After kicking off production in New York City this past September, director Todd Phillips has now taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker, which sees Joaquin Phoenix taking on the role of the Clown Prince of Crime for a gritty, 80s-set standalone origin story for the […]
George Takei joins The Terror season 2 as series regular and consultant
AMC has announced that Star Trek icon George Takei has joined the second season of its acclaimed anthology series The Terror as both a series regular and consultant.Takei joins the previously announced Derek Mio (Lethal Weapon), while other new additions to the cast include Kiki Sukezane (Lost in Space), Miki Ishikawa (9-1-1), Shingo Usami (Unbroken) and Naoko Mori (Everest).Set during World War II, […]
IDW relaunching Transformers with new series
IDW Publishing has announced that a brand-new Transformers comic book series from writer Brian Ruckley, author of the Godless World fantasy trilogy, and artists Angel Hernandez (Star Trek: Discovery – Succession) and Ron Joseph (Micronauts: Wrath of Karza) is set to launch in March 2019 and will explore the very moment when a glorious, peaceful […]
Preview of Mattéo, Book One: 1914-1915
IDW Publishing releases Jean-Pierre Gibrat’s Mattéo, Book One: 1914-1915 this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the graphic novel for you here; check it out…A beautifully drawn and deeply emotional graphic novel that follows the singular destiny of a man caught up in the fervent passions of a tumultuous period that begins with the […]
Detective Comics #1000 cover and details revealed
This coming March sees Detective Comics reaching its milestone 1000th issue, neatly coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Batman, and DC Comics has now unveiled the wraparound cover to Detective Comics #1000 from artist Jim Lee.Detective Comics #1000 will feature an original story from Peter J. Tomasi and Doug Mahnke which launches a new story […]
R.I.P. Penny Marshall (1943 – 2018)
American actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall has passed away aged 75, after suffering complications from diabetes.Marshall began her acting career in the 1960s and rose to fame the following decade as the star of the hit ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley, a spinoff of Happy Days which ran between 1976 and 1983 and saw her appearing […]
Tom Holland is a big fan of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
After teaming up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to battle Thanos earlier this year in Avengers: Infinity War, the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man returned to the big screen this month as Sony Pictures unveiled its animated adventure Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.While he was absent from the movie, the MCU’s Peter Parker Tom Holland has taken to Instagram […]
Academy Award shortlists for Best Foreign Language Film, Music, VFX, Make-Up and Hairstyling and Documentary Feature revealed
With the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards set to be announced next month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the shortlists for several categories including Best Foreign Language Film, Best Music (Original Song), Best Music (Original Score), Best Visual Effects, Best Make-Up and Hairstyling and Best Documentary Feature. Take a look […]
The Favourite leads nominations for 39th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leads the nominations for the 39th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with the acclaimed black comedy racking up 10 nominations in total including Best Film, British/Irish Film of the Year, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Actress (Olivia Colman) and Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz).After The Favourite’s 10 nominations, the next […]
Preview of Bob Layton’s Iron Man Artist Select
Bob Layton’s run on The Invincible Iron Man gets the Artist Select treatment from IDW Publishing this week; check out a preview of the special limited edition hardcover release…Bob Layton’s two long runs on The Invincible Iron Man, alongside writer/co-plotter David Michelinie and an array of peerless pencillers, remains the series’ high-water mark for legions […]
