Not everyone is built to helm a superhero film. From the fan reaction to respecting the source material, tackling a film from Marvel or DC is no easy task, and not many filmmakers understand this quite like Martin Campbell. Campbell directed Green Lantern back in 2011 and the film was a commercial and critical bomb. […]
DC announces Robin & Batman prestige format miniseries
DC Comics has announced that the Eisner-winning creative team of writer Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are teaming once more to explore the early days of Dick Grayson’s crimefighting career in Robin & Batman, a new three-issue prestige format miniseries launching this November. Check out a sneak peek at the first issue here… The world’s […]
Emily Blunt to play Pinkerton Detective Kate Warne in new film from Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks
Deadline is reporting that Emily Blunt is set to reunite with her Jungle Cruise co-star Dwayne Johnson for an action adventure film based around the real-life figure Kate Warne, the first female detective in the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Aged just 23, Warne became the first woman detective hired by Allan Pinkerton and his Pinkerton Detective […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Wars Adventures #8
IDW Publishing releases Star Wars Adventures #8 this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here… The Empire has been defeated, but that doesn’t mean that the danger is over for Luke and Leia, who find themselves in a tricky situation that they have to work together to get out of! Plus, Count […]
Y: The Last Man will stream on Disney+ in the UK
The long-awaited adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan’s lauded graphic novel Y: The Last Man has been kicking around development hell for what seems like an eternity, and with the post apocalyptic tale of one man and his monkey finally heading to U.S. small-screens on FX this September, UK audiences might have worried they’d have an […]
The Smurfs CG-animated reboot gets a trailer from Nickelodeon
Ahead of its premiere next month, Nickelodeon has released a trailer for the upcoming CG-animated reboot of the classic children’s series The Smurfs; check it out here… The Smurfs follows Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Hefty, Clumsy, and the other inhabitants of Smurf Village on all-new adventures, packed with humor, heart, and high-stakes action. The Smurfs […]
Free Guy levels up with a $28.4 million opening weekend as The Suicide Squad plummets
Going into the weekend a lot was riding on Ryan Reynolds videogame adventure comedy Free Guy, with many studios pushing back their late-summer tentpoles in the wake of a pandemic surge, and strong rumours that the performance of this Disney property would dictate the release strategy of Marvel’s forthcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the […]
Trailer and poster for Small Engine Repair starring Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham and John Pollono
Vertical Entertainment has released a poster and trailer for writer-director John Pollono’s Small Engine Repair. Based on the award-winning play of the same name, the film follows three lifelong friends – played by Pollono, Jon Bernthal, and Shea Whigham – as their whiskey-fueled evening spins wildly out of control; take a look here… Frankie (John […]
Comic Book Preview – Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual #1
Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual #1 is out this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue right here courtesy of Marvel Comics… FIGHT AT THE MUSEUM! Miles Morales is investigating a series of monster attacks in Brooklyn when he runs into Ms. Marvel’s friend and ally AMULET! Together they connect the […]
Blu-ray Review – Prophecy (1979)
Prophecy, 1979. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart, Victoria Racimo, Kevin Peter Hall, Tom McLoughlin and George Clutesi. SYNOPSIS: A scientist and his wife investigate why the inhabitants of a Native American reservation and the surrounding wildlife are affected by genetic mutations. Ah, 1979! The year that cinema […]
