Wha-?! Did you see the-? With the-!? And, and, and the X-Wing buried in the-? Yeah, yeah. Yeah! YEEEAAAAAH OHMYGODHANSOLO!£$*&! Yup, the latest trailer for The Force Awakens, released as the centrepiece of Star Wars Celebration Day, is mighty fine. So fine, in fact, that it’s easy to miss its worryingly sharp, stylistic edge. Opening on a slow […]
Kodi Smit-McPhee discusses being cast as Nightcrawler in X-Men: Apocalypse
He’s only 18 years old but he’s already established himself as one of the finest young actors working in Hollywood today having impressed in The Road, Let Me In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and more recently Slow West, ironically alongside his fellow mutant Michael Fassbender. In February director Bryan Singer revealed via […]
Disney makes it official that Boba Fett survived the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi
He’s the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, and one of the most popular characters in the entire Star Wars universe, so being inadvertently knocked into the jaws of the Sarlacc by a blinded Han Solo is certainly no way to go. Unless you’re a fan of the Expanded Universe, the fan favorite bounty […]
George Lucas thinks another Howard the Duck movie could happen
Howard the Duck is one of Marvel’s more bizarre creations and when the original movie came out in 1986 it didn’t exactly take the box-office by storm. Speaking recently at the Tribeca Film Festival producer and co-creator George Lucas commented on the movie’s lack of success and mentioned that even the worst movies can “float […]
Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto to Journey to The Force Awakens with Marvel’s Star Wars: Shattered Empire this September
Coming hot on the heels of Marvel’s announcement about a new Lando Calrissian miniseries is the news that Greg Rucka (Cyclops) and Marco Checchetto (Avengers World) are to take us a step further on the journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Shattered Empire, the upcoming series that will offer a glimpse into Disney’s […]
Bill Pullman and Judd Hirsch returning for Independence Day 2
It looks like we can add two more returning stars to the cast of next year’s Independence Day sequel, with director Roland Emmerich revealing that Bill Pulman and Judd Hirsch will both be back as President Whitmore and Julius Levinson respectively. The duo will join the returning Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox and Brent Spiner […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Civil War, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, The Incredibles 2 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Constantine, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, A.K.A. […]
Brad Bird talks The Incredibles 2
Almost a year after it was officially announced, Brad Bird revealed earlier this month that he’s started writing the script for The Incredibles 2, and now during an interview with Little White Lies he’s spoken about the follow-up to the 2004 animated hit, explaining that he wants to avoid it coming across as a commentary […]
Movie Review – True Story (2015)
True Story, 2015. Directed by Rupert Goold. Starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, and Ethan Suplee. SYNOPSIS: When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse. For better or worse True Story is a subversive […]
New trailer for the live-action Attack on Titan
A second trailer been released for the upcoming two-part live-action adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s manga series Attack on Titan,. Check it out after the official synopsis… Attack on Titan takes place in a world where the remnants of humanity live inside a series of connected cities, isolated by enormous walls. These walls exists to keep […]