Comic book fans rejoiced earlier this year when it was announced that Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures had come to an agreement to allow the Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man to join the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will kick off when he appears in Captain America: Civil War. And clearly it wasn’t just comic […]
Stan Lee doesn’t want Peter Parker’s race or sexuality changed
Over the weekend, an email chain that leaked out of Sony showed that the deal between them and Marvel Studios comes with the demands that Peter Parker has to be white and heterosexual. This did cause a bit of a stir around the Internet, with people claiming Marvel and Sony are behind the times of […]
Kevin Feige compares Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot to Batman Begins
Despite Avengers: Age of Ultron heading to cinemas in just a couple of weeks, much of the talk with talent in front of and behind the camera is about the big news of Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’ve already heard today from Robert Downey Jr. about his thoughts, and now Kevin Feige is […]
Movie Review – Poltergeist (2015)
Poltergeist, 2015. Directed by Gil Kenan. Starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett and Kennedi Clements. SYNOPSIS: A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive. Just a heads up, there is not much positive to say about […]
Movie Review – Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Blade Runner: The Final Cut. Directed By Ridley Scott. Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer and M. Emmet Walsh. SYNOPSIS: Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is the titular Blade Runner, tasked to track down human-looking, A.I. “Replicants” Blade Runner bombed in 1982. It has since become a cult, and now firmly established, classic of science-fiction film-making. […]
Lost alum Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje joins Suicide Squad as Killer Croc
If you thought the roster for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad film – which already consists of big names like Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Rick Flagg, Amanda Waller, Enchantress, and the Joker – was already full, think again. In addition to the recent casting of both King Shark and Wonder Woman love interest Steve Trevor, we’ve now […]
Disney developing a live-action Mulan
Disney’s slate of live action adaptations continues to grow with the announcement that they will next be tackling Mulan. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney have purchased a script by Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hyneck that centres around female warrior Hua Mulan, the main character from the animated feature. Originally released in 1998, Mulan told […]
Movie Review – Wild Tales (2014)
Wild Tales, 2014. Written and Directed by Damián Szifron. Starring Dario Grandinetti, Ricardo Darín, Erica Rivas, Diego Gentile, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Rita Cortese. SYNOPSIS: A six standalone story anthology film that draws together troubled lives focused by violence, obsession and revenge… Multi-story features can hold many a delight for all kinds of audiences. One draw […]
Ethan Suplee confirmed for Mallrats 2
Returning to Mallrats 2 is our young man with sailboat issues. Today Kevin Smith posted on Twitter and Facebook that the visually challenged Mallrat William (Ethan Suplee) is also now back in the gang with Mallrats 2. Kevin Smith has already confirmed that a number of original cast members are returning including Jason Lee and Shannen Doherty, as well as Michael […]
Simon Pegg says the script for Star Trek 3 has to be done by June, “come hell or high water”
Set phasers to hurry up, Simon Pegg has revealed that he and Doug Jung are working to a very strict timeframe with the script for Star Trek 3. He spoke openly about the project during an interview with Collider where he said that, come hell or high water, the script had to be finished by […]
