The last time that 20th Century Fox attempted an adaptation of the classic X-Men story arc The Dark Phoenix Saga, we ended up with 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, which saw the Phoenix pretty much taking a back seat in favour of the “mutant cure” storyline.Well, Fox and The Last Stand writer Simon Kinberg are […]
Thor: Ragnarok impresses on Rotten Tomatoes with highest score of any Marvel Studios movie
Thor: Ragnarok is off to a thundering start with early reviews indicating that the newest addition to the Thor trilogy may just be the best yet [read our review here].Some of that may be down to directer Taika Waititi, whose unique sense of humour and emphasis on Jack Kirby-influenced visuals plays on the successes of Guardians of the […]
Movie Review – Geostorm (2017)
Geostorm, 2017.Directed by Dean Devlin. Starring Gerard Butler, Katheryn Winnick, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Andy Garcia, Zazie Beetz, and Ed Harris.SYNOPSIS:When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate start to attack Earth, it’s a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.There […]
Viz Media announces new Pokemon titles for 2018, including Pompom Pokemon
Viz Media has announced that it is releasing three new Pokemon books in 2018, including the arts and crafts book Pompom Pokemon and the manga titles Pokemon Sun & Moon Vol. 1 and Pokemon Horizon: Sun & Moon Vol. 1.Pompom PokemonMake pompom versions of your favorite Pokemon! This book includes 35 patterns with photographs and […]
Marvel’s The Punisher gets a new banner
Yesterday Netflix finally unveiled the premiere date for its next Marvel series The Punisher, as well as dropping a new trailer to boot, and now we’ve got a banner to go with it featuring Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle and his iconic skull logo; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Jon Bernthal provides The Punisher creator’s favourite rendition […]
Fast & Furious costume designer signs on for Captain Marvel
According to a report from a report by Omega Underground, costume designer Sanja Milkovic Hays has signed on for 2019’s 90-set Captain Marvel movie.With sci-fi franchises like Star Trek: Beyond, Total Recall and Battle Los Angeles, as well as the Fast & Furious franchise and even a Marvel entry with Blade, Hays’ past work speaks for itself. Perhaps Sanja is the […]
Toronto After Dark Film Festival Review – Tragedy Girls (2017)
Tragedy Girls, 2017.Directed by Tyler MacIntyre. Starring Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid, Kevin Durand, Josh Hutcherson, Rosalind Chao, Timothy V. Murphy, and Craig Robinson.SYNOPSIS:Tragedy Girls, a twist on the slasher genre following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy and […]
Josh Brolin talks Cable role in Deadpool 2 and X-Force
The time-travelling mutant Cable is set to make his big screen debut next year in Deadpool 2, with Josh Brolin taking on the role of Nathan Summers. Brolin has recently expressed his excitement at getting to play the character long term, reportedly having a four film deal, and during an interview with Collider the actor […]
UPDATE: Karl Urban feels that the time is right for a female Thor, Kevin Feige not ruling it out
Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is just about to get a much-needed reinvention in Taika Waititi’s upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, but already questions are springing up about a female Thor. During the press-tour for Thor: Ragnarok, Monkeys Fighting Robots got a chance to chat with Karl Urban — who plays Skurge — about his experience working on the film. […]
Exclusive Interview: The Tick cast and executive producer talk improvisation, Wally Pfister and more
The past three decades have seen The Tick taking on many forms, starting off as a comic book series and subsequently transitioning into an animated series and short-lived live-action series, but now, the property has found a new home on Amazon Prime Video. The rebooted, Peter Serafinowicz-led Tick series officially debuted on the streaming service last August […]
