Back in August, it was rumoured that Zendaya is portraying the iconic character of Mary Jane Watson in Marvel and Sony’s upcoming Spidey reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming, and that her true identity would be a big reveal in the film. The Disney Channel star has since suggested that she won’t be portraying a love-interest in the […]
Zhang Jin joins Pacific Rim: Maelstrom
As Pacific Rim: Maelstrom‘s production gets underway in Sydney, Australia, Variety has announced that Chinese actor Zhang Jin has been cast in the film. Jin has starred in several action films, such as Killzone 2 and IP Man 3. His role is currently unknown. Additionally, Pacific Rim: Maelstrom has cast several other Chinese actors in the film, including Wesley Wong, Lily […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘Iron Squadron’
Chris Cooper reviews the seventh episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… Having got through another two week wait for a new episode knowing of something I really wanted to see, I watched Iron Squadron in a rather excited manner. I need to let you on in something though. It’s not a great episode. In […]
Paul W.S. Anderson looking to launch Monster Hunter movie franchise
With the Resident Evil series set to draw to a close with the upcoming release of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Deadline is reporting that director Paul W.S. Anderson and his producing partner Jeremy Bolt are now looking to set the fantasy RPG Monster Hunter as their next potential franchise. Anderson has already penned the […]
Video Game Review – Amnesia: The Collection
Ray Willmott reviews Amnesia: The Collection… When you’re trying to pass a six-year-old game off as the flagship title of a full priced release, questions will immediately be asked. But Amnesia is one indie console owners have been dying to get their hands on. Throw a spinoff and fully fledged sequel into the mix – […]
Westworld Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Trace Decay’
Eddy Gardiner reviews the eighth episode of Westworld season one… “Out of repetition comes variation”. This was a line delivered by Bernard in last week’s episode, but it seems to be taking on more and more meaning with each passing minute in Westworld. The hosts have been repeating themselves day after day, year after year, for our […]
Ben Wheatley and Tom Hiddleston may reunite for Hard Boiled comic book adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is looking to reunite High-Rise director Ben Wheatley and star Tom Hiddleston on an adaptation of Frank Miller and Geof Darrow’s Dark Horse comic book series Hard Boiled. The three-issue miniseries was published between 1990 and 1992 and follows Carl Seltz, an insurance investigator who discovers he is acually a […]
DVD Review – Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVII
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVII… When I reviewed MST3K Volume XXXV, I noted that you could divide Shout! Factory’s releases of the TV series episodes into the “good” and “great” categories. Volume XXXV fell in the former category, as does the latest one, Volume XXXVII (I skipped Volume XXXVI). It’s certainly […]
The Dark Crystal receiving comic book sequel The Power of the Dark Crystal
Boom! Studios imprint Archaia has announced that it is teaming up with The Jim Henson Company to celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Dark Crystal with the official sequel comic book series The Power of the Dark Crystal. Here’s a look at the cover to the first issue by Jae Lee and June Chung… Based […]
Movie Review – Train to Busan (2016)
Train to Busan, 2016. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon Starring Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Ma Dong-seok, Yu-mi Jeong, Woo-sik Choi, Sohee, Eui-sung Kim SYNOPSIS: In a viral outbreak afflicted South Korea, a group of passengers attempt to stay alive on the train from Seoul to Busan… Long distance train journeys are pretty frustrating at the best of times. […]