Despite greatly improving in quality since its admittedly shaky first season, ratings for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have continued to dwindle over the past four years, with several of its season four episodes setting new lows in terms of viewership. With that it mind, it was somewhat surprising when ABC announced that it had renewed […]
Sensible Soccer’s “spiritual successor” Sociable Soccer to hit Steam Early Access in October
Legendary football game designer Jon Hare (Microprose Soccer, Sensible World of Soccer) and Combo Breaker have announced that Sociable Soccer, their much anticipated, fast-paced, arcade take on the beautiful game, will launch on October 12th on Steam Early Access. “We’re hugely excited to be launching on Steam Early Access. This is the first step towards our […]
Amy Jackson cast as Saturn Girl in Supergirl season 3
Model and actress Amy Jackson has been cast in the third season of The CW’s DC superhero show Supergirl, where she will portray the character of Imra Ardeen, a.k.a. Saturn Girl. Deadline reports that Supergirl’s Saturn Girl is described as “a kind, smart, and strong-willed hero who uses her telekinetic ability to help those in […]
First trailer and new images from Marvel’s The Punisher
Netflix has unveiled the first full trailer for its next Marvel series The Punisher, along with a selection of images from the Daredevil spinoff, which sees Jon Bernthal leading the cast as the gun-toting vigilante Frank Castle. Take a look here… SEE ALSO: The Punisher showrunner explains how Frank will be relatable After exacting revenge […]
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot to adapt hit anime Your Name as live-action feature
Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot have announced that they are teaming up with Toho Co. Ltd to produce a live-action version of the hit Japanese anime feature Your Name, tapping Oscar-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival) to pen the script. Created, written, and directed by Makoto Shinkai, Your Name tells the story of a teenage […]
Aidan Gillen and Tom Hollander join Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody
Deadline is reporting that Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones) and Tom Hollander (Taboo) have become the latest additions to the cast of Bohemian Rhapsody, director Bryan Singer’s biopic of legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Gillen is set to play John Reid, who managed Queen between 1975 and 1978, while Hollander will play his successor Jim […]
Dark Horse Comics announces Black Hammer: Age of Doom
Dark Horse Comics has announced that writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dean Ormston’s creator owned superhero saga Black Hammer will return in 2018 with a new ongoing series titled Black Hammer: Age of Doom, which ill continue to chronicle the adventures of the forgotten champions of Spiral City, following the events of the cliffhanger ending […]
Star Trek: Discovery debuts to strong ratings, and heavy piracy
The Star Trek franchise returned to the small screen for the first time in twelve years this past Sunday as CBS launched Star Trek: Discovery by airing the first two episodes of the new series, and it certainly seems like this latest foray into Gene Roddenberry’s world been a big hit with audiences. As well […]
Watch an exclusive clip from documentary Art of the Prank
Next month sees the release of Art of the Prank, a documentary charting the life media hoaxer Joey Skaggs, a fierce proponent of independent thinking and an early critic of media irresponsibility. Thanks to Kew Media, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the film, which sees Skaggs tricking the media into reporting on his Portofess […]
Rumoured Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer description surfaces
With Rian Johnson announcing that production on Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now complete, we’ll soon be getting a new look at the hotly-anticipated blockbuster thanks to the second trailer, which is due to arrive this October (or more specifically, October 9th, according to a now-deleted social media post from Mark Hamill). Of course, […]
