Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 11: World Enough and Time… Directed by: Rachel Talalay Written by: Steven Moffat Alien – Are you human? Missy – Now don’t be a bitch. The curtain is finally being called for Twelfth Doctor’s run. Here in this penultimate episode of the tenth series, we begin with Part One of […]
Edgar Wright on exiting Marvel’s Ant-Man
It had seemed that writer/director Edgar Wright had caught a huge break back in 2006 when he was given the opportunity to helm Marvel’s Ant-Man, but apparently, it just wasn’t meant to be. Almost a decade later he left the project over creative differences while Peyton Reed went on to make the superhero blockbuster, which […]
David Fincher confirmed to direct World War Z 2 starring Brad Pitt
Recently, Paramount’s new studio chief Jim Gianopulos stated that he and Brad Pitt were trying to court director David Fincher (who has collaborated with Brad Pitt on a number of iconic films) into directing the long-gestating sequel to World War Z. Now, during an interview with THR, Gianopulos has confirmed that David Fincher will indeed […]
New Han Solo director, Jurassic World 2 title revealed, Avengers: Infinity War set photo and more – Daily News Roundup
GO DIRECT A STAR WAR After the shock news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been fired from their positions on the Han Solo spin-off movie, it was revealed yesterday by Disney and Lucasfilm that Ron Howard would be taking over. Ron Howard has a lot of connections to George Lucas, appearing in the director’s […]
Ron Howard comments on taking over directing duties on the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff
It was announced this week that directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been fired from the Star Wars spinoff project Han Solo due to creative differences, with Lucasfilm revealing that Ron Howard (The Da Vinci Code, Rush) has been brought in to finish up production on the blockbuster. The news has sparked mixed reactions from fans of the franchise, but Howard […]
Simon Beaufoy adapting In the Skin of a Lion
Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) is set to adapt Michael Ondaatje’s 1987 novel In the Skin of a Lion for Serendipity Point Films, Film4 and Potboiler Films. The novel explores the lives of immigrants who played a large role in the building of the city of Toronto in the early 1900s and focuses on romance and […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #11
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #11… Man Ray and Sally Pride journey to New Jersey to investigate rumors of a mysterious monster… who happens to be new mutant Dreadmon! IDW’s TMNT has proven itself pretty capable of handling both large arcs and one shots. The trickiness usually comes down to whether or […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 1 Review
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Mist… Based on a Stephen King novella from the 1980’s The Mist is small-scale paranoia ramped up by small town mentalities. More prevalent now than upon its initial literary release the show establishes stock characters early, drops in an atmospheric sense of unease within five minutes while setting […]
American Horror Story’s Finn Witttrock joins The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Finn Wittrock has moved over from American Horror Story to the next season of American Crime Story. The new anthology season, entitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace, is again being orchestrated by one Ryan Murphy who worked with Wittrock on three seasons of his other FX show, American Horror Story. Wittrock will be playing Jeff Trail, […]
Transformers producer says Bumblebee movie will be “a very distinctive departure” from previous films
With the latest instalment in the franchise, Transformers: The Last Knight, opening to near-universally negative reviews [read ours here and here] and a series-low start at the box office, it seems that audiences may finally be tiring of the Michael Bay brand of Transformers movie. At least, that’s what Paramount and Hasbro will presumably be hoping, […]