Compulsion Games is partnering with dj2 Entertainment and Gold Circle entertainment for an adaptation of the indie survival horror videogame We Happy Few, Variety has revealed. “[Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons and Stephan Bugaj of dj2 Entertainment] approached us enthusiastically with really solid ideas about how to adapt our game to film while retaining its […]
Free Fire: The 70’s Crime Pictures It Takes a Bullet From
Tony Black on Free Fire… Let’s be honest, if you’ve seen Free Fire, you’ll know it’s not particularly like a lot of the 1970’s crime films that, on the face of it, Ben Wheatley’s movie would sit alongside. This pulpy, lean slice of comic violence owes more to the early 90’s stylistics of down’n’dirty Tarantino […]
Greg Rucka to adapt his comic book The Old Guard for Skydance
THR is reporting that Skydance Productions has picked up the rights to Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez’s new Image Comics series The Old Guard, tapping Rucka to pen a script for the movie adaptation. The Old Guard follows “a small group of soldiers, led by a woman named Andy, who are inexplicably immortal and have […]
Paramount sets Mission: Impossible 6 cast
As Paramount Pictures gears up for production on Mission: Impossible 6 this summer, the studio has announced the cast for the sixth instalment of the blockbuster spy series. As previously announced, Tom Cruise will be joined by returning stars Rebecca Ferguson (Ilsa Faust) and Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), along with new additions Henry Cavill (Batman […]
Wesley Snipes sci-fi The Recall to receive panoramic Barco Escape release
Minds Eye Entertainment has announced that the upcoming Wesley Snipes-headlined sci-fi thriller The Recall is set to premiere this June in Barco Escape’s panoramic, multi-screen format, becoming the first theatrically released movie shot natively in the immersive format. “Barco Escape is an incredible new way to watch movies and feel like you are completely inside the heart-stopping […]
IDW teams with George Takei to tell the true story of Japanese American internment camps
IDW Publishing has announced that it is teaming with George Takei, best known for his beloved role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, to produce a graphic novel re-examining the Japanese American internment camps during WWII through his family’s firsthand experience. “I have spoken publicly on numerous occasions during my life on the unjust internment of […]
The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Batgirl, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Deadpool 2 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Gotham City Sirens, Aquaman, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Powerless, Batman and Harley Quinn, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Inhumans, Agents […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Till All Are One #8
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Till All Are One #8… This is it: the final stand for Cybertron! Will Starscream and Windblade’s gamble finally pay off or will all of Iacon be destroyed by the zombie titans? The battle for Cybertron came to a head in Transformers: Till All Are One #8 and got a satisfying […]
Movie Review – The Discovery (2017)
The Discovery. 2017 Written and Directed by Charlie McDowell Starring Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough, Ron Canada, and Mary Steenburgen SYNOPSIS: A love story set one year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified. While browsing the selection of available Sundance Film Festival titles to check out, The […]
Rumour: Obi-Wan Kenobi movie to be announced at Star Wars Celebration, Young Adult-targeted romance in development
Over the past few years there have been numerous rumours suggesting that Disney and Lucasfilm are looking to add an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie (or trilogy) to their slate of Star Wars films, while we’ve lost count the number of times that Ewan McGregor has expressed his interest in returning to the role of the Jedi […]
