In the wake of Netflix’s cancellations of Luke Cage and Iron Fist last month – not to mention the impending launch of the Disney+ streaming service – there’s been a lot of speculation over the future of Netflix’s other Marvel shows, with a unconfirmed report claiming that both Daredevil and Jessica Jones could also be at risk. […]
The Top 8 Music Moments from Doctor Who
George Chrysostomou looks at the best music moments from Doctor Who since its revival… Doctor Who has long been synonymous with iconic music. With its initial theme breaking down barriers, incorporating unique sounds and techniques into a main stream TV show, Doctor Who has been at the cusp of some of the best music on […]
Movie Review – Stan & Ollie (2018)
Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring John C Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Nina Arianda and Rufus Jones. SYNOPSIS: In the mid-1950s, and with their glittering Hollywood career behind them, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a farewell tour of the UK. Everybody thinks they’ve retired, so the […]
‘Elseworlds’ crossover image features Clark Kent and Lois Lane
We’ve had several of these in the past few days including shots of Ruby Rose’s Batwoman and John Wesley Shipp’s 90s Flash, and now another image has arrived online, courtesy of EW, from The CW’s Arrowverse crossover event ‘Elseworlds’, this time featuring Tyler Hoechlin’s Clark Kent and Elizabeth Tulloch’s Lois Lane on the Kent Farm; […]
Marvel cancels Star Wars: Shadow of Vader after Chuck Wendig firing
Back in October it was revealed that Chuck Wendig, writer of the bestselling Star Wars: Aftermath book series, had been fired from Marvel Entertainment due to his “negative, vulgar” social media use, and now the publisher has announced that it has scrapped its plans for the five-issue Star Wars: Shadow of Vader comic book series […]
Netflix renews Big Mouth for season 3
Netflix has renewed its crtically acclaimed adult animated sitcom Big Mouth for a third season, which is set to hit the streaming service in 2019. Here’s a short video announcing the renewal… Big Mouth is created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett and follows a group of seventh graders as they navigate their way through puberty. […]
Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #3
Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #3… “Truly awful.” Throughout my fandom of the Fantastic Four, having read the majority of the comics in existence with that name or logo somewhere on the cover, I have been disappointed numerous times. Good ideas squandered? Check. Those are legion. Wildly off-base characterization? I see you, Matt Fraction. Ideas […]
Hugh Grant joins Nicole Kidman in HBO’s The Undoing
After securing a director this past week in Susanne Bier (The Night Manager), it is now being reported that HBO’s The Undoing has added Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal) to its cast. with the British actor joining Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman (Destroyer) in the six-episode limited series. The series will see Kidman taking on the […]
Netflix orders live-action/CG animation-hybrid WWII series The Liberator
Netflix has announced that it has ordered the four-part World War II drama The Liberator, which is set to use a new technology called Trioscope Enhanced Hybrid Animation, which blends live-action and CGI. The Wrap reports that the series has been created by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive) and is based upon Alex Kershaw’s […]
Hulu orders pilot for comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth from Team Downey
Robert Downey Jr. is following in the footsteps of James Gunn by swapping the Marvel universe for DC… well, sort of, as his production company Team Downey is set to produce a pilot for an adaptation of the comic book series Sweet Tooth, published by DC imprint Vertigo. Created by Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth is […]