Walt Disney Pictures are returning to the world of The Black Cauldron, with Variety reporting that the studio has picked up the rights to Lloyd Alexander’s five-book fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain – the first two of which were adapted in the 1985 movie. Released between 1964 and 1968, the five books – The […]
Michael Jackson’s chimp Bubbles to get stop motion animated biopic
Deadline is reporting that Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee companion Bubbles is set to receive a stop motion animated biopic, which is being produced by Dan Harmon (Community) from Isaac Adamson’s Black List script. Bubbles will tell “the story of Michael Jackson’s life and history from the perspective of the pet Chimp which got a close-up view […]
Zack Snyder reveals that The Joker and The Riddler came close to being in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
During an interview with Collider, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has revealed that The Joker and The Riddler came close to appearing in the hotly-anticipated DC superhero epic. “We talked about the possibility of putting them in,” states Snyder. “[Screenwriter] Chris Terrio and I talked about it a lot and felt […]
Countdown to Batman v Superman – Injustice: Gods Among Us
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Injustice: Gods Among Us… Superman is without a doubt one of the most heroic figures in fiction; he’s uncompromising in his belief in the goodness individual people and the world has to offer. He’s a beacon to ordinary people and heroes throughout […]
Taron Egerton addresses young Han Solo rumours
A few days ago, it was reported that Disney and Lucasfilm have whittled down the 2500-strong contenders for the role of the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology movie to just three candidates: Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service). Appearing on The […]
The Superman Films That Were Never Made
This week, Neil Calloway looks at Superman movies that were planned but never shot… When the Christopher Reeve fronted Superman films came to a juddering halt in 1987 it would be almost twenty years before Clark Kent made another appearance on the big screen. To be fair, between Superman IV: The Quest For Peace and […]
Movie Review – The Here After (2016)
The Here After, 2016. Directed by Magnus von Horn. Starring Ulrik Munther, Sven Ahlström, Mats Blomgren, Stefan Cronwall, Felix Göransson and Loa Ek. SYNOPSIS: When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten […]
Why Netflix is Ruining My Life
Daniel J. Harris on why Netflix is ruining his life… Netflix is ruining my life. Once upon a time you could only watch your favourite TV shows once a week – and if it finished on a cliff hanger you had a full 7 days to wait and see what happened next. Netflix has changed […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII set photos and scene descriptions, Young Han Solo casting update, The Force Awakens concept art, Vader and Ahsoka and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US More set photos have landed for Episode VIII in this edition of The Week in Star Wars. We’ve also got some casting updates for Young Han Solo, a load of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One comic book details […]
Greg Kinnear drama Same Kind of Different As Me pushed back to 2017
The feature directorial debut of Michael Carney, starring Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Renée Zellweger was set for an April 29th release date but has now been pushed back to 2017. According to Variety, Same Kind of Different As Me – which is based on the 2006 book of the same name – has been […]
