MORE UNHAPPINESS IN THE LEAGUE We’ve heard a lot from the cast and crew of Justice League since the film’s release, with a lot of people unhappy with the final theatrical cut that was released with Joss Whedon’s edits. Cinematographer Fabian Wagner has asked for Warner Bros. to release the Zack Snyder cut of the film, […]
Hellboy’s David Harbour describes the reboot as a “monster movie that’s dark and scary”
As Lionsgate gears up to begin production on its R-rated Hellboy reboot, new lead David Harbour has been chatting to Variety about the film, describing it as a “monster movie that’s dark and scary” and explaining what drew him to the project. “Superhero movies are the mythos of modern America,” said the Stranger Things star. “The ancient […]
Simon Kinberg on course correcting the X-Men series with Dark Phoenix, confirms Genosha
After more than a decade serving as writer and producer on 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise, Simon Kinberg now finds himself behind the camera for the latest chapter of the main series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Earlier in the week we saw some first look images from the movie – Fox’s second attempt at adapting The […]
The Defenders and Daredevil producer adapting The Witcher for Netflix
Back in May it was revealed that Netflix had snapped up the rights to Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher saga, and now comes word from Variety that the streaming service has tapped Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (The Defenders, Daredevil, Power) to adapt the material as a TV series. Launching as a series of short stories in the Polish […]
Video Game Review – LocoRoco 2 Remastered
Shaun Munro reviews LocoRoco 2 Remastered… Cult classic PSP platformer LocoRoco was given a superbly shiny new 4K PS4 port back in May, and now its 2008 sequel has also gotten the glossy makeover treatment to similarly dazzling effect. LocoRoco 2 Remastered may not deviate much from the formula firmly established by its predecessor, largely succeeding and […]
Hot Toys’ Justice League Movie Masterpiece Batman collectible figure available to pre-order now
Sideshow has revealed a batch of promotional images for Hot Toys’ sixth scale Movie Masterpiece Series Batman figure which is based on the likeness of Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight in the DC superhero team-up Justice League. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $266 and is expected to ship October-December 2018; check it […]
Second Opinion – Stronger (2017)
Stronger, 2017. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr, Nate Richman, Lenny Clarke, Carlos Sanz, and Clancy Brown. SYNOPSIS: Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of […]
Universal developing Slaughterhouse-Five TV series
Variety is reporting that Universal Cable Productions is developing an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five, which is being written and executive produced by Patrick Macmanus, showrunner on Happy!. The 1969 book tells the story of Billy Pilgrim, a chaplain’s assistant in the U.S. Army survives the firebombing of Dresden during World War II, only […]
Steampunk western series That Dirty Black Bag in development
Deadline is reporting that Franc’s Federation Entertainment (Marseille) and Italy’s Palomar (Inspector Montalbano) are teaming up for the steampunk western series That Dirty Black Bag, which is currently in development under creator Mauro Aragoni. The eight-episode series will be shot in English, and takes place on a savage, scorched and deserted world where resources are […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 to shoot in June, casting reportedly underway for Gwen Stacy
Following on from official confirmation at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige that Jon Watts will return to the director’s chair, we now have a report from Omega Underground about the production dates for the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel. According to the report, filming on the Marvel and Sony co-production will get underway […]
