An near-mint copy of 1938’s Action Comics #1 – the first appearance of Superman – has sold for a record $3,207,852 at auction on eBay, shattering the previous record of $2.16 million for the same issue back in 2011. The latest auction was for the highest-graded copy of Action Comics #1 ever evaluated by the […]
Shane Black bringing Remo Williams back to the screen with The Destroyer
In 1985, MGM brought former cop turned government agent Remo Williams to the screen with Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (a.k.a. Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous), hoping to launch a franchise based upon Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s The Destroyer series of pulp novels with Fred Ward (Tremors) in the lead role. While that effort failed […]
R.I.P. Richard Attenborough (1923 – 2014)
Academy Award-winning British filmmaker and actor Richard Attenborough has passed away aged 90, his son has revealed today. Born in Cambridge in 1923, Attenborough began his career in his teens, working on the stage before making his screen debut in 1942’s In Which We Serve. After his breakthrough in 1947’s Brighton Rock, he would go […]
Video Game Review – Star Wars: Commander
Chris Sanderson reviews Star Wars: Commander… I am not one who usually frequents casual games, however after visiting the App Store on iPad this weekend I was pointed towards the Editors Picks section where I discovered Star Wars: Commander. Commander follows the usual casual games ideology of free to download with in-app purchases in the […]
Bond 24 seeking an iconic, physically imposing henchman like Oddjob and Jaws
It seems that Sam Mendes is looking to bring back the classic henchman character for Daniel Craig’s next outing in Bond 24, with MI6-HQ reporting that casting is underway for the main assassin, who is described as a physically imposing henchman in the vein of iconic Bond villains Oddjob (Harold Sakata) and Jaws (Richard Kiel). […]
The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Ms. Marvel, Black Panther, Batman v Superman, Shazam, DC TV and more
Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Ms. Marvel, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, Big Hero 6, The Sinister Six, The Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Superman Lives, Shazam, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, […]
Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale wanted for The Stand
Now that Warner Bros. is pushing ahead with The Stand under director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars), we should expect to hear plenty of casting news on the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic epic over the coming months, and it appears that the director has already identified the man he wants to […]
Second Opinion – Lucy (2014)
Lucy, 2014. Directed by Luc Besson. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Analeigh Tipton, Amr Waked, Choi Min-sik and Pilou Asbæk. SYNOPSIS: When forced to partake in a drug-dealing operation across countries, student Lucy is harassed and beaten, only to have the drugs seep into her system. Chased by cops and gangsters, Lucy begins to use the deepest, […]
Jennifer Lawrence rumoured to be in talks for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
Now that Quentin Tarantino has decided to move full steam ahead with The Hateful Eight – even going so far as to release a teaser trailer, which you can watch here – it’s being reported by Collider that the director is looking to add some Oscar-winning talent to the cast, with Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings […]
Jon Hamm denies rumours linking him to Marvel’s Doctor Strange
Back in January, a “report” emerged claiming that Mad Men star Jon Hamm had signed on the dotted line to portray the Sorcerer Supreme in Marvel’s then-without-so-much-as-a-director-attached Doctor Strange movie. While it came from a dubious source, the story still managed to pick up some traction; however, Hamm has now put the rumour to rest, […]
