With Doctor Who set to return to our TV screens later this month, the BBC has announced that the show is getting its very first openly gay companion in Bill Potts, played by Pearl Mackie. “It shouldn’t be a big deal in the 21st Century. It’s about time isn’t it?,” said Mackie in an interview […]
When Did Films Start Getting So Long?
Neil Calloway wonders why every film has to be so long now… With the rumour that Justice League is going to clock in at just shy of three hours, it’s time to ask when did movies start getting really long? Of course, there have always been long movies, but back then films came with an […]
David Tennant’s Greatest Quirky Roles
If there’s one thing David Tennant has established himself as, it’s on-screen oddballs. With an impressive range, his charm means he can work his magic on any role, from out and out nasty, to irreverent and wacky, via repressed and brooding. As the release of his new film Mad To Be Normal approaches on April […]
IDW to publish Gabriel Rodriguez’s new series Sword of Ages
IDW has announced that it will be published Gabriel Rodriguez’s (Locke & Key) new creator-owned comic series Sword of Ages, beginning this October. Sword of Ages presents an all-new vision of the Excalibur myth in the form of an epic, 5-issue space fantasy. The everlasting legend of the Sacred Sword is born through young warrior […]
Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey and Mark Wahlberg wanted for Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that Ridley Scott is set to direct All the Money in the World, a drama based around the real-life kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, and it seems the filmmaker is wasting little time in assembling his cast. According to Deadline, Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey and Mark […]
Liam Neeson to play Philip Marlowe
Variety has revealed that Liam Neeson has signed on to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Humphrey Bogart, James Garner, Elliott Gould and Robert Mitchum by taking on the role of Raymond Chandler’s iconic private eye Philip Marlowe. Neeson is set to play the lead in Marlowe, a spec script from Oscar-winner William Monahan […]
Stephen King and Joe Hill’s Throttle heading to the big screen
Production company A Bigger Boat has optioned the rights to Throttle, a novella from Stephen King and his son Joe Hill, with THR reporting that producer Emile Gladstone has tapped John Scott III (Maggie) to pen the script for a big screen adaptation. Originally published in 2009 as part of a Richard Matheson tribute and inspired […]
Beyonce frontrunner to voice Nala in Disney’s The Lion King
According to Variety, Beyonce has emerged as the frontrunner to voice the character of Nala in Disney’s upcoming remake of The Lion King. Apparently the Grammy-winner is yet to make a decision about whether to join the project due to her pregnancy, although the studio and director Jon Favreau are reportedly very keen for her […]
Aquaman screenwriter to pen Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon
Universal Pictures’ Classic Monsters shared universe is set to get underway this June with the release of The Mummy, and now it looks like the studio is stepping up development on another instalment, tapping Aquaman screenwriter Will Beall to pen Creature from the Black Lagoon. The remake of the 1954 classic has been in development […]
Videogame We Happy Few is getting a movie adaptation
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 […]
