Anghus Houvouras is suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue… We spend so much time analyzing franchises. That’s mainly because they make up such a high percentage of blockbuster cinema. If you look at the top 10 films of 2017 globally, only two films don’t fall under the franchise tag: The Boss Baby, an animated family film […]
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation could be heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that Isaac Asimov’s hugely influential Foundation series could be heading to the small screen, with Skydance Television tapping David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) to take a crack at adapting the books for TV. Originally launching as a series of short stories in Astounding […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige thinks it would be “cool” to revisit Blade
Since Marvel reacquired the rights to Blade, we’ve heard several rumours that the Daywalker could be set to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. There’s been several reports about a potential Netflix show, talk of a female Blade movie, and even Wesley Snipes has got in on the act, claiming that he’s had talks with […]
Edgar Wright hasn’t watched so much as the trailer for Ant-Man
Edgar Wright is currently out and about on the promotional tour for his new film Baby Driver [read our reviews here and here], although perhaps unsurprisingly he’s been unable to avoid fielding some questions about his experience on Marvel’s superhero origin story Ant-Man. Earlier in the week Wright discussed his split with Marvel Studios due to […]
Matt Reeves says The Batman will be a noir-driven detective version of The Dark Knight
With Matt Reeves out on the press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the director has been fielding a number of questions about his next project, the DC solo movie The Batman. Reeves already said a few days ago he’ll be influenced by director Alfred Hitchcock’s style of filmmaking, and now he has […]
5 Characters Who Could Feature in Disney’s Streaming Marvel Series
George Chrysostomou with five possible characters for Disney’s new Marvel streaming show… In addition to a live-action Star Wars TV show, Disney’s new streaming service is set to launch a brand new Marvel series. As yet, there’s no details as to what the show might entail, but there are of course a wealth of Marvel properties […]
Michelle Rodriguez threatens to quit Fast & Furious franchise over representation of women
Michelle Rodriguez has taken to Instagram to mark the digital release of The Fate of the Furious and essentially threaten that if something doesn’t change with regards to the representation of women in the franchise (where most are simply window-dressing eye-candy) she will exit her role as Dom’s love interest, Letty. “The Fate of the Furious is […]
DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection set for release this fall with all 30 movies
DC and Warner Bros. Animation is planning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their line of DC Universe Animated Original Movies this fall with a massive boxset scheduled for a digital release on August 15th and on Blu-ray on November 7th. Beginning in 2007, DC and WB Animation has released at least three films a year […]
Movie Review – Logan Lucky (2017)
Logan Lucky. 2017 Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Sebastian Stan, Farrah Mackenzie, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Macon Blair, and Hilary Swank. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. By now […]
Colin Trevorrow shocked by reviews for The Book of Henry
Director Colin Trevorrow has admitted that he is shocked and disappointed by the overwhelmingly negative reviews for his latest film The Book of Henry. “It’s a little heartbreaking, without getting too personal,” the man behind Jurassic World told the Empire Podcast. “It came to us as a bit of a shock because we had screened […]
