George Chrysostomou with three successful franchise revivals and three failures… Franchise revivals are an ever present part of Hollywood today. Whilst audiences love sequels, prequels, original properties and reboots, there’s nothing quite as nostalgic as a franchise revival – taking a property from years ago, giving it a fresh coat of paint and selling it […]
Action adventure Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity release date announced
Publisher XSEED Games have announced that indie action adventure game Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity will be released for PC via Steam on the 11th July. The game’s Steam release will see a number of enhancements over the PS4 edition and will be available at a 10% discount for the first week after launch. The announcement trailer can […]
New adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter finds a director
It seems that not a week goes by lately without news of a new Stephen King project, and sure enough Variety is reporting that Fatih Akin (In the Fade) is set to direct a new adaptation of King’s classic novel Firestarter. Published in 1980, Firestarter follows Andy McGee and his young daughter Charlie, a nine-year […]
Avengers 4 reportedly titled Avengers: End Game
While Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige has stated this week that the title of Avengers 4 is unlikely to be revealed until the end of the year, it seems the subtitle for the Avengers: Infinity War follow-up may have already leaked online courtesy of cinematographer Trent Opaloch, whose personal website lists the movie as Avengers: End […]
Michael Douglas would like to “kick some serious ass” as the original Ant-Man in a prequel movie
When it was first announced that Marvel Studios would be going with Scott Lang as its Ant-Man for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was some disappointment amongst fans over the fact that we wouldn’t get to see Dr. Henry ‘Hank’ Pym suiting up as the miniature hero. Michael Douglas was of course subsequently announced as […]
Experience the zombie apocalypse with The Walking Dead: Our World augmented reality game
AMC has announced that it is bringing the world The Walking Dead to mobile devices this July with the release of the augmented reality title The Walking Dead: Our World. Similar to the smash hit Pokemon GO, The Walking Dead: Our World will utilise your real-world location and surroundings – although instead of populating it […]
BoJack Horseman season 5 gets a premiere date and new image
The official Twitter account for BoJack Horseman has revealed that the fifth season of the adult animated comedy series is set to hit Netflix on September 14th. wooowwww congratulations you are the 10000000 person to ask that question your prize is the answer sept 14th now please stop asking me https://t.co/YlMPphjRdq — BoJack Horseman (@BoJackHorseman) […]
The Raid’s Iko Uwais to star in martial arts sci-fi series Wu Assassins
Deadline is reporting that streaming service Netflix has given a ten-episode order for Wu Assassins, a martial arts sci-fi crime drama starring Iko Uwais (The Raid) and Byron Mann (Altered Carbon). The series has been written by John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), who executive produces with Tony Krantz (24), and takes place in […]
Greta Gerwig enlists Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Florence Pugh and Timothee Chalamet for Little Women
Variety is reporting that Lady Bird director Greta Gerwig has signed on to direct an adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott classic Little Women for Columbia Pictures, having already been attached as screenwriter. The film will reunite Gerwig with two stars of her acclaimed feature debut in Saoirse Ronan and Timothee Chalamet, while Meryl Streep […]
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Princeton Offense’
Red Stewart reviews the fifth episode of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger… In the past, I’ve often used the phrase “a lot happens but a lot doesn’t happen” to describe episodes of television (or even movies) where many events are shown before your eyes, but the overarching plot doesn’t progress much. It’s a phenomenon that tends […]
