Back in April of 2014, it was announced that Star Trek 3 screenwriters J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay had signed on to pen a reboot of Flash Gordon. Speaking to Den of Geek, star of the 1980 movie Sam J. Jones has claimed that the new movie is actually a sequel, and that he’s been […]
Universal options Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy’s Chrononauts
Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Chrononauts, the new comic book series from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) and Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus), which launched this past week courtesy of Image Comics.SEE ALSO: Read our review of Chrononauts #1 hereThe studio has tapped Chris Morgan (Furious 7) to produce the adaptation of the […]
Jessica Brown Findlay joins Jack Huston in The Crow remake
Coming hot on the heels of the news that Boardwalk Empire star Jack Huston is set to take on the lead role of Eric Draven in Relativity Media’s long-gestating remake of The Crow, it is now being reported that Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) will play his fiancee Shelly Webster.The Crow is being directed by […]
Fast & Furious spinoff movies in the works
Universal may be planning “one last trilogy” of Fast & Furious movies beginning with Fast & Furious 8, but it looks like that won’t be the last we see of the franchise, with Vin Diesel revealing to Variety that spinoff movies are in the works.“We’ve written out story lines for various characters,” states Diesel. “We’ve been playing […]
Universal Pictures passes $3 billion internationally for 2015
For the first time in the studio’s stellar 103-year history, Universal Pictures has grossed over $3 billion internationally, thanks to an unprecedented run of success throughout 2015 that has seen them take many other records with them. A large chunk of those grosses (almost two-thirds) are thanks to their summer juggernaut blockbusters Fast & Furious […]
UPDATE: Fast & Furious 7 overtakes The Avengers to become the third-biggest film of all time
UPDATE: It seems the figures that were being reported were inaccurate, with Box Office Mojo confirming that Fast & Furious 7 currently remains in fourth place at present with $1.511 billion. Universal Pictures has two reasons to celebrate this month. Not only is Jurassic World shattering box office records left, right and centre, but its […]
Furious 7 becomes only the fourth film ever to pass $1.5 billion at the global box office
Fast & Furious 7 has just reached another box office milestone today, with the latest instalment of the high octane action franchise hitting $1.5 billion at the global box office, becoming just the fourth film to do so after Avatar, Titanic and The Avengers.The fourth-highest grossing movie of all time, Furious 7 has banked $348 […]
More rumours about Batman’s involvement in Suicide Squad
Back in January it was reported that Ben Affleck’s Batman could make an appearance in Suicide Squad to set up a future solo movie, and now El Mayimbe of Latino-Review has posted a few more rumours regarding The Dark Knight’s involvement with Warner’s upcoming DC supervillain ensemble.The report claims that, “In the film Batman is […]
DVD Review – Starry Eyes (2015)
Starry Eyes, 2015. Directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer. Starring Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese, Pat Healy, Nick Simmons, Marc Senter, Maria Olsen and Trent Haaga. SYNOPSIS: An aspiring young actress sells her soul to a satanic cult in exchange for fame and fortune. Never a good idea… Starry Eyes is a good […]
DVD Review – Extraterrestrial (2014)
Extraterrestrial, 2014. Directed by Colin Minihan. Starring Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma, Jesse Moss, Anja Savcic, Melanie Papalia, Sean Rogerson, Gil Bellows and Michael Ironside. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods find themselves terrorised by alien visitors. We have always been fascinated with life beyond our own, […]
