Luther star Idris Elba is set to headline the survival thriller Beast, which is being directed by Baltasar Kormakur (Everest, Adrift) for Universal Pictures. Scripted by Ryan Engle (Rampage) from an original idea by Jaime Primak-Sullivan, Beast is said to be “in the vein of The Shallows”, but with a lion as the antagonist rather […]
Movie Review – One Night In Miami (2020)
One Night in Miami, 2020. Directed by Regina King. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Aldis Hodge, Eli Goree, Leslie Odom Jr, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, Lance Reddick, Christian Magby, Beau Bridges, and Emily Bridges. SYNOPSIS: On February 25th 1964 Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) beat Sonny Liston (Aaron D. Alexander) at the age of twenty two. That night […]
Comic Book Preview – Spider-Man: Marvels Snapshot #1
This Wednesday sees the release of Spider-Man: Marvels Snapshot #1, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue here with the official preview from Marvel… Let’s say you’re a lowlife criminal in Manhattan, just trying to get by in a world that’s recently gotten full of spider-men, daredevils, power men and more, and […]
Kotobukiya’s Flashpoint Batman (Thomas Wayne) collectible statue unveiled
Sideshow has unveiled Kotobukiya’s 1:6 scale Thomas Wayne Batman statue from the 2011 Flashpoint comic book story arc. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $140; check it out here… What if the one who was killed by the robberーthe infamous scene that marks the birth of Batmanーwas actually Bruce Wayne rather […]
Money to Burn: When Hollywood Spending Gets Silly
Tom Jolliffe on when spending in Hollywood gets out of hand… Money is great isn’t it? It makes the world go round, and since the birth of the studio system in Hollywood, a lot of money has been thrown into creating movies. Even making films deemed lower budget can be deemed a costly exercise. Actors […]
Insanely Difficult Boss Fights That Will Drive You Crazy!
Red Stewart presents five of the toughest boss fights seen in video games…. Boss battles have been a staple of the video game industry since Bowser in the original Super Mario Bros. They can be amazing feats of design, a sign of true synergy between graphic artists and programmers. Yet, not everything about them is sunshine […]
LEGO Star Wars Nebulon-B Frigate Comic-Con exclusive set unveiled
LEGO has unveiled official promotional images of its limited edition LEGO Star Wars Nebulon-B Frigate San Diego Comic-Con exclusive set, which is being released in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back; check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: LEGO Marvel Black Widow Comic-Con exclusive Taskmaster’s […]
Enter The Muscles from Brussels: The Jean-Claude Van Damme Tournament Fight Film
Tom Jolliffe looks at Jean-Claude Van Damme’s history of tournament fight films… If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. For a while in the earlier career of Jean-Claude Van Damme, that seemed to be more or less the case. When Enter the Dragon ended up as a cultural and cinematic phenomenon, a host of imitators […]
Clint Eastwood to direct and star in Cry Macho
Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood has found his next project, with Deadline reporting that he is set to direct and star in Cry Macho, an adaptation of the novel by N. Richard Nash, which is set to up at Warner Bros. Pictures. Set in 1978, the film will see Eastwood as “a onetime rodeo star and […]
Video Game Review – Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Shaun Munro reviews Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time… Resurrecting a long-dormant video game franchise is a tricky task at the best of times, but given that Crash Bandicoot‘s last full-fat, critically acclaimed entry hit stores all the way back in 1998 – the terrific Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped – there’s an undeniably over-the-odds pressure on […]
