D3 Go! and Emerald City Games have teamed with Hasbro to bring the battle between G.I. Joe and Cobra to mobile devices with G.I. Joe: War on Cobra, a new title which will give players the opportunity to choose their side and assemble a team of heroes or villains based upon the iconic action figure […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer explains how the Luke and Leia flashback was created using Return of the Jedi footage
While the scenes of Carrie Fisher’s performance as General Leia in The Rise of Skywalker were constructed using unused footage from The Force Awakens, writer Chris Terrio has revealed that the flashback sequence with Luke and Leia was crafted using footage from Return of the Jedi.“We also had access to the dailies from the Original Trilogy, and in […]
The Witcher showrunner addresses criticism of the narrative structure of the first season
While Netflix’s The Witcher is being enjoyed around the world, one of the major criticisms of the first season is the overall narrative structure of the fantasy show. However, season two is set to have a more linear and traditional structure to its storytelling.On Reddit, showrunner Lauren Hissrich explained why the next season will move away from the […]
The Irishman featurette breaks down the digital de-aging of De Niro, Pacino and Pesci
Netflix has released a featurette for The Irishman which includes interviews with director Martin Scorsese and the visual effects team who discuss how the digital de-aging VFX used in the acclaimed mob epic took decades off stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci; watch it here…Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci […]
Mike Flanagan to direct every episode of Netflix’s upcoming horror series Midnight Mass
In addition to directing an episode The Haunting of Bly Manor, director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House) is re-teaming with Netflix to helm every episode of the upcoming horror series, Midnight Mass. Heading back to Vancouver to finish THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR, and to start MIDNIGHT MASS. 2020 is already shaping […]
Matt Reeves confirms Colin Farrell is Penguin in The Batman
As production on The Batman has finally begun in London, director Matt Reeves has officially confirmed via Twitter Colin Farrell (Widows) will star in the film as Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin.The Penguin is one of the oldest members of Batman’s rogues gallery, first appearing in Detective Comics #58 in 1941. Modern comics have usually depicted Penguin as a […]
Joker leads nominations for 2020 British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards, with Warner Bros.’ Joker leading the pack with eleven nominations in total including Best Film, which it will contest with 1917, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Parasite.The Irishman and Once Upon […]
Superhero horror thriller The New Mutants gets a new trailer
Putting an end to months of speculation about the film’s status, Disney has debuted a new trailer for the long-gestating X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, which is set to finally receive its release this April. Check out the new trailer here…20th Century Fox in association with Marvel Entertainment presents “The New Mutants,” an original horror […]
New Star Trek: Picard TV spot teases Data connection
We’re now mere weeks away from the CBS All Access premiere of Star Trek: Picard which will see Patrick Stewart return to one of his most iconic roles as Jean-Luc Picard. In the latest TV spot, the new footage is overplayed by a cover version of Irving Berlin’s song ‘Blue Skies’ – a song which bears […]
Timothée Chalamet set to play Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic
The success of Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman has lit the touchpaper for studios to announce whatever musical biopics they can rush into pre-production. So while we impatiently wait for the day that the MC Hammer movie is announced, Deadline is reporting that another musical icon is to be given the big-screen treatment in the form […]
