Having been handed the keys to the Avengers franchise following the critical and commercial success of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have revealed to Variety that they are keen to swap one Disney mega-franchise for another. “I sat in a theater when I was 11 […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming almost featured the “With Great Power…” line
While Uncle Ben was entirely absent from Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have revealed that an early draft of the script for Spider-Man: Homecoming would have featured a nod to Ben’s iconic “With great power comes great responsibility” line. “At the end when Happy [Jon Favreau] is in […]
Video Game Review – Kingdoms And Castles
Lewy Buck reviews Kingdoms and Castles… As an avid fan of strategic city builders Kingdoms and Castles looked as if to be a sure fire hit in my books and I was delighted to hear when it smashed it’s crowdfunding goal by 725%. The two man team over at Lion Shield Studios won over the […]
SDCC: New image from the Saw sequel Jigsaw
As part of their San Diego Comic-Con preview, Entertainment Weekly has released a new image from Jigsaw which sees Mitch (Mandela van Peebles), Anna (Laura Vandervoort), Ryan (Paul Braunstein), Carly (Brittany Allen) caught in a potentially deadly trap along with a fifth victim who won’t be revealed until the release of eighth instalment in the Saw franchise; take […]
Finn Jones and Mike Colter still hoping for a Defenders and Avengers team-up
While it looks unlikely at this point that we’ll get to see The Defenders teaming up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on the big screen, Marvel’s Netflix stars Finn Jones (Iron Fist) and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) haven’t ruled out a crossover – and in fact, they’d like to see it playing out on the streaming […]
Venom and Silver & Black directors talk Sony’s Spider-Man spinoffs
With Spider-Man: Homecoming riding high at the box office, Sony is ramping up its plans to expand the SpiderVerse with a range of spinoff movies, beginning with Venom and the Silver Sable/Black Cat movie Silver & Black. During a piece over at Variety exploring Sony’s plans for its spinoff movies, Venom director Ruben Fleischer and […]
John Lasseter explains why he’s not directing Toy Story 4
During last weekend’s D23 Expo, it was announced that John Lasseter has stepped down as director on Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 4, handing over the reins to Pixar veteran Josh Cooley, who will make his feature directorial debut on the sequel. Speaking to MTime (via Dark Horizons), Lasseter has explained his decision, revealing that between his […]
Star Trek: Discovery teasers showcase Original Series-era technology
In the build up to this Saturday’s panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International, CBS has unveiled three teasers for the upcoming TV series Star Trek: Discovery, showcasing the Original Series-era phaser, communicator and insignia; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Star Trek: Discovery producer on honoring the spirit of The Original Series Set phasers […]
Forest Whitaker to guest star in Empire season 4
Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker will soon be starring on the small screen, having been cast in the fourth season of FOX’s Empire in a multi-episode arc. Whitaker will portray Uncle Eddie, a “charismatic music icon and bonafide hitmaker, who gave an unknown Lucious (Terrence Howard) his first radio airplay. Decades later, Eddie steps up for Lucious […]
MTV rebooting Teen Wolf, continuing current series in podcast form
Ahead of its panel at the San Diego Comic-Con today, it has been revealed that MTV is in early talks to reboot its hit TV series Teen Wolf, as well as continuing the current show beyond its final batch of episodes in podcast form. “These characters and these stories have hit a peak,” MTV president […]
