Russell Brand is set for a return to the big screen, with the British comedian, presenter and actor signing on to play a hitman in Butterfingers, a new comedy from director Barnaby Southcombe (I, Anna) and screenwriter Tom Nash (Full Nelson).Butterfingers will see Brand as Keith, “a lonely and down-on-his-luck hitman who is competing against […]
Duncan Jones’ Mute gets a stunning film noir-inspired poster
Last week we got a first official poster and trailer for Mute, the latest film from director Duncan Jones (Moon, Warcraft), and now Jones has taken to Twitter to unveil a brand new, film noir-inspired poster he commissioned from artist Paolo Rivera. It’s rather splendid indeed; check it out here…“Berlin, the future, but close enough […]
Kickstarter launches for Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers board game
Everyone’s favourite blue hedgehog is set to race onto tabletops thanks to Shinobi 7, who has announced that it has launched a Kickstarter for its all-new board game Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers.Burst into action with Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers! Select your racer, choose your route, and fight your way to the finish while avoiding opposing […]
Lifetime’s Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance TV movie finds its Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Just as it did with Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Lifetime network is set to bring the Royal romance between Britain’s Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle to the small screen this spring with a made-for-TV movie, and Deadline is reporting that the project has found its leads.Murray Fraser (The Loch) and Parisa Fitz-Henley […]
Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes and Tom Holland join The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
It looks like the long-gestating The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle is finally staring to pick up some steam, with Deadline reporting that director Stephen Gaghan has started assembling his supporting cast to join Robert Downey Jr. in the title role.Deadline is reporting that Antonio Banderas will play the main antagonist, a pirate called Rassouli, with […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer
They certainly made us wait, but yesterday Disney and Lucasfilm delivered our very first look at their second Star Wars Anthology movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story, with the release of a teaser trailer.Much has been written about the film’s production troubles, which saw original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fired with just weeks […]
Lightening Entertainment picks up martial arts action movie Nightshooters
Lightening Entertainment has announced that it has picked up the international sales rights to Ascendant Releasing’s martial arts action film Nightshooters, which stars rising action star and SAG-nominated Jean-Paul Ly (Jailbreak).“We’re delighted to be working with Lightening Entertainment on Nightshooters. They immediately saw the same potential in Marc Price’s vision for the film that we did, and they’re […]
Become the Merc with a Mouth in You Are Deadpool
Deadpool fans will be able to take control of the Merc with a Mouth this May with the five-issue weekly miniseries/role-playing adventure You Are Deadpool from writer Al Ewing (Avengers: No Surrender) and artists Salva Espin (Deadpool) and Paco Diaz (Avengers: No Surrender). Check out a preview of the first issue here…“YOU ARE DEADPOOL is […]
Jaz Sinclair joins Netflix’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot
Last month it was announced that Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, Feud: Bette and Joan) is set to take on the role of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in an upcoming reboot, based upon the hit Archie Comics series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and now comes word from THR that Jaz Sinclair (Easy, Slender Man) has joined the […]
First ever all-female creator issue of 2000 AD arriving in June
For the first time in four decades, legendary sci-fi action comic 2000 AD is to publish an issue with an all-female creative line-up, including work by award-winner Tillie Walden, Tula Lotay, and Alex De Campi.On sale 20 June, the 48-page 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special will have an all-female roster of writers, artists, colourists and letterers, […]
