According to TheWrap, Academy Award winner Penelope Cruz (Vicky Christina Barcelona, The Counselor) is in talks to join Now You See Me  director Louis Leterrier’s latest film, Grimsby.  Described as a “soccer hooligan action comedy,” Grimsby stars Mark Strong (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) as a British black-ops agent who is forced to go on the run and team up with […]

According to The Wrap, Mad Men star Jon Hamm is circling Boyhood director Richard Linklater’s next film, a remake of 1964’s The Incredible Mr. Limpet. The original film followed a man named Henry Limpet, who turns into a talking fish and helps the United States Navy locate and destroy Nazi submarines. I’m not kidding about that description. Go ahead and read […]

Laura McCarthy reviews Grayson #1…. Dick Grayson. Former sidekick. Former Super Hero. Former dead man. And now… agent of Spyral?! A thrilling new chapter of Dick Grayson’s life begins in this new, ongoing series. It’s a super-spy thriller that will shock you and prove one thing: You might think you know Nightwing – but you […]

Sony Television’s upcoming PlayStation Network series Powers has found its leading man, with TV Line reporting that Sharlto Copley (District 9, Elysium) has signed on for the role of Detective Christian Walker, while Michelle Forbes (The Killing, True Blood) will also play Retro Girl. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, Powers is […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews New Suicide Squad #1…. The world has changed for Task Force X, a.k.a. the Suicide Squad. Director Amanda Waller no longer has the autonomy she once had. New members disrupt the team dynamic. And the team takes on an international scope. New members Joker’s Daughter, Deathstroke and Black Manta join Harley Quinn […]

Thief is the latest big game franchise to be adapted into a movie, if a report from The Tracking Board is to be believed. Vertigo Films and Prime Universe are developing the film, while Adrian Askarieh and Roy Lee are set to produce it. The two of them are also in charge of another game […]

Sigourney Weaver is to reprise her signature role as Ellen Ripley – albeit in video game form – with the actress set to reunite with the cast of Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic for a pre-order bonus pack for the upcoming Alien: Isolation. Weaver will be joined by Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Veronic Cartwright (Lambert), Harry Dean […]

Sigourney Weaver is set to reprise the role of Ellen Ripley alongside co-stars Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Veronic Cartwright (Lambert), Harry Dean Stanton (Brett) and Yaphet Kotto (Parker) from Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien for the upcoming Alien: Isolation video game. Yesterday, SEGA and The Creative Assembly debuted a new video at the San Diego Comic-Con, […]

Luke Owen reviews the first episode of The 100… Adaptations of novels aimed towards teenage audiences are usually criticised for three things – a lack of pace, a lack of subtly and a lack of build. There is much to be said about The 100, the new US drama shown here in the UK on […]

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Sweden: Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann), 2013. Directed by Felix Herngren. Starring Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, Mia Skäringer and Alan Ford. SYNOPSIS: Explosives expert Allan Karlsson, goes on the run from his retirement home during his 100th Birthday party. This Swedish comedy […]