The long-gestating Freddie Mercury biopic finally seems to be moving forward, with Deadline revealing that British filmmaker Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill, Sunshine on Leith) has closed a deal with GK Films to direct the film, which has Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Cloud Atlas) attached to star as the legendary Queen frontman after Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, […]

Warning – Arrow midseason finale spoilers ahead…. Last night, The CW aired the electrifying midseason finale of its hit superhero series Arrow, which culminated in the accident that’s set to turn Barry Allen into The Flash, and Comic Book Resources has caught up with the cast and crew of the show, during which Grant Gustin […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews Justice League 3000 #1… “The new series starring the heroes of today—tomorrow is resolicited, now with legendary artist Howard Porter (JLA) on board! But what are these heroes doing in the year 3000? And who (or what) brought them there? Get ready for a dose of wonder from the writing team of […]

It’s been a good while since we’ve heard anything about the planned sequel to The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – back in March, in fact, when Steven Spielberg said that Peter Jackson would begin his performance capture work with the cast this year, ahead of a release in 2015. Of course, […]

Back in October it was reported that Edgar Wright and Marvel Studios had identified Paul Rudd (This Is 40) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) as their pick for the role of Hank Pym in the long-awaited Ant-Man adaptation, before Rudd was “confirmed” as the frontrunner the following month. Since then, it’s pretty much […]

Villordsutch reviews Danger Girl: The Chase! #2 and #4… Due to the rather quick release between issues of Danger Girl: The Chase! #3 and #4 I’ve decided that I will stick both reviews together to make this all a bit easier to digest.  As a fair few of you may remember my first introduction to […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]

Now that they’ve decided on a title, it seems that casting is kicking off on the upcoming Terminator reboot, now officially known as Terminator: Genesis. According to reports, Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby and the upcoming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) is in final negotiations for the role of John […]

After a somewhat troubled production, Paramount’s big-budget zombie epic World War Z went on to become one the surprise hits of the year, banking a hefty $540 million worldwide, and now the studio has secured a director for the follow-up, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona has signed on the helm the sequel. According […]

It looks like Will Smith and Martin Lawrence could be set to reunite for the third instalment in the action comedy franchise Bad Boys, with Deadline revealing that Safe House screenwriter David Guggenheim has entered talks with Sony Pictures about writing the script for Bad Boys 3. According to the site, Michael Bay – director […]