Having broken Friday opening records for 2014, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has now smashed weekend records for the year – despite being the lowest of the franchise. Beating out all of the competition, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 took a whopping $123 million over the weekend, topping previous record holder […]
Christian Bale on Ben Affleck taking over as Batman
With Christian Bale set to take on the role of Moses in next month’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, it’s inevitable that the press tour for the biblical epic is going to throw up plenty of questions about his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Empire Magazine (via CBM) has got […]
Bloodborne gets new screens and info
Sony and From Software have released a batch of new Bloodborne information, along with some new screenshots of the epic looking gothic-style exclusive. The image above reveals a new character in Bloodborne – Gyula, a grizzled veteran hunter who hasn’t been seen in years. Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa says you’ll meet Gyula along the way. Another […]
Blizzard have apologised for Warlords of Draenor’s rocky launch
Blizzard have apologised for the server issues that meant the fifth expansion to World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, got off to a rocky start. World of Warcraft’s executive producer and vice president J Allen “Netheara” Brack apologised for the issues on the Battle.net forums, revealing that everyone would be receiving five days additional game […]
First footage from Jurassic World in trailer tease
With the trailer set to arrive this coming Thursday, Universal Pictures has given us our first glimpse at footage from Jurassic World with a short teaser informing us that the park is open… Jurassic World is set for release on June 12th 2015, with Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) directing a cast that includes stars […]
Super Smash Bros GameCube controller adaptors are selling out fast
For many a player of Super Smash Bros, the only way to play the game is with the ever-faithful GameCube controller. However, since the launch of the latest version, Super Smash Bros for Wii U in North America, it seems the GameCube controller adaptors are difficult to find. The peripheral allows you to attach a […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has biggest Friday opening of 2014; although the lowest of the franchise
It may be the lowest of the franchise thus far, but The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has smashed records for 2014 with the biggest opening Friday of the year. Taking a whopping $55 million across 4,151 screens, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has eclipsed Transformers: Age of Extinction, which had a Friday total of […]
Mel Gibson to direct Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge
Mel Gibson is looking to get back behind the camera for the first time since 2006’s Apocalypto, with Deadline revealing that he’s in talks to direct Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) in the World War II drama Hacksaw Ridge. The project – which has been in development for more than a decade – will tell […]
First clip from Into the Woods featuring Emily Blunt, James Corden and Meryl Streep
With a little over a month to go before its release, Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first clip from Into the Woods, which sees The Witch (Meryl Streep) interrupting an argument between The Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) and issuing a threat to the couple. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: […]
James Gunn on shared movie universes: “Studios are trying to grow trees without a strong seed”
These days studios seem to be falling over themselves to replicate the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Fox, Sony and Warner Bros. all looking to develop their own “shared” superhero universes, and even Universal Pictures getting in on the act with its iconic Monsters. Taking to Facebook, Guardians of the Galaxy director James […]