Netflix has released an announcement teaser for DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, a new eight-episode anime from Studio MIR (The Legend of Korra, Voltron: Legendary Defender), which is based upon the hugely popular video game franchise from Valve. DOTA: Dragon’s Blood follows Davion, “a renowned Dragon Knight devoted to wiping the scourge from the face of the […]
Comic Book Preview – DC’s Generations Forged #1
From the pages of Dark Nights: Death Metal, DC releases Generations Forged #1 this Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here; take a look… Dispersed through time by the villain Dominus, our ragtag team of generational heroes—featuring 1939 Batman, Kamandi, Superboy, Steel, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold and Dr. Light—must find a way […]
Salma Hayek struggled to shoot Desperado sex scene
1995’s Desperado may have provided the star with her Hollywood breakthrough, but actress Salma Hayek has revealed that she “had a really hard time” shooting the film’s sex scene with co-star Antonio Banderas, and that it was only added to the movie by the studio after she’d already been cast in the role of Carolina. […]
The Cop on the Edge
Tom Jolliffe on the well-worn but effective cop on the edge trope… Cinema can often be pretty simple. Good guys are often morally upstanding. Bad guys often irredeemably corrupt. Your good guy might be a cop, your bad guy a crook. The hero might have a foible or two, but is generally psychologically on an […]
Zack Snyder felt it important for Batman and The Joker to share a scene in Justice League
This time last year, the prospect of seeing Ben Affleck’s Batman sharing the screen with Jared Leto’s Joker seemed like a pipe dream. Affleck was done as The Dark Knight, having walked away from both the Batsuit and director’s chair on The Batman, and Leto’s Clown Prince of Crime was quickly becoming a distant memory […]
The Mandalorian’s Boba Fett joins Hot Toys’ Star Wars Masterpiece Series line
Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the Television Masterpiece Series Boba Fett deluxe 1:6 scale figure which is based on the appearance of Temuera Morrison in Disney+’s Star Wars series The Mandalorian and features the legendary bounty hunter both in and out of his iconic armor. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at […]
Daisy Ridley to lead The Marsh King’s Daughter
Deadline is reporting that Star Wars star Daisy Ridley has signed on to star in The Marsh King’s Daughter, an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Karen Dionne, which has Neil Burger (Limitless) directing. The film will see Ridley taking on the role of Helena, “a woman living a seemingly ordinary […]
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday: Pure Lee Daniels Insanity | Video Review
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, 2021. Directed by Lee Daniels. Starring Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Melvin Gregg, Natasha Lyonne, Leslie Jordan, Tyler James Williams, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Rob Morgan, Miss Lawrence, Evan Ross, and Tone Bell. If you enjoy the work of Lee Daniels, then you’ll love what he offers up in […]
Zack Snyder’s zombie action movie Army of the Dead gets May release date
While Zack Snyder awaits his Justice League release this March, we are getting new information about his upcoming Netflix zombie movie as today we have learned that Snyder’s Army of the Dead will see its release on May 21st, 2021. The film is one part heist action movie, another part zombie thriller, and will see […]
Benedict Cumberbatch set for The 39 Steps limited series
Benedict Cumberbatch is about to find himself on the run as he teams with Patrick Melrose director Edward Berger and screenwriter Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) for a limited series TV adaptation of The 39 Steps. Based on the novel by John Buchan, which was famously adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock in […]
