In just a few short days, Assassin’s Creed will make the leap from video games to feature films as 20th Century Fox unleashes its hotly-anticipated movie adaptation, and should it prove successful at the box office, it seems it could be the launch pad for a trilogy of films based around Michael Fassbender’s Callum Lynch and his […]
Rumour: A familiar face could cameo in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Warning. Potential spoilers for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales follow… Well, if rumour is to be believed, it seems that Orlando Bloom won’t be the only former star returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise in next year’s fifth instalment Dead Men Tell No Tales. According to TooFab, Keira Knightley is said to […]
Steven Moffat responds to Benedict Cumberbatch’s comments that Sherlock series 4 could be “the end of an era”
There’s just a fortnight to go until Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman’s Dr. John Watson return for the fourth series of Sherlock, and there has been talk that this could well be the final run of episodes for the beloved show. Back in October, it was reported that Cumberbatch had suggested series four “might […]
UPDATE: Josh Boone talks X-Men: The New Mutants, has plans for a trilogy of films
Back in May of last year, The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone signed on to develop a New Mutants movie for 20th Century Fox. With the X-Men spinoff now gearing up for a spring shoot, the filmmaker has been chatting to Creative Screenwriting about his plans for the project, seemingly confirming the rumours […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story enjoys a $290 million global opening weekend
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has pulled in a worldwide box office opening weekend of $290.5 million, which is at the lower end of the initial tracking suggesting a haul of anywhere between $280 and $300 million. Domestically, Rogue One grossed $155 million across the Friday-Sunday period, the second biggest December opening in history […]
Comic Book Review – Lucas Stand #6
Tony Black reviews Lucas Stand #6… Final issue! Lucas jumps into the future for the first time and discovers what the influencer demon’s plans will lead to. The final issue of this first run of Lucas Stand brings the titular character full circle for a bravura finish from Kurt Sutter & Catrin Kittridge. The penultimate […]
Rogue One’s Saw Gerrera is coming to Star Wars Rebels
Having made the jump from animated to the big screen, it looks like the character of Saw Gerrera is now heading to Star Wars Rebels, with Rebels Reactions revealing a brand new poster for the Disney XD series featuring the rebel extremist, complete with the tagline “Save the Rebellion, Save the Dream”. The character of […]
Why Does Everyone Like Films With Talking Animals In?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at what connects four of the top five films of the year… It came in a pub quiz question last week – what do four of the top five films of 2016 have in common? I got it wrong – I said they were all based on comic books. It […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 5 – Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
Don’t Open Till Christmas, 1984. Directed by Edmund Purdom. Starring Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Gerry Sundquist and Mark Jones. SYNOPSIS: A serial killer is stalking the streets of London, specifically targeting people dressed up as Santa Claus, and Scotland Yard is at a loss as to who the culprit might be. However, as […]
AMC touts the success of The Walking Dead amid declining ratings
Following last weekend’s midseason finale, AMC has released a statement celebrating the fact that its hit zombie drama The Walking Dead remains the biggest show on TV in the key 18-49 demographic for the fifth consecutive year. “The Walking Dead has never been more alive – on-air and online; live, near-live and time-shifted; at home and […]
