Last week we heard from Wade Wilson himself, Ryan Reynolds, who offered up a few words about the long-in-development Deadpool movie, stating that the script is “so, so far into the R-rated zone [that] I don’t know if [Fox] would ever risk their reputation doing it.” Well, now screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. […]

Tom Jolliffe on the male acting performances criminally overlooked by the Academy for Oscar recognition… With the Oscars around the corner and awards season in full swing, now is a perfect opportunity to tearfully remember those performances that were completely overlooked by the Academy. Reasons can differ. Sometimes a year is bloated with exceptional performances […]

Last week we reported how Warner Bros. were concerned about the possibility of Justice League and felt that the movies progression hinged on the box office success of Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel. According to Badass Digest, it seems WB may not be pushing forward with the project at all. Although the movie was […]

Matt Smith reviews the third episode of the new US TV drama The Following… So, in my last review I spoke about The Following and its similarities to Heroes. I also bought up the tense bits of the show, as well as the use of flashbacks. There was also that bit where I talked about […]

Between the recent talk about a Doctor Strange movie and rumours of a Planet Hulk feature leading into a World War Hulk-themed Avengers 3, there’s been plenty of speculation about the possibilities for Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe lately. Nevertheless, the only thing set in stone so far for Marvel Studios post-The Avengers […]

Yesterday, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the studio is busy developing two standalone Star Wars movies, with Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past) both writing separate features which will likely be released during the six-year period that Star Wars Episodes VII, VIII and IX arrives in […]

According to Deadline, American author George R.R. Martin has signed a new two-year deal with HBO, which will see him continue to serve as co-executive producer on Game of Thrones, as well as developing and producing new series projects for the cable network. Martin is of course the creator of the fantasy epic A Song of Ice […]

The very funny folk over at Something Awful have put together a few imaginings of what J.J. Abrams’ new Star Wars film might look like. They mostly involve either lens flare or members of the cast of Lost… That opening text scroll is going to be really difficult to read…

When Disney completed its shock purchase of Lucasfilm back in October, the studio announced that it would relaunch the Star Wars saga with a new sequel trilogy, as well as expanding the franchise with standalone features based upon the various inhabitants of the galaxy far, far away. Of course, with Star Trek Into Darkness director […]

Paul Risker begins a retrospective on the films of Terry Gilliam… Before we begin I’d like to take the opportunity to briefly talk a little about the history of this ‘Retrospective’ feature series. I originally started out intending only to re-evaluate the career of ‘Master of Horror’ John Carpenter, an idea that was first implanted […]