Paul Reubens has been doing a lot of talking about the third Pee-Wee Herman movie lately, stating that a director is in place and production is likely to begin early in the New Year. Now The Wrap is reporting that streaming giant Netflix is nearing a deal to distribute the film, which is being produced […]
R.I.P. Billie Whitelaw (1932 – 2014)
Acclaimed British actress Billie Whitelaw has passed away yesterday aged 82, it has abeen announced. Whitelaw was best known for her role as Mrs. Blaylock in the horror classic The Omen, as well as her regular collaborations with playwright Samuel Beckett. Born in Coventry in 1932, Whitelaw trained at RADA before making her stage debut […]
Terry Dodson variant cover for Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #800 revealed
In addition to a main cover by Alex Ross, Marvel’s upcoming landmark issue The Amazing Spider-Man #800 is set to offer a variety of variant covers in celebration of the milestone. We’ve already seen the offerings from Mark Bagley and John Romita Sr. and Richard Isanove, and next up is the cover from Terry Dodson. Take […]
Production wraps on Marvel’s Daredevil
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix this coming May, showrunner Steven S. DeKnight has taken to Twitter to announce that production has wrapped on the season finale of Daredevil, Marvel’s upcoming 13-part series which marks the first step on the road to The Defenders. Now, how about a nice Christmas present in the form of […]
Everest retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 25th September to Sunday 27th September 2015… Having topped the chart last week, Everest retained first place at the second time of asking, pulling in £1,996,439 ahead of Legend, which has now become the highest-grossing British 18 certificate film of all time on […]
David Fincher and James Ellroy teaming up for Shakedown
HBO has snapped up the rights to a new 1950s-set noir series from David Fincher (Gone Girl) and crime writer James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential) entitled Shakedown, which is based upon a script Ellroy originally developed for FX. Deadline reports that the project is an original tale as opposed to an adaptation of Ellroy’s 2012 novella […]
Sony does a U-turn over The Interview, will now open Christmas Day in the States
Sony has come in for some stick over its decision to pull the controversial comedy The Interview from release in the wake of terror threats stemming from the North Korea hack (not least from U.S. President Barack Obama), but it seems the studio has now had a change of heart and has allowed cinemas to […]
Clark Gregg teasing a Hawkeye appearance for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
We heard earlier this month that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will somehow lead / tie in to Marvel’s hugely-anticipated May sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, but could Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton be a part of that? Well, Agent Coulson himself Clark Gregg may have just teased a Hawkeye appearance in the show, with the actor posting […]
David Cronenberg’s The Fly gets comic book sequel from IDW
IDW has announced that it will publish a new five-issue sequel to David Cronenberg’s horror classic The Fly entitled The Fly: Outbreak, which comes from the creative team of Brandon Seifert (Hellraiser, Witch Doctor) and menton3 (Silent Hill, Monocyte). “To be totally honest, The Fly is one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever seen!” […]
Big Finish producing second series of Terrahawks audio drama
Anderson Entertainment and Big Finish have announced a second series for the audio drama Terrahawks, with a further eight new episodes set to go into production. “39 episodes were originally produced of this hit TV series which had over 9 million viewers each week, with development of another series underway when production ceased in 1984,” […]
