Neil Calloway argues that Britain’s best director must direct Britain’s biggest franchise… So it seems like the news that Syncopy will be producing the next Bond was at best premature and at worst totally untrue. It’s a shame, because the possibility that Christopher Nolan is going to direct a Bond film is too great to […]
Charlie Plummer joins Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World
With Alien: Covenant set to open in UK cinemas this coming Friday [read our review here], director Ridley Scott is gearing up to go into production on his next project, the Getty kidnapping drama All the Money in the World, and Variety is reporting that up and coming actor Charlie Plummer (King Jack) has secured […]
Shia LaBeouf to star in The Peanut Butter Falcon
According to Variety, Shia LaBeouf has signed on to star in the indie adventure drama The Peanut Butter Falcon, which is being written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz. Described as “in the vein of a Mark Twain tale”, the film will follow Zak, “a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away […]
Movie Review – Dead Awake (2016)
Dead Awake, 2016. Directed by Phillip Guzman. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Jesse Bradford, Jesse Borego, Brea Grant, and Lori Petty. SYNOPSIS: After her estranged sister Beth dies suddenly while suffering from sleep paralysis, Kate is plagued with guilt after dismissing her initial claims that she was being regularly haunted in her sleep by a sinister force […]
Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – The Rizen (2017)
The Rizen, 2017. Directed by Matt Mitchell. Starring Laura Swift, Sally Phillips, Tom Goodman-Hill, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Bruce Payne, Lee Latchford-Evans, Jayson Dickens, Christopher Tajah, and Laurence Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: In the 1950s, a woman awakens in an underground tunnel with no memory of how she got there. She discovers that the military has been conducting occult experiments […]
Why Yondu is the best character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Anghus Houvouras on Yondu and why he’s the best character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… (Lots of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 spoilers. You don’t want to read this column before you’ve seen the film.) James Gunn had to fight to convince the Marvel brass to let Michael Rooker play Yondu in the original […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, Inhumans, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Logan Noir and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Defenders, Inhumans, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Logan, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Justice League, Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, […]
Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs
Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant. With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]
Kevin Feige says a Marvel movie and TV crossover will happen “at some point”
As Marvel likes to frequently remind us, #ItsAllConnected when it comes to the vast Marvel Cinematic Universe, although much to the chagrin of many fans, we’re yet to see characters from TV outings such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or The Defenders making any impact on the big screen. It has been reported previously that Marvel Studios chief […]
Guy Ritchie would like to direct Suicide Squad 2
With Guy Ritchie out and about on the promotional trail for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the filmmaker has revealed that he’s keen to reunite with Warner Bros., expressing his interest in taking on the reins of the DC Extended Universe sequel Suicide Squad 2. “I quite fancy doing Suicide Squad 2, because I […]
