Gary Collinson looks at the early adventures of the animated Batman…Following the cancellation of ABC’s live-action Batman television series in 1968, rival network CBS sought to capitalise on the character’s popularity with younger viewers by adding the Caped Crusader to their Saturday morning cartoon schedule. CBS had first dipped their toes into the world of […]
Preview of Dark Nights: Metal #1
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s big DC event Dark Nights: Metal gets underway this Wednesday, and thanks to CBR we’ve got an action-packed preview of the first issue, which you can check out right here…DARK NIGHTS: THE FORGE and THE CASTING hinted at dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! Now, […]
Tom Cruise suffers an injury during Mission: Impossible 6 stunt
It appears that Tom Cruise has suffered a (seemingly minor) injury filming a stunt for the currently-in-production Mission: Impossible 6.TMZ has released a video showing Cruise attempting a stunt in London where he jumps between two buildings, only to fall short of the leap and crash into the side of one of the buildings. The […]
Val Kilmer credits Kurt Russell with making Tombstone
Over the years, there’s been a lot of speculation surrounding Kurt Russell’s level of involvement behind the scenes of the classic 1993 western Tombstone, particularly following the firing of its original director Kevin Jarre a month into production, and the subsequent appointment of his replacement George P. Cosmatos.Well, in a lengthy blog post on his official […]
Amazon announces that Lovefilm is closing down
In what looks to be another nail in the coffin of physical media, Amazon has announced that it is closing down its DVD rental service Lovefilm. The service currently operates in the UK and Germany, and will cease operations on October 31st.“In the past years, a growing number of customers have made use of streaming […]
James Cameron talks Aliens 3D and The Abyss and True Lies Blu-rays
Later this month, James Cameron’s sci-fi classic Terminator 2: Judgment Day makes its return to cinemas with the release of a special 3D conversion [read our review here], and it looks like Cameron has already set his mind as to which of his films is next in line for a 3D re-release.“We haven’t proven the […]
Tim Story’s Shaft reboot will be a comedy
Back in January of this year, it was announced that Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Ride Along) is set to direct a reboot of the cult 1971 blaxploitation classic Shaft for New Line Cinema, and speaking to SlashFilm at the Television Critics Association press tour, Story has revealed that he plans on ramping up the comedy.“My Shaft […]
Spike Lee developing TV series Archer
Variety is reporting that Spike Lee is set to shop around a new TV project based loosely around the life of tech entrepreneur Chad Sanders. Entitled Archer (which presumably will change given the FX animated series), the series is described as a dark comedy and sociological thriller and will see Sanders – who also writes, […]
James Van Der Beek says there are “serious talks” about a Varsity Blues sequel
Last year it was announced that CMT was in development on a TV series based upon the 1999 coming-of-age college football film Varsity Blues, and now actor James Van Der Beek has revealed to Yahoo! Movies that the TV project has been shelved, although we may now get a movie sequel instead.“I’m not sure how […]
The Maze Runner director to helm tech drama series Mosaic
Deadline is reporting that The Maze Runner director Wes Ball is making the jump to the small screen, teaming up with producer Joe Hartwick Jr., Chernin Entertainment and Universal TV to direct the futuristic tech drama series Mosaic for NBC.Deadline reports that Mosaic has been scripted by Christine Lavaf and “is set in a near-future […]
