According to Variety, Shia LaBeouf has signed on to star in the indie adventure drama The Peanut Butter Falcon, which is being written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz. Described as “in the vein of a Mark Twain tale”, the film will follow Zak, “a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away […]
Movie Review – Dead Awake (2016)
Dead Awake, 2016. Directed by Phillip Guzman. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Jesse Bradford, Jesse Borego, Brea Grant, and Lori Petty. SYNOPSIS: After her estranged sister Beth dies suddenly while suffering from sleep paralysis, Kate is plagued with guilt after dismissing her initial claims that she was being regularly haunted in her sleep by a sinister force […]
Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – The Rizen (2017)
The Rizen, 2017. Directed by Matt Mitchell. Starring Laura Swift, Sally Phillips, Tom Goodman-Hill, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Bruce Payne, Lee Latchford-Evans, Jayson Dickens, Christopher Tajah, and Laurence Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: In the 1950s, a woman awakens in an underground tunnel with no memory of how she got there. She discovers that the military has been conducting occult experiments […]
Girl Meets World showrunner fails to find a new home for season 4
Bad news for any Girl Meets World fans hoping that showrunner Michael Jacobs may have some success finding a new home for a fourth season, as he has put out a tweet from the official writers’ Twitter account that he has been unable to secure a pickup. “I wasn’t able to find a new venue […]
Why Yondu is the best character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Anghus Houvouras on Yondu and why he’s the best character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… (Lots of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 spoilers. You don’t want to read this column before you’ve seen the film.) James Gunn had to fight to convince the Marvel brass to let Michael Rooker play Yondu in the original […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, Inhumans, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Logan Noir and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Defenders, Inhumans, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Logan, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Justice League, Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, […]
One Problem With a Game of Thrones Spinoff and One Rule That Must Not be Broken
Samuel Brace on HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoffs… With news breaking that HBO are indeed working on a spinoff for the impossibly popular fantasy drama Game of Thrones, one’s mind tends to drift to thoughts of just what the potential series could entail. We know that there are four different spin-offs being pursued, with the […]
Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs
Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant. With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]
Kevin Feige says a Marvel movie and TV crossover will happen “at some point”
As Marvel likes to frequently remind us, #ItsAllConnected when it comes to the vast Marvel Cinematic Universe, although much to the chagrin of many fans, we’re yet to see characters from TV outings such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or The Defenders making any impact on the big screen. It has been reported previously that Marvel Studios chief […]
Guy Ritchie would like to direct Suicide Squad 2
With Guy Ritchie out and about on the promotional trail for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the filmmaker has revealed that he’s keen to reunite with Warner Bros., expressing his interest in taking on the reins of the DC Extended Universe sequel Suicide Squad 2. “I quite fancy doing Suicide Squad 2, because I […]
