This will come as little surprise given how much it spent simply to acquire the rights ($250 million apparently), but Amazon has announced that it has granted an early second season renewal to its upcoming TV series based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. As reported by Deadline, Amazon has reassembled the writers […]
Marvel releases Hawkeye title sequence for Disney+ series
During Marvel’s Phase Four announcement panel at the San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, the studio unveiled animated title cards for each of its upcoming feature film and TV projects. While these subsequently leaked online in poor quality, we’ve now got an official look at the title sequence for the Jeremy Renner-headlined Hawkeye series, which […]
Marvel’s Loki series rumoured to feature a female Loki
Over the weekend it was revealed that actress Sophia Di Martino (Yesterday, Flowers) has been cast in a mystery role alongside Tom Hiddleston in Marvel Studios’ Loki series for Disney+, and now a report is circulating which suggests that she may be playing a female version of the God of Mischief. According to Deadline, a […]
Jeff Goldblum says Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU for Marvel’s What If…?
Despite stepping away from the MCU with this year’s Avengers: Endgame, it seems that Robert Downey Jr. may be set to reprise his role as Tony Stark once again, albeit in animated form as part of the Disney+ series What If…?. Although his name was absent from the huge voice cast that Marvel initially announced […]
Supergirl Season 5 Episode 7 Review – ‘Tremors’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Supergirl season 5… There are shockwaves if not Tremors running through this high octane episode of confrontation, revelation and double cross as Leviathan finally makes its presence known. With the head of this ancient underground order finally showing their face Supergirl gains pace, packs serious seismic punch and […]
Exclusive Interview – VFX Supervisor Shawn Hillier on His Dark Materials and the advent of blockbuster TV
Harrison Abbott chats with VFX supervisor Shawn Hillier… A costly collab between HBO, BBC Studios, New Line Cinema, and Bad Wolf: His Dark Materials has a lot of resources propping it up. So, as you would expect, the production value on this Philip Pullman adaptation is absolutely top-notch – boasting ornate sets, lavish costume-design and […]
First look images and voice cast for Fast & Furious: Spy Racers animated series revealed
The Fast & Furious franchise gets animated next month courtesy of Netflix, and the streaming service released a poster and batch of images from the new animated action series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers ahead of its premiere next month; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Filming wraps on Fast & Furious 9 In this […]
Watchmen Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Little Fear of Lightning’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Watchmen… PTSD, solemn support groups and time travelling entrees are served up in abundance as Looking Glass gets some context, focus groups get pummelled and nostalgia comes in bottles. On soundtrack duties we get a George Michael classic, moments of Mozart and smatterings of the Planet Suite by […]
Promo for His Dark Materials Series 1 Episode 4 – ‘Armour’
The BBC and HBO have released a promo for the fourth episode of the small-screen adaptation of Philip Pullman’s beloved fantasy series His Dark Materials series one, entitled ‘Armour’; watch it here… SEE ALSO: His Dark Materials Series 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Spies’ Lyra and the Gyptians arrive in the North and seek […]
New images from Marvel’s What If…? animated series feature Super Soldier Peggy, Zombie Cap, and T’Challa as Star-Lord
Thanks to Disney+’s documentary Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe, we’ve got a good look at three of the upcoming episodes of the Marvel animated series What If…?, which promises to take familiar characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and explore what may have happened had major moments from the MCU played out differently. The three […]
