Last week it was announced Warner Bros. and director Matt Reeves had settled on two choices for the next Batman: actors Robert Pattinson (High Life) and Nicholas Hoult (Tolkien), and now it seems that the studio has officially selected Pattinson to don the cape and cowl for 2021’s The Batman. The move comes after WB […]
Was Avengers: Endgame really a realistic depiction of grief?
Anghus Houvouras on Avengers: Endgame and its depiction of grief… People want so badly for the things they enjoy to be profound. It’s a strange trend that has emerged in recent years where people can’t simply enjoy music, television and movies but have to spend time explaining why these things transcend their medium and become […]
A Big Year for Three Modern Horror Masters
Tom Jolliffe takes a look ahead to The Nightingale, Midsommar and The Lighthouse… There’s been some great horror films in the last five years. Three in particular for me really harked back to a classic era sensibility, owing a lot to the best era in creepy atmospheric horror. These would evoke films (among others…) like […]
Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer and Julia Stiles join stripper revenge movie Hustlers
Deadline is reporting that music star Cardi B is set to make her feature acting debut in STX Films’ stripper revenge movie Hustlers, joining the cast of the film alongside Lili Reinhart (Riverdale), Keke Palmer (Scream Queens), and Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook). The new additions join the previously announced Jennifer Lopez (Second Act), Constance […]
Jared Leto “definitely” open to returning as The Joker in the DCEU
Back in February it was rumoured that Jared Leto was following Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck out of the DC Extended Universe door, with Warner Bros. reportedly scrapping his Joker solo movie and Harley Quinn team-up film. However, it seems that may not be the case after all, at least from Leto’s perspective, as he […]
Lucasfilm shoots down Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker rumour about Rey and Han Solo
Whenever there’s a new Star Wars movie on the horizon, there’s always a steady stream of plot rumours and “scoops”, the vast majority of which are already forgotten about long before they actually get debunked on screen, and sure enough, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is no exception. With the anti-Star Wars: The Last Jedi […]
Tony Todd joins dystopian sci-fi Marfa
Following hot on the heels of his tease that he’s set to return to the Candyman franchise for producer Jordan Peele, actor Tony Todd has now added another project to his upcoming slate in the dystopian sci-fi Marfa. Written and directed by Andy Stapp, the film will follow four lifelong friends who decide to veer […]
DC’s Booster Gold script is finished, but the project appears to be in limbo
Back in September 2015, Warner Bros. announced that Greg Berlanti would be swapping the Arrowverse for the DC Extended Universe with the super producer signing to direct a Booster Gold movie, scripted by Zack Stentz (Thor, X-Men: First Class). Things fell silent on the proposed project until last year, when Berlanti revealed that the film […]
Dirty Pair manga coming in December
Seven Seas Entertainment has announced that it is bringing the Lovely Angels to North American readers, the publisher having acquired the print and digital licenses for Dirty Pair, the classic science fiction manga from Haruka Takachiho and Star Wars: A New Hope manga artist Hisao Tamaki. Kei and Yuri, known as the Lovely Angels–or the […]
HBO boss defends Game of Thrones showrunners over final season criticism
Winter has come – and gone – with the series finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones airing last weekend to bring the curtain down on the hugely successful TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. While it smashed records in terms of ratings, giving HBO’s its best ever numbers for […]
