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Herculean Task: Weta Workshop & Hercules

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With the Director’s Cut arriving on DVD & Blu-Ray for Hercules on December 1, 2014 in the UK, Trevor Hogg chats with Paul Tobin about the concept design work contributed by the Weta Workshop… “We first got involved with Hercules [2014] back in 2007,” explains Weta Workshop Senior “Designer Paul Tobin.  “At the time, Hercules was […]

Mark Ruffalo says a solo Hulk movie “feels even further away”

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Mark Ruffalo is set to reprise his role as the hulking green goliath, The Hulk, in Thor: Ragnarok before teaming up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes again for Avengers: Infinity War Pars 1 & 2. Rumours have been around for many years that he’d be getting his own solo outing just like his pals Iron Man, […]

Nicolas Winding Refn moving ahead with Maniac Cop remake

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Nicolas Winding Refn has been talking about the prospect of a Maniac Cop remake for years now.  Well, now it looks like it’s finally going ahead. According to Variety, Vendian Entertainment has teamed up with Wild Bunch and Refn’s Space Rocket on a multi-year first look deal. The slasher Maniac Cop will be the first project produced and financed as part […]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 6 Review – “The Flash is Born”

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Jessie Robertson reviews the sixth episode of The Flash… It seemed like after last week’s dramatic impasse between Barry and Iris , the show was giving those two some breathing room between each other to fill in with “The Streak’s” new infatuation with his favorite blogger. But only one week later, their now seemingly impertinent […]

New trailer for Netflix’s Marco Polo

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Ahead of its arrival next month, Netflix has released a new trailer for the original series Marco Polo, which stars newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy, is based on the famed explorer’s adventures in Kublai Khan’s court in 13th century China – a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry. Created by john Fusco, screenwriter of […]

Video Game Review – Sunset Overdrive

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Ben Rayner reviews Sunset Overdrive… In the vast years I’ve spent playing video games, I’ve come to realise just how hard it is to really nail a new franchise. Blending new ideas with classic tropes to make something that’s fresh yet familiar is a complex task, but like Ernest Rutherford attempting to split the atom, […]

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare gets live action trailer

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With the global release of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare just days away, the latest installment in the bestselling FPS franchise has – as with most of the Call of Duty games – received a live-action trailer. This particular trailer stars Taylor Kitsch (John Carter) and Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl) and was directed by Peter Berg […]