Paramount Pictures is teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way to produce a big screen reboot of the early 90s environmental cartoon Captain Planet, with Glen Powell (Scream Queens) and writing partner Jono Matt set to pen the script. According to THR, the movie will take place years after the conclusion of the Captain Planet […]
Blu-ray Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn and Lucas Till. SYNOPSIS: After the re-emergence of the world’s first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. X-Men: Apocalypse arrives on Blu-ray […]
Director J.A. Bayona says Jurassic World sequel will be “darker and scarier”
As he gears up to go into production early next year, director J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls) has been talking about his upcoming Jurassic World sequel, stating that it will be “darker and scarier” than last year’s blockbuster, and will “takes the story where it has never been before.” “It will be darker and scarier […]
Austin Powers screenwriter working on Shrek 5
Back in July it was announced that Universal and DreamWorks Animation are eyeing a 2019 release date for the fifth instalment in the Shrek franchise, and now Trolls directors Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell have revealed to The Hollywood News that Austin Powers screenwriter Michael McCullers will be penning the script. “They’ve got a pretty […]
Shin Godzilla earns just over $1 million from its United States screenings
American fans were delighted to hear that the latest Japanese-produced Godzilla movie, Shin Godzilla, would be getting a short theatrical run in the States. Released last Monday [read our review here], the film brought home just over $1 million. Screening in 488 theatres across the U.S., Shin Godzilla averaged 2.2k per screen to earn $1.09 […]
Joe Manganiello says The Batman will shoot in the spring
Last month, Time-Warner boss Jeff Bewkes stated that he expect’s Ben Affleck’s Batman solo movie to be “a year and a half out”, although it wasn’t clear from whether than referred to a production start date, or a release. Given that Ben Affleck had subsequently suggested that “there is no Batman movie happening yet”, Bewkes’ comments appeared to be […]
Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood set for Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game
Last month director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil) revealed that his long-gestating Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game is moving forward at Netflix, and now we have details on the film’s cast. Deadline is reporting that Carla Gugino (Wayward Pines) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek) are set to star as Jessie and Gerald Burlingame, with […]
First Impressions – Hello Neighbor
Jordan Jones provides his hands-on impressions of Hello Neighbor… Nothing gets the blood pumping in a game quite like being chased. Some of the scariest moments in gaming have always involved being pursued to some degree. It’s the reason that Resident Evil 3 is still a terrifying experience to this day. There is this ever-present […]
Robert Englund reveals his dream idea for a Nightmare on Elm Street sequel
During an interview with Florida Today to promote his appearance at the Spooky Empire convention, Robert Englund has revealed what he’d have like to have seen in his “dream” Nightmare on Elm Street sequel. “If I was in control of my own Nightmare on Elm Street movie I have an idea I would have liked to […]
Vin Diesel on Baby Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Having sacrificed himself to save his friends during the climactic showdown with Ronan the Accuser, fan favourite Groot made his triumphant return in Baby form at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy, and with the upcoming sequel taking place six months after the first movie, the anthropomorphic tree will still be a sapling when we […]
