After reaching a deal with Fox a couple of weeks ago for an adaptation of his superhero series Superior, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that comic book writer Mark Millar’s upcoming title MPH has been optioned by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, G.I. Joe). “(Lorenzo’s) one of the few real moguls in the industry, having […]

Transcendence, 2014. Directed by Wally Pfister. Starring Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: As Dr. Will Caster works toward his goal of creating an omniscient, sentient machine, a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent him from establishing a world where computers can transcend the […]

Having done its best to replicate Marvel Studios’ shared universe approach by bringing together the original X-Men and First Class casts for X-Men: Days of Future Past, it now seems that 20th Century Fox could be set to follow Marvel’s expansion onto the small screen. Chatting with Collider, writer and producer Simon Kinberg (Fox’s main […]

It was expected – and hinted at by Simon Kinberg recently – but now it’s official: J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII and Disney’s subsequent entries in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy will tell an original story, rather than taking their cues from the established continuity of the Expanded Universe. Furthermore, Lucasfilm has confirmed that […]

Yes, that’s right. You could find yourself sharing the screen with the likes of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia in Disney’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII, with Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams giving fans the chance to win a part in the film, as well as supporting UNICEF Innovation Labs and Programs with a […]

With this year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past setting a series high haul of $702.2 million (and counting) by close of play on Tuesday, Fox’s mutant superhero franchise has now amassed $3.003 billion at the global box office, with $1.3 billion in domestic ticket sales and $1.7 billion internationally. The Bryan Singer-directed Days of Future […]

We know that Jason Voorhees will be heading back to cinemas in 2015 for the thirteenth instalment of the Friday the 13th franchise, but it appears that masked monster is also set to terrorise Crystal Lake campers on the small screen, with Deadline revealing that Bill Basso (Terminator) and Jordu Schell (Avatar) are busy writing […]

Villordsutch reviews Big Finish Audio Productions’ Blakes 7 – Mirror…  Written by Peter Anghelides Directed by Ken Bentley Sound Design by Alistair Lock Starring Gareth Thomas (Roj Blake), Paul Darrow (Kerr Avon), Michael Keating (Vila Restal),Jan Chappell (Cally), Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis), Brian Croucher (Travis),Alistair Lock (Zen/Orac), Bethan Walker (Locklan), Hugh Fraser (The President) Following on from last month’s episode Drones, we come close to the end of the trail of breadcrumbs left with intent by […]

Having spent close to a decade developing an adaptation of Marvel’s miniature superhero Ant-Man, it has just been announced that British filmmaker Edgar Wright (The World’s End) has now left the project owing to creative differences with Marvel Studios. “Marvel and Edgar Wright jointly announced today that the studio and director have parted ways on […]

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige was in London today to present footage from Guardians of the Galaxy [read our first impressions here], as well as a special first look sneak peek at Avengers: Age of Ultron [read our thoughts on that footage here]. While he was here, IGN caught up with the producer to ask […]