It was announced a few months back that Universal were planning a “Marvel-type” Universe with their classic Monsters that would start with the upcoming reboot to The Mummy, set for release June 24th 2016, making the first step. Now Variety are reporting that Universal have put more pieces into place by blocking off April 2017 […]

Avatar 2 has been in the pipeline for a while now but there has been little to no news concerning the first sequel to 2009’s mega-blockbuster. Earlier this year, Zoe Saldana announced that Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 would film back to back with shooting beginning early 2014. However, it seems that this information may […]

With Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, The Dictator) dropping out of the long-planned Freddie Mercury biopic, all signs signaled towards another stint in development hell. However, Skyfall and Cloud Atlas star Ben Whishaw has been unveiled as the surviving members of the band’s first choice to play Mercury, with drummer Roger Taylor revealing on the BBC […]

If the British tabloid The Daily Mirror is to be believed, Marvel is set to expand its TV output beyond Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the upcoming Netflix series for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders this year, with the paper reporting that the green light has been given to Agent Carter, […]

Having carved himself a fine reputation directing the likes of The Sopranos, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones, Alan Taylor is set to make jump to big budget filmmaking with the release of Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, after which he’s set to turn his hand to another big franchise, helming the 2015 […]

As usual, it’s been a busy week for Marvel news / rumours / speculation. Among the highlights was a report suggesting that that Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises, Don Jon) and Paul Rudd (This Is Forty, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) are front-runners for the lead in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, and Marvel’s head honcho […]

Anthony Stokes on why Michael B. Jordan is going to make a great Human Torch in The Fantastic Four reboot… First we get Ben Affleck as Batman and now there’s a black Human Torch. Wow, thanks Obama. All joking aside, the internet is full of negative buzz about Michael B. Jordan’s casting in The Fantastic […]

Earlier this week we heard that the Stretch Armstrong movie has been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean Hollywood is going to stop producing films based on beloved toys. Today, it has been announced that Titanic stuntman Simon Crane will direct the Hot Wheels movie, with Donnie Brasco and Quiz Show writer Paul Attanasio attached to write. Crane may have very little […]

Kermit and co. have made a new best friend. Lady Gaga is to join The Muppets in ABC’s 90-minute special Lady Gaga & the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular. When asked about the exciting opportunity to sing alongside Pepe the King Prawn, Gaga said “I was so excited when ABC called me about doing a holiday special […]

Sam Thorne reviews Airwolf #1… Lion Forge Comics are one of the newest comic book producing companies to show up to the ball-game and with that they hold a relatively fresh premise. They seem to be focusing primarily on the digital format, and seek to revive many cult TV shows through the medium of comics, […]