provided an update on his progress, confirming that the script is complete, and that it will remain faithful to King’s original novel […]
The Simpsons to cross over with the Tracey Ullman Simpsons
Not content with crossovers with fellow Matt Groening show Futurama and rival FOX animated series Family Guy, it has now been announced that The Simpsons will be meeting up with their original counterparts from The Tracey Ullman Show shorts as part of the annual ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Halloween special… According to Entertainment Weekly, the October […]
R.I.P. Richard Kiel (1939 – 2014)
American actor Richard Kiel – best known for his role as the towering steel-toothed henchman Jaws in the James Bond movie series – has passed away yesterday, aged 74. No cause of death has been released. Born in Detroit in 1939, Kiel began his career in 1960 with a role in an episode of Laramie, […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunners on introducing Mockingbird and expanding the cast for season 2
Last month it was revealed that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is to add Mockingbird to the cast of the ABC show for its upcoming second season, with Adrianne Palicki (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) securing the role of super spy Bobbi Morse, and now showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen have talked about introducing the fan favourite character, […]
Alex Kurtzman says “you can do things with Venom that you can’t do with Spider-Man”
Following the mixed reception to The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony decided to push The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to the backburner in favour of exploring the bad guys of the Spider-Man universe with 2016’s The Sinister Six. Meanwhile the studio is currently developing another villain-based spin-off centred on fan favourite Spidey foe Venom, which is apparently […]
DVD Review – The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, 2014. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson. Starring Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage and Melissa Leo. SYNOPSIS: A curmudgeonly man is mistakenly told that he has 90 minutes to live by his doctor and promptly sets out to reconcile with his wife, brother and friends in the short time he […]
The Strain – Episode 9 Review
Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of The Strain.… There is a long way between the gas station and Abraham’s pawn shop. You best buckle up because anything can happen……. It’s a fact that characters which adhere to stereotypes end up short changing you. In a word they become boring. As The Strain stretches into […]
