It’s rare that there’s much to write home about when it comes to video game adaptations, but Netflix managed to avoid the curse last year with its critically acclaimed animated series Castlevania. The streaming service wasted little time in renewing the series, doing so on the very day it was released last July, and now writer […]
ROM and M.A.S.K. movies unlikely to be moving forward as part of Hasbro’s cinematic universe
Back in April 2016, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro announced plans to launch a cinematic universe based around Hasbro’s classic toy properties G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM: Spaceknight and M.A.S.K., tapping Akiva Goldsman to oversee a writers room that included a host of in-demand screenwriters, including John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Spider-Man: Homecoming).Since then, the studio has set release dates […]
Emma Lahana joins Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger
Following the release of a new sneak peek video earlier this week [watch it here], New Zealand actress Emma Lahana (Haven, Power Rangers Dino Thunder) has taken to Twitter to announce that she is set to appear in the Freeform Marvel series Cloak & Dagger, although her character is being kept under wraps for the […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017.Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin.SYNOPSIS:Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer rumoured to arrive this week
There’s just a little over four months to go until the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, and as yet we’ve seen very little in the way of promotional material for the second Star Wars Anthology movie. However, if rumours are to be believed, that will all change this week.After presenting some footage at […]
Steven Spielberg looking at Indiana Jones 5 and West Side Story for his next project
With his latest film The Post currently out in theaters and Ready Player One set to arrive this March, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is now close to deciding on his next project, with Deadline reporting that it is a toss up between Indiana Jones 5 and a remake of West Side Story.The fifth Indiana Jones […]
Nicolas Cage on Superman, Justice League, and whether he’d do another comic book movie
Before he took on the role of Marvel’s Johnny Blaze for Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nicolas Cage came close to portraying the Man of Steel, having spent a couple of years attached to the title role in Tim Burton’s ultimately-abandoned reboot, Superman Lives.During an interview with Variety, Cage was asked whether […]
Reed Morano linked with Star Wars after meeting with Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy
Back in October, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that we will see a female director at the helm of a Star Wars movie at some point, and with the studio now busy planning the next decade of Star Wars movies, it seems we may have an idea of one female filmmaker on the Lucasfilm shortlist.Speaking […]
Why Certain Films Do Well During Awards Season
Neil Calloway looks at why a certain type of movie will always get the nod at the Oscars…This coming Tuesday sees the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations. We’ve already had the Golden Globes, and if you really care about that sort of thing, the Baftas are next month. We’re deep into awards season, and […]
The Week in Star Wars – Han Solo footage and synopsis, The Last Jedi Blu-Ray details, Liam Neeson talks franchise return and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars returns with the latest from Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi home entertainment details and box office, more from Rian Johnson’s new trilogy, Liam Neeson on a potential return and more…Let’s kick things off this week with Solo: A Star Wars Story, […]
