Last year, Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot came in for some criticism due to the casting of Deadpool star Ed Skrein as Major Ben Daimio, a character of Asian ethnicity in the comic books. Skrein decided to exit the project in the wake of the whitewashing controversy, with Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Hawaii Five-O) signing on as his replacement, and in […]
Image announces new thriller series Crowded
Image Comics have announced that Eisner-nominated writer Christopher Sebela (Harley Quinn), Ro Stein & Ted Brandt (Captain Marvel), Triona Farrell (Runaways), and Cardinal Rae (Bingo Love) are teaming up for the new thriller series Crowded, which is set to launch in August. Ten minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer James Edward Barker talks Lean on Pete and the relationship between music and sound
Red Stewart chats with composer James Edward Barker… James Edward Barker is an English composer who has been working in the film and television industry since the mid-2000s. He is best known for his work on the movie Heist. His latest score was for the British indie drama Lean on Pete, which opened in the United Kingdom […]
Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War passes $1.9 billion at the global box office
Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story may have tanked at the box office with a worldwide opening of just $148 million, but Disney does have something to celebrate this weekend as Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has reached another box office milestone. The Marvel superhero blockbuster added a further $49 million globally this weekend ($16.5 million […]
Charlie Cox praises Ben Affleck’s Daredevil portrayal, but isn’t a fan of the movie
Marvel’s Daredevil star Charlie Cox took a break from filming on the third season of the Netflix series this weekend to make an appearance at Comicpalooza, during which he was asked for his thoughts on Ben Affleck’s appearance as the Man Without Fear in Fox’s 2003 Daredevil movie. “Personally, I think… I’m just laughing because I […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story bombs at the worldwide box office with $148 million global opening
It’s not often – i.e. ever – that you see the words “Star Wars” and “box office bomb” in the same sentence, but… Having gone into its opening weekend tracking a worldwide bow in excess of $300 million, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story has come up short, failing to reach half of […]
Sharknado 6 titled The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, teaser trailer released
A teaser trailer has arrived online for the sixth and final instalment of Syfy’s sharksploitation series along with a title reveal for the movie – The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time; check it out here… “Our hero Fin (Ian Ziering) has battled sharks all over the globe, but in this last installment, he will tackle the final […]
Sony’s Morbius, the Living Vampire movie logline revealed
In addition to the upcoming Venom movie, Sony has a number of Spider-Man spinoffs in various stages of development, including the now-delayed Silver & Black, the Spike Lee-directed Nightwatch, and an adaptation of Mobius, the Living Vampire. Aside from the fact that Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Lost in Space) are writing the screenplay, we […]
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Slaughterhouse Rulez will feature a subterranean monster
A little over a year ago it was announced that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost had formed their own production company Stolen Banner, and would be teaming up to produce and star in its very first project, the horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez from director Crispian Mills (A Fantastic Fear of Everything). During an interview with Digital […]
Rumoured details on new Supergirl and The Flash characters
With The CW’s various DC superhero shows all receiving renewals, That Hashtag Show is reporting details on possible character additions for the new seasons of two of them in Supergirl and The Flash. According to the site, season four of Supergirl is looking to introduce ‘Nia Nal’, a transgender character in her early 20s, who […]
