Liam Hoofe with a theory on the Moriarty mystery in Sherlock… The Russian playwright Anton Chekhov once gave some simple advice about the construction of a narrative: if it is not essential, then do not put it there in the first place. This idea has become known as Chekhov’s Gun – simply put, if you […]
The Biggest Opening Weekends of 2016
Luke Owen charts the biggest opening weekends of 2016… It’s fair to say that 2016 has been rather disappointing in terms of the quality of movie delivered, and the biggest opening weekend for 2016 would have been fourth last year behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron. With that […]
R.I.P. Debbie Reynolds (1932 – 2016)
Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds has passed away aged 84. She suffered a stroke last night and was taken to Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she died at the hospital. The sad news comes one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away due to a heart attack. Reynolds began her career as a beauty queen, […]
Nicolas Cage may star as Ronald Reagan in upcoming biopic
Nicolas Cage may look to redeem his recent career misfires by starring as Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, in an upcoming biopic centered around the revered conservative figure. Page Six reported the news, claiming that Cage has been offered the role and is in the process of deciding whether or not […]
A young George Lucas to appear in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
George Lucas is heading to the DC universe – well, a fictional version of the filmmaker, anyway – with executive produce Marc Guggenheim revealing to Entertainment Weekly that Matt Angel (Grimm) is set to portray a young version of the Star Wars creator in the upcoming midseason premiere of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, titled ‘Raiders of […]
Star Wars actors and crew mourn the loss of Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher’s untimely passing has hit her fans across the world hard, but the ones who feel her loss the hardest are undoubtably her friends and family. Since the news broke yesterday, many of the people who have worked with her over the years spoke about who Fisher affected them in their careers and personal […]
Scarlett Johansson leads highest-grossing actors of 2016
Forbes has released its annual list of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood, with Scarlett Johansson topping the list with $1.2 billion in takings thanks to her roles in Captain America: Civil War and Hail, Caesar! (the list doesn’t take into account voice work, with Johansson also appearing the Disney’s The Jungle Book, which grossed $966.6 […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Till All Are One #6
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Till All Are One #6… A wave of undead TITANS has touched down on CYBERTRON! Even with the help of the massive METROPLEX, WINDBLADE and STARSCREAM can only hold them off for so long. They need help from Elita-1—and they’re going to get it whether she agrees or not. The fate […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now passed $600 million worldwide
It was only just a couple days ago Rogue One: A Star Wars Story crossed the $500 million mark, and now the Star Wars spin-off has reached another milestone, passing $600 million worldwide. Yesterday the Gareth Edwards-directed film earned $22.5 million in North America and $19.7 million internationally. This brings its North American gross to $340.6 million and international to […]
UPDATE: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and James Mangold deny rumour that Deadpool will appear in Logan
Those hoping for Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine to team up on the big screen may be getting their wish granted, if a new report from TheWrap is to be believed. According to “an individual with knowledge” of the upcoming Logan film, Reynolds recently shot a scene as the Merc with the Mouth that may end up […]
