Showrunner Julie Plec has announced that the upcoming fifth season of The Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals will be the show’s last. “I’m packing my bags for Comic-Con, realizing it’s been a year since we announced the end of The Vampire Diaries,” wrote Plec on Twitter. “It feels only fitting to use this anniversary to make a […]
SDCC: Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill announce The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume IV: The Tempest
At the San Diego Comic-Con today, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill will conclude both their legendary League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and their equally legendary comic-book careers with the series’ spectacular fourth and final volume, The Tempest. Tying up the slenderest of plot threads and allusions from the three preceding volumes, The Black Dossier, and the Nemo trilogy into a dazzling and ingenious bow, the world’s […]
John Carpenter recalls George A. Romero’s “profound impact”
Movie legend John Carpenter remembers the “profound impact” of George A. Romeo. With the recent passing of iconic director George A. Romero, many a star has come out with praise for the godfather of the zombie movie. It’s clear that Romero touched a lot people during his time on earth, and influenced untold numbers of […]
Jeph Loeb on Daredevil being “critical” to Marvel Television
Daredevil was “critical” to the rise and success of Marvel Television according to Jeph Loeb. With Daredevil season 3 in the works, and shows like The Punisher and The Defenders soon on the way, Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb has talked about just how important that first Netflix show was. Setting the scene, Loeb said to […]
SDCC: Eggsy meets Archer in Kingsman: The Secret Service animated crossover promo
Earlier today we got a new red band trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle [watch it here], and now 20th Century Fox has kicked off its Comic-Con panel with the release of an animated promo that sees Eggsy meeting Sterling Archer, the “world’s greatest secret agent”, and star of FX’s spy sitcom Archer. Check it […]
Avengers: Infinity War directors would “absolutely love to do a Star Wars film”
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 […]
