One of the many questions raised by The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets is how Disney and its subsidiary Marvel Studios will handle Fox’s X-Men and Fantastic Four properties.The main assumption is that Marvel will simply reboot the properties as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, in […]
Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC gets a series order from FX
FX has announced that – after the original pilot was retooled – it has given a series order to Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC, with the network granting the project a ten-episode run to begin airing later this year.“Kurt Sutter is a master storyteller and Mayans MC has the raw energy and […]
Rumour: Justice League home-entertainment release to feature an extended cut?
Despite the best efforts of fans, it seems that a Zack Snyder Director’s Cut of Justice League is out of the question (for the time being, at least), but it seems we may be getting an extended version of the DC superhero ensemble when it hits home video.A pre-order listing on Amazon Germany has included […]
CBS renews The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon for season 2
During the Television Critics Association press tour, CBS has announced that it has renewed its Big Bang Theory prequel spinoff Young Sheldon for a second season.The show becomes the first freshman series to secure a season two renewal, and comes on the back of stellar ratings, including a whopping 17.2 million live viewers for its […]
How To Ruin A Film By Talking Down To The Audience
Neil Calloway is fed up with being told exactly where the action is taking place…There is one thing that can guarantee me to let out a disappointed sigh in the cinema before a word has been spoken on screen. It’s the appearance of a caption telling us where the action is taking place. After that, […]
Movie Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017.Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Beanie Feldstein, and Tracy Letts.SYNOPSIS:In the early 2000s, an artistically-inclined seventeen year-old comes of age in Sacramento, California.Lady Bird tells the story of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a high school rebel who cannot wait to graduate and move […]
Gillian Anderson won’t be returning for American Gods season 2
Having confirmed that the current eleventh season of The X-Files will be her final outing as Dana Scully, Gillian Anderson has now revealed that she won’t be returning for the second season of Starz’s American Gods.The Los Angeles Times reports that Anderson’s departure from the Neil Gaiman adaptation is a result of the exit of […]
The Week in Star Wars – The Last Jedi crosses $1 billion, Rey’s parents update, New Trilogy to start shooting in June and more
Your first edition of The Week in Star Wars has all the latest box office news for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a new set photo and character details for Solo: A Star Wars Story, a new rumour about Rian Johnson’s new trilogy and more…Let’s kick of 2018 with all the latest from the Star […]
Preview of Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Rey
IDW Publishing releases Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Rey this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here…Star Wars Adventures has joined the festivities with an exciting weekly series of comic books that explores all corners of the Star Wars universe, showing how choices both big […]
Promo images for Star Trek Discovery Season 1 Episode 10 – ‘Despite Yourself’
CBS has revealed a batch of promo images from tonight’s midseason premiere episode of Star Trek Discovery, entitled ‘Despite Yourself’; check them out here…While in unfamiliar territory, the U.S.S. Discovery crew is forced to get creative in their next efforts to survive opposing and unprecedented forces and return home.SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Trek: […]
