Back in January when director Neill Blomkamp first revealed some concept art for his then-potential Alien movie, Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley was joined by none other than Corporal Hicks, played of course by Michael Biehn in 1986’s sequel Aliens. Considering Hicks’ fate at the start of Alien 3, there was some speculation as to whether Blomkamp’s […]
Director Joseph Khan talks Power/Rangers, says he wasn’t a fan of the show
It hit the Internet like a tornado last week and was gone just as quickly, but the Adi Shankar produced fan movie Power/Rangers has split opinions of the fans of the Power Rangers franchise. Even the original cast members have waded in their thoughts with Jason David Frank (Green Ranger) saying it wasn’t for him while Amy […]
Hate Crime banned in the UK by the BBFC
The British Board of Film Classification has refused classification for the VOD release of Hate Crime, a low-budget thriller about a Jewish family whose home is invaded by a bunch of crystal meth-crazed neo-Nazis during their youngest son’s birthday celebrations. It is only the fourth horror to be banned by the BBFC since 2009, the […]
Star Wars writer Gary Whitta trying to get The Last Starfighter remake off the ground
Star Wars spin-off writer Gary Whitta is currently in demand as a filmmaker, but the one thing he is keen on is getting a remake of The Last Starfighter off the ground. Now Whitta isn’t the first man to attempt this. Seth Rogen was looking to get a remake of the 1984 cult movie written by […]
Mark Millar talks Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain America: Civil War
Have you recovered from the news that Spider-Man has joined the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a deal between Marvel and Sony? Well, someone who might be quite excited about the news is Mark Millar, the comic book writer behind Civil War, which is being adapted into Captain America: Civil War for next […]
Viola Davis talks playing Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad
It was rumoured for a while, but confirmed by the woman herself, that Viola Davis (How To Get Away With Murder) would be portraying Amanda Waller in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. While we wait to see what Mr. Ayer has in store with his announcement today, Viola Davis has been talking about taking on the […]
VOD Review – Playing It Cool (2014)
Playing It Cool, 2015 Directed by Justin Reardon Starring Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Ioan Gruffudd, Martin Starr, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie and Ashley Tisdale SYNOPSIS: Unrequited love motivates a guy to write about his experiences. First time director Justin Reardon clearly has a lot of friends in high places. Along with first […]
DVD Review – Dying of the Light (2014)
Dying of the Light, 2014. Written and Directed by Paul Schrader. Starring Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Irene Jacob, Victor Webster and Alexander Karim. SYNOPSIS: Burned out CIA operative Evan Lake (Nicolas Cage) is forced into early retirement due to a degenerative medical diagnosis. Aided by an up and coming field agent Milton Schultz (Anton Yelchin) […]
New rumours of Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and flashback sequences
WARNING – POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW We’re less than 300 days away from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the reports and rumours are still coming in thick and fast. We’ve already had rumours that Darth Vader would be in the film in some capacity (possibly in a flashback) and now we have new rumours that […]
Kenneth Branagh talks working on Thor and returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Many felt it was a match made in heaven when Kenneth Branagh was brought on to direct Thor way back during Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it was only a one shot deal. According to the director, Marvel wanted to go into production of its sequel Thor: The Dark World too quickly, […]