Aardman Animations has announced that it is to bring one of its most beloved characters to the big screen, partnering up with StudioCanal to produce the movie debut of Shaun the Sheep. First seen in the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit short A Close Shave, Shaun the Sheep made the jump to television in 2007, and […]

A big screen adaptation of Epic Games’ hit third-person shooter Gears of War has been in development since 2007, and after slipping into development hell, last October brought rumours that talent agency CAA was looking to revive the movie. Well, now comes word that Ted and 47 Ronin producer Scott Stuber has secured the film […]

Anghus Houvouras on the attention being paid to the Chinese cut of Iron Man 3 and the subsequent online reaction (warning – major Iron Man 3 spoilers ahead)… If it wasn’t already painfully clear, the success and/or failure of any Hollywood blockbuster is completely dependent on its worldwide gross.  Just check the figures.  There isn’t […]

John Lucking reviews the fourth and fifth episodes of Hannibal… Art imitates life, especially within the world of television, and while innumerable shows take their dramatic concepts from real-world events it’s much less common for art to stand aside and let life run its course. That was the decision made by Bryan Fuller regarding Hannibal’s […]

After his mid-credits cameo in last year’s blockbuster superhero ensemble The Avengers, it had been expected that Thanos would feature prominently in Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with an appearance in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy leading to a starring role as the primary antagonist of The Avengers 2 the following year. However, […]

A few months back Guillermo del Toro appeared to be turning his eye towards the long-rumoured third instalment in the Hellboy franchise as a follow-up to the upcoming Pacific Rim, but after failing to secure financing for the threequel, it seems he’s now busying himself with his multitude of other projects, which includes the likes […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Claire O’Connor writes for Forbes about a research paper connecting episode-marathons with obesity… “Harvard Medical School instructor Dr. Rumi Chunara published a study showing that areas with a high proportion of Facebookers with “sedentary-related interests” based around the television — say, box-set DVDs or episode marathons — generally […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 19 of Elementary… How would God act if he were here on Earth? I know that’s a big concept to open with in a review for a TV show, but just stick with me for a moment. We’re his creation, for arguments sake, but even if he was human and came […]

In the next instalment of the ‘Late to the Show’ series, Luke Addison looks at Spartacus… “One day Rome shall fade and crumble. Yet you shall always be remembered in the hearts of all that yearn for freedom.” Starz’s Spartacus is the tale of the legendary gladiator of the same name, taking up arms and […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 18 of Elementary… Holmes as a character has a past. That statement can be meant in at least two ways. Either there’s the literal, the Sherlock Holmes you see to the right, who has a past. He has had drug problems and has met at least two women who’ve influenced his […]