Jackson Ball thinks the tide may be turning in the animation war between Pixar and DreamWorks… Since the release of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs way back in 1937, animation has been big business, none more so than in contemporary Hollywood. In just the last month the US and UK box-offices have been […]

Another day, another Batman casting rumour… according to The Daily Express, Warner Bros. may have already found their Dark Knight for the upcoming Man of Steel sequel Superman vs. Batman, with the newspaper claiming that Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings) “looks odds-on to get the part even before the […]

Yesterday, 20th Century Fox gave X-Men fans our first look at next year’s time-travelling mutant epic X-Men: Days of Future Past thanks to the first teaser trailer for the Bryan Singer-helmed sequel, and now the director who originally launched the X-Men franchise back in 2000 has offered up some further insight, captioning a number of […]

Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… As we await the expected arrival of a brand new trailer for The Avengers next week, a couple of new images from Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble have made their way online – one of which depicts Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye […]

Despite being arguably the most beloved incarnation of the character, former Timelord Tom Baker has traditionally distanced himself from all things Doctor Who following his run on the classic British sci-fi series, but if the Daily Express are to be believed, Baker is now being lined up by the BBC to make a dramatic return […]

Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Thor: The Dark World, Captain America 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Daredevil, Marvel Animation, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fantastic Four, Kick-Ass 2, Chronicle 2, Justice League, […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… The internet is all-a-glow with news regarding the re-hiring of Marc Webb and Andrew Garfield for (what is rumoured to be-called) The Spectacular Spider-Man. Huffington Post writer Scott Mendelson says it best on his blog Mendelson’s Memos: “It’s a telling sign of behind-the-scenes tumult when it’s actually surprising […]

Daniel Craig’s third outing as 007, rumoured to be named “Skyfall”, could be considerably thinner in the action department, according to The Express. The paper claims that director Sam Mendes wants to focus his adventure on “characterful performances” instead of the franchise’s usual action set pieces. Most strikingly of all the director, with his background […]

Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisors John Bruno, Phil Tippett, Edson Williams and Bruce Woloshyn about the making of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1… “Bill [Condon] told me they were going to break it up in two parts because the book was so large,” recalls American Visual Effects Supervisor John Bruno […]

Longstanding big names Aaron Eckhart and Sean Bean are to add clout to the cast of a modern retelling of children’s classic Peter Pan. They’ve both joined a project to be directed by Ben Hibon, with the working title Pan, which is set to turn the traditional fantasy tale of Neverland on its head. Evil […]