Coinciding with its digital release this week, we have an exclusive clip from director Alexandre Franchi’s Happy Face, an award-winning thriller which explores the importance of facial equality and representation. Watch the clip here courtesy of Dark Star Pictures… Estranged from his manipulative cancer-stricken mother, Stan, a quixotic 19-year-old, dons a disguise and joins a […]
Paul Greengrass says his unmade Watchmen film was like Todd Phillips’ Joker
Director Paul Greengrass has revealed that his idea for a Watchmen movie would have shared a similar approach as Todd Phillips’ Joker. Hollywood is full of stories about the films that could have been. Zack Snyder’s Watchmen was a hugely stylistic affair, in keeping with the director’s signature style and approach to filmmaking but that […]
Marvel halts filming on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness amid UK lockdown
Although the United Kingdom marked the New Year by plunging into a new lockdown which may last until anywhere between mid February to late March (or beyond), the country’s film and television industry remains operational with productions allowed to continue as long as they follow stringent health and safety guidelines. However, it seems that Marvel […]
James Wan’s Malignant receives R rating for “strong horror violence and gruesome images”
Although director James Wan’s upcoming Giallo horror film Malignant is still without an official release date from Warner Bros. as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, the film has received its age rating from the MPAA. James Wan’s Malignant has officially earned an R rating for “strong horror violence, gruesome images, and for language.” While plot […]
DCEU Cyborg recasting rumours debunked, character will not appear in The Flash movie
It seems the rumour that Warner Bros. is looking to recast Cyborg in the DCEU after actor Ray Fisher’s clash with the studio has turned out to be false. It’s fair to say the relationship between Cyborg actor Ray Fisher and Warner Bros. could be better. The actor has not been shy about expressing his […]
Sacha Baron Cohen says Borat is “locked away in the cupboard’
Sacha Baron Cohen has had a groundbreaking year. Not only did he give a film-stealing performance in Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, but he made a covert sequel to his most famous creation with the timely release of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Both turns were among the best of 2020, but now it […]
First image and plot details for The Forever Purge, the final instalment in the Purge franchise
Though the image from the latest Purge film is meant to promote the upcoming action-horror sequel, it’s hard to deny its impact after the recent events in the United States. Still, Total Film has offered fans the first look at The Forever Purge, which is said to be the final instalment in the film franchise. […]
The Mandalorian is the most-pirated TV show of 2020
For the best part of the past decade Game of Thrones has topped the annual list of the most pirated shows on television, but with HBO’s epic fantasy series now over (until the House of the Dragon spinoff, anyway), a new champion has been crowned in 2020. After placing third last year with its first […]
Louise and Walter Simonson return to their X-Factor run in X-Men Legends
Marvel has announced that legendary creators Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson will be returning to the X-Men franchise this April as they team for an all-new in-continuity story set during their original run on X-Factor in the pages of X-Men Legends #3. Starring the original X-Men now defending the world as the mutant team X-Factor, […]
Netflix’s Sweet Tooth series has wrapped filming, releasing sometime this year
Last year, it was announced that Netflix had ordered an eight-episode long comic book adaptation of Sweet Tooth, a drama based on the characters created by Jeff Lemire for the DC Comics Vertigo label, and now, it seems like the series has officially wrapped filming. According to Lemire in his latest newsletter (via Bleeding Cool), […]
