In the wake of Joker’s success, Tom Jolliffe looks at similar cinematic examples of the disturbed outsider… With a quarter billion in takings and counting, as well as divisive reviews, media attention up the wazoo, and a status (particularly among the 18-30 viewers) as a cinematic masterpiece, Joker’s depiction of disturbed isolation and disconnect from […]
Damon Lindelof says his Watchmen series is one self-contained season
As the clock counts down to Watchmen’s premiere on HBO this month, creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof has been talking to Deadline about his “spiritual sequel” to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal comic book epic, revealing that the story was designed to be told as a single self-contained season. “I’m not being flippant when […]
Movie Review – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, 2019. Directed by Vince Gilligan. Starring Aaron Paul, Matt Jones, Charles Baker, Jonathan Banks, and Larry Hankin. SYNOPSIS: Picking up after the events of Breaking Bad, Jesse Pinkman is on the run. How do you follow up Breaking Bad, a show that is consistently named as one of the […]
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Maniac Cop remake gets the green light from HBO as TV series
Way back in 2014 it was announced that Drive filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn was looking to produce a remake of the cult 1988 slasher Maniac Cop with director John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Regeneration). While the project has been on and off over the past five years, Deadline now brings word that it is officially moving […]
Aquaman’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joins The Matrix 4 in lead role
Having officially announced a return to The Matrix back in August, Warner Bros. and director Lana Wachowski have now kicked off the casting on the fourth movie in the sci-fi action franchise with Deadline reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has signed on alongside the returning Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. Although it’s yet […]
Zazie Beetz would be surprised if she never played Domino again
Joker and Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz has stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that she would be surprised if she never got the opportunity to reprise her role of the lucky superhero Domino. “I realize that nobody knows anything right now, but would you be surprised if you never played Domino again?,” THR asked. “Yes,” Beetz […]
Weird West: Age of Nagual update coming soon to Cuisine Royale
Gaijin Entertainment and Darkflow Software have announced the release of the Weird West: Age of Nagual update for Cuisine Royale. This new update, for PC and Xbox One, introduces a huge new map, a new playable character with unique abilities and a variety of new weapons, skills and items. Check out the new trailer below… […]
Comic Book Preview – Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Allegiance #2
The Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continues this coming week as Marvel Comics releases Allegiance #2; check out a preview of the issue here… BEFORE THE EXCITING EVENTS OF STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER! Hounded by the FIRST ORDER across the galaxy, the RESISTANCE is in dire need of ships, weapons […]
Comic Book Preview – X-Men #1
Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Yu’s new X-Men series launches this coming week, and we’ve got a preview of the first issue for you here courtesy of Marvel Comics… The X-Men find themselves in a whole new world of possibility… and things have never been better! Jonathan Hickman (HOUSE OF X, POWERS OF X, SECRET WARS) […]
Bandai Hobby’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s model kits revealed
Bluefin has announced that pre-orders are now open for Bandai Hobby’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker model kits, which include Kylo Ren, a First Order Stormtrooper and a BB-8 and D-O double pack, as well as two X-Wings and the Millennium Falcon. Check out the promotional images here… Star Wars 1/12 Scale Kylo Ren […]
