Developer Icebreaker Interactive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to support the development of their tactical arms and tank warfare title Escalation 1985. Among the various rewards for supporting the game are in-game items, t-shirts, posters and a real life Warsaw Pact BRDM-2 amphibious armored vehicle, though to get this latter reward you will have […]
Captain Marvel directors explain why they changed the name of Carol Danvers’ cat
Goose the cat looks set to be one of the big talking points and breakout characters of Marvel’s upcoming superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel. As fans will know, Carol Danvers’ (Brie Larson) cat does play a role in the Marvel comic book universe, albeit under a different name – that of Chewie, in reference to the […]
Lupita Nyong’o reportedly wanted for Bond 25
Following yesterday’s unconfirmed rumour that Bond 25 is going by the (working) title of Shatterhand, we now have another potential piece of news for Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007. According to The Daily Mail, director Cary Joji Fukunaga and producer Barbara Broccoli are keen to cast Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o in the film, […]
Razzies 2019: Holmes & Watson, Donald Trump and Melissa McCarthy among the “winners” of the Golden Raspberry Awards
With the 91st Academy Awards taking place tomorrow evening, the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation has announced the “winners” of the 2019 Razzies, honouring the very worst cinematic achievement from the past twelve months. The Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly comedy Holmes & Watson was named Worst Picture, having been nominated alongside Gotti, The Happytime […]
Batman to battle zombies in DCeased
The DC Universe is going to find itself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse this coming May with the launch of a brand new six-issue limited series entitled DCeased from writer Tom Taylor (Injustice) and artists Trevor Hairsine, Stefan Gaudiano, James Harren and Rain Beredo. “While the characters are the ones everyone knows so […]
Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles finds a new showrunner
Having been picked up by Hulu last summer, Paramount Television and Anonymous Content’s planned Anne Rice adaptation The Vampire Chronicles has now found a replacement for Bryan Fuller as showrunner, with Rice’s son Christopher announcing on Facebook that Dee Johnson (Boss, Nashville) has boarded the planned TV series. “I’m thrilled to tell you that after […]
Comic Book Preview – Avengers: No Road Home #3
Avengers: No Road Home continues this Wednesday with the release of the third issue, and you can take a look at a preview here; check it out… Rocket Raccoon comes face-to-face with his past – and it isn’t pretty! Meanwhile, the Avengers search the universe for the Shards of Night – and find trouble in […]
J.J. Abrams wants fans to feel “satisfied” by Star Wars: Episode IX
Last week, director J.J. Abrams announced on social media that filming has wrapped on Star Wars: Episode IX, the third chapter of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, and what is said to be the final instalment of the Skywalker Saga. Abrams, who relaunched Star Wars back in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will look to […]
Marvel won’t announce Phase Four plans until after Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 is shaping up to be another huge year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what with Marvel’s first female-led blockbuster Captain Marvel paving the way for the hugely-anticipated Avengers: Endgame, before Spider-Man: Far From Home launches us into a brand new phase of the MCU. So far, Marvel has been keeping its Phase Four plans […]
Peter Weller reprises RoboCop role for KFC commercials
Although he seemingly has little interest in revisiting the role for Neill Blomkamp’s planned RoboCop Returns sequel, it seems that KFC has managed to convince Peter Weller to reprise his role as Alex Murphy for a series of ‘Colonel RoboCop’ commercials. The adverts made their debut this week, and see RoboCop assuming the mantle of […]
