Mobile games studio Jam City and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced the upcoming release of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, the first game in which players can create their own character and experience life as a Hogwarts student. “What an honor it is for Jam City to develop a mobile game for one of the […]
Conan Exiles gets May release date, Collector’s Edition and new trailer
Funcom has announced that Conan Exiles, the studio’s open-world survival game set in the savage lands of Conan the Barbarian, will shed its Early Access skin and launch in both digital and retail stores this coming May. To celebrate today’s announcement, Funcom released a brand new trailer which also offers a glimpse at some of […]
Preview of Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook
If you feel a little out of the loop with IDW’s shared Hasbro universe then the publisher has just the thing for you this week with the release of Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook, which will get you up to speed with the heroes and villains of Transformers, G.I. Joe, Rom, M.A.S.K., Micronauts and Action Man post-Revolution. […]
Thor and The Hulk join Hasbro’s Marvel Legends Series 12″ Action Figure Line
Coinciding with their showdown (and subsequent team-up) in last month’s Thor: Ragnarok, the God of Thunder and the Green Goliath are the latest additions to Hasbro’s Marvel Legends Series, with a 12″ Thor and 14.5″ Incredible Hulk available to purchase now. First up we have the Thor figure, which includes over 30 points of articulation, […]
Hellboy’s David Harbour describes the reboot as a “monster movie that’s dark and scary”
As Lionsgate gears up to begin production on its R-rated Hellboy reboot, new lead David Harbour has been chatting to Variety about the film, describing it as a “monster movie that’s dark and scary” and explaining what drew him to the project. “Superhero movies are the mythos of modern America,” said the Stranger Things star. “The ancient […]
Universal developing Slaughterhouse-Five TV series
Variety is reporting that Universal Cable Productions is developing an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five, which is being written and executive produced by Patrick Macmanus, showrunner on Happy!. The 1969 book tells the story of Billy Pilgrim, a chaplain’s assistant in the U.S. Army survives the firebombing of Dresden during World War II, only […]
Steampunk western series That Dirty Black Bag in development
Deadline is reporting that Franc’s Federation Entertainment (Marseille) and Italy’s Palomar (Inspector Montalbano) are teaming up for the steampunk western series That Dirty Black Bag, which is currently in development under creator Mauro Aragoni. The eight-episode series will be shot in English, and takes place on a savage, scorched and deserted world where resources are […]
Justice League passes $600 million worldwide but still the lowest-grossing superhero movie of the year (for now)
It may not have been the box office smash that Warner Bros. would have been hoping for (which, reportedly, has led to a major shakeup at DC Films), but Justice League has ticked off another milestone this weekend with the DC blockbuster passing the $600 million mark worldwide. By close of play this weekend, Justice […]
Patrick Stewart keen on Jean-Luc Picard return for Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek
Earlier in the week came the rather surprising news that Quentin Tarantino had pitched an idea for a Star Trek movie to J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures, with the studio now said to be moving ahead at warp speed on the project. As yet, we have no idea what Tarantino has in store for the […]
God’s Own Country takes top prize at the 2017 British Independent Film Awards
God’s Own Country, Lady Macbeth and The Death of Stalin were the big winners of the 2017 British Independent Film Awards tonight. God’s Own Country won four BIFAs – Best British Independent Film, Best Actor (Josh O’Connor), Best Debut Screenwriter (Francis Lee) and the previously announced Best Sound award – while Lady Macbeth won Best Screenplay (Alice Birch), Best […]
