WE’VE GOT FUN AND GAMES It was a big day for trailers yesterday, and it kicked off with our first look at the upcoming reboot/sequel to the 1995 adventure movie, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The film stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan as video game avatars for a […]
Movie Review – The House (2017)
The House, 2017. Directed by Andrew Jay Cohen. Starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Ryan Simpkins, Allison Tolman, Rory Scovel, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins, Cedric Yarbrough, Lennon Parham, Jesse Ennis, Alexandra Daddario, and Jeremy Renner. SYNOPSIS: A dad and his friend start an illegal casino in his basement after he and his […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 2 Review
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Mist… This is turning into a concisely structured, episodically interesting little show. As a set up The Mist might not be groundbreaking but what it does is done well. Driving tension through incidental music, building character within a claustrophobic environment and being aware enough to play within […]
William Gibson’s sci-fi Hinterlands heading to the screen
Hand drawn animation company Last Studio Standing has announced that it has picked up the rights to William Gibson’s sci-fi masterpiece Hinterlands and is developing a theatrical film and subsequent 100 episode TV series based upon the property. In Hinterlands, a Russian space mission vanishes in mid-flight to Mars and reappears two years later. When a rescue […]
Universal options Holly Black’s fantasy novel The Cruel Prince
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to The Cruel Prince, the upcoming fantasy novel from Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles. The book, which will be published in January, will mark the first instalment of a new series called Folk of the Air, and follows the journey of a human […]
Netflix revives Sense8 for two-hour series finale
Well, here’s some rather great news for fans of the cancelled drama Sense8. Just a couple of weeks after ruling out a potential return, Netflix has had a change of heart, and has given the go ahead to a two-hour series finale special which will arrive in 2018. The news was announced by co-creator Lana […]
Zordon wasn’t alone in the original Power Rangers opening
The director of Power Rangers has said that Zordon wasn’t the only Ranger (excluding Rita of course) in the film’s original opening scene. The film opens up with Zordon as the Red Ranger being confronted by Rita who at that point was in possession of the Green Ranger coin. The other rangers are alluded to […]
Fox sets writers for The X-Files season 11
Last month it was announced that creator Chris Carter and stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are reuniting for an eleventh season of The X-Files, and now we have confirmation on the writing team. TV Line is reporting that season ten writers Darin Morgan (Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster), Glen Morgan (Home Again), James […]
Spider-Man won’t appear in the Venom movie, says Kevin Feige
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has stated that Spider-Man won’t be showing up in Sony’s Venom solo movie. Many have been hoping to see Tom Holland’s Spider-Man collide with Tom Hardy’s Venom when the solo movie arrives next year (including Tom Holland himself), and have been speculating on the possibility. However, speaking with Variety at the premier […]
Disney reportedly impressed with Han Solo sizzle reel
According to reports, Disney is actually impressed with what they have seen in the current Han Solo sizzle reel. Recent reports regarding the Han Solo Star Wars spin-off movie have certainly painted the film in a bad light, with Lucasfilm firing Phil Lord and Chris Miller due to creative differences, and rumours that they aren’t entirely […]
