Andy Naylor reviews LEGO Marvel Super Heroes…. When LEGO Star Wars was released in 2005, at the tail end of the PS2’s lifespan, it was met with critical and commercial acclaim. It was new, inventive, and ground-breaking – so much so that it pretty much revolutionised the platformer model of the PS3 and Xbox 360 […]

Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s acclaimed comic book series Preacher might finally be making it to the screen, with rumours from Badass Digest suggesting that This Is the End duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are developing a pilot for AMC. According to the report AMC is hopeful that Preacher could help to fill the […]

Javier Bardem is said to be in talks to play the villain in the latest instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Javier Bardem is said to be playing a ‘ghost pirate’ who clashes with Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow. Jared Leto was also allegedly approached first for the role but bowed out, while Christoph […]

Back in September it was revealed that AMC Studios is developing a companion show to the hit zombie series The Walking Dead, with comic book creator Robert Kirkman and producers Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert aiming for a 2015 premiere. So far all plot details for the spin-off show have been kept firmly under […]

After a bidding war with TBS and Comedy Central, FXX has acquired the rights to every episode of The Simpsons in a deal worth around $1.25 million per week,  resulting in a pay off of something close to $1 billion.  Fox executives are calling this one of the biggest television syndication deals ever, and the […]

Deadline has reported that Will Smith (Men in Black, I Am Legend) and Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) are getting together for a fantasy film titled City That Sailed. The script is being written by Audrey Wells (The Game Plan, Under The Tuscan Sun) and the film will tell the story of a father […]

James Bond producers MGM and Danjaq have reached a settlement with the estate of writer Kevin McClory which gives them full rights to the iconic British spy and potentially opens the door for Daniel Craig’s 007 to go up against his arch nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld and the SPECTRE organisation. The case in question spans […]

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has pretty much gone from a mild box office hit to a staple in pop culture, so it’s no surprise that writer-director Adam McKay has said in an interview with Collider that he’s going to have a G-rated Anchorman spin-off that follows Walter Burgundy, the son of Ron Burgundy, […]

Last month, it was rumoured that CBS was considering a spin-off for the hit comedy series How I Met Your Mother and now it’s been confirmed that the network has placed a pilot production commitment for How I Met Your Dad. The spin-off is being written and executive-produced by How I Met Your Mother creators […]

Director of The Heat, Paul Feig (Bridesmaids), is developing a spin-off that will focus on Beth and Gina, the trashy family members of Melissa McCarthy’s character, with Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo both set to return. Feig had this to say about the as-yet-untitled spin-off: “They took small roles in The Heat and turned them […]