Yesterday it was revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is heading to the DC Extended Universe to write – and potentially direct – Warner Bros. and DC Film’s Suicide Squad follow-up. The news came as a surprise, not least because there’d been no word as to the departure of The Accountant helmer […]
Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms gets a new poster
With less than a month to go until the release of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a Dolby exclusive poster has arrived online for Walt Disney Pictures upcoming adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic Christmas tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms gets a series of character posters […]
Mike Leigh’s Peterloo gets a first poster
Entertainment One has released the first poster for writer-director Mike Leigh’s historical drama Peterloo; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Peterloo here An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most […]
Apostle director Gareth Evans on knowing when a film goes too far to unsettle its audience
Gareth Evans, the director of Apostle, has discussed how he listens to his gut when deciding how much to unsettle the audience. The Raid movies brought Gareth Evans to international attention, wowing audiences with rapid and brutal hand-to-hand fight sequences. His next film, Apostle, however, unsettles audiences in a different way, taking the horror route. […]
Riverdale gets a series of Pop! Vinyl figures from Funko
Ahead of its season two premiere, Funko has unveiled a new line of Pop! Television vinyl figures for The CW’s teen drama series Riverdale which includes Archie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead, Reggie, and Kevin, along with Rock Candy Betty figure; take a look here… With tensions between the North and Southside at an all-time high—stoked by […]
IDW celebrates 20th anniversary with IDW 20/20 event featuring Ghostbusters, Star Trek, TMNT and more
IDW has announced that it is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2019 with a brand-new weekly event IDW 20/20, which will explore some of pop culture’s most iconic properties – Ghostbusters, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony, Star Trek, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – as secrets and startling revelations of […]
The Walking Dead’s season 9 premiere ratings down almost 50% on season 8
The Walking Dead returned for its ninth season on Sunday evening, but it seems a new showrunner, a timejump and the looming departures of Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie Rhee hasn’t been enough to halt the ratings slide that’s plagued the show for the past few seasons. The premiere episode pulled in […]
Gina Gershon cast as Jughead’s mother in Riverdale
During the New York Comic Con Panel for Riverdale, it has been announced that Gina Gershon (Red Oaks) has been cast as Gladys Jones, the mother of Cole Sprouse’s Jughead Jones, while newcomer Trinity Likins will also play his sister Jellybean ‘JB’ Jones. Glady is described as “a ‘businesswoman’ who runs the salvage yard that doubles […]
Venom producer says sequel doesn’t need to be R-rated, even with Carnage involved
Avi Arad, a producer for Venom, says that the sequel and depiction of Carnage doesn’t need to be rated R. R-rated superhero films are quite popular these days, thanks to the big success of movies like Deadpool and Logan. Venom is a movie that would have lent itself to such a rating but, however, the […]
Jackie Chan to lend his voice to Once Upon a Zodiac
Toonbox Entertainment and GAMA Entertainment announced that Jackie Chan has been tapped to lend his voice to the animated film Once Upon a Zodiac, as well as serving as executive producer. The official synopsis for the film reads: In a mystical, wondrous world populated with the animals of the Zodiac, a group of not-yet-friends are […]
