Scott Davis continues his journey through London Town with Jack Bauer with a look at episode four of Live Another Day.… Another day, another hour with our dear friend Jack. So far, 24: LAD has certainly delivered on almost all counts. Swift, exhilarating and above all ridiculously entertaining, it’s everything you could want from Bauer’s […]
DVD Review – Wrecked (2013)
Wrecked (aka Scenic Route), 2013. Directed by Kevin Goetz and Michael Goetz. Starring Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Miracle Laurie, Christie Burson, Peter Michael Goetz, Jamie Donovan and Ethan Maher. SYNOPSIS: Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other’s […]
Joss Whedon, James Gunn and Edgar Wright respond to Wright’s Ant-Man departure
This past Friday brought the unexpected news that Edgar Wright has vacated the director’s chair on Marvel Studios’ first Phase Three offering Ant-Man, having been developing the movie since 2006. It was of course hugely disappointing news for fans eager to see Wright’s take on the miniature superhero, and now two of the British filmmaker’s […]
Simon Kinberg describes X-Men: Apocalypse as a “Roland Emmerich-style” disaster movie
X-Men writer and producer Simon Kinberg has sure been busy these past few weeks, taking over from Bryan Singer on the promotional trail for the latest instalment in the mutant franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past [read our reviews here and here]. Just a couple of days ago, he spoke about bringing Apocalypse to the […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past gives Fox its biggest ever opening weekend at the global box office
X-Men: Days of Future Past has enjoyed a healthy $261 million opening around the globe this weekend, with the Bryan Singer-directed sequel pulling in $90.7 million domestically and $171 million internationally since it began rolling out last Thursday. Its three-day U.S. haul is the second largest for the franchise after 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, […]
Rights to Namor the Sub-Mariner reportedly back at Marvel
Over the past couple of years, Marvel Studios has reacquired the movie rights to many of its characters, and now it seems the studio may have bagged another, with Borys Kit of THR reporting via Twitter that Universal no longer has the rights to Namor the Sub-Mariner. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige had spoken about […]
Is Callan Mulvey playing The Joker in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
A couple of weeks ago director of photography Larry Fong posted an image of a playing card to his Instagram account, sparking speculation as to whether The Joker might appear in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Well gossip site TMZ has seemingly picked up the ball and ran […]
Drew Goddard leaves Marvel’s Daredevil series, Steven S. DeKnight joins as showrunner
Yesterday, Marvel Studios and Edgar Wright released a joint statement announcing that Wright has vacated the director’s chair on his long-gestating adaptation of Ant-Man. Now Latino-Review has revealed that Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) has left the Daredevil miniseries, where he was slated to write and direct the pilot, as well as serving […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Big Hero 6, X-Men and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agent Carter, Big Hero 6, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Spider-Man and more… For the best […]
Comic Book Review – Prophet #44
Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #44… “An Empire Red-Mother is sent to investigate a fallen Prophet arc.” Issue 44 marks the antepenultimate (great word) episode of Brandon Graham’s Prophet revival, with The War in Space climaxing next month. The story will continue in a miniseries run, but still – for a comic of this immense beauty […]
