Kat Kourbeti chats with Hans Rosenfeldt, creator and writer of ITV’s hit crime series Marcella… You come from the world of Scandinavian crime television, which is quite beloved here in the UK. Were there any major differences between UK TV and Scandinavian TV? Any particular challenges at all? There weren’t many differences actually. I thought it […]
Comic Book Review – Penny Dreadful #2
Tony Black reviews Penny Dreadful #2… The horrifying truth of Mina’s disappearance is revealed to Vanessa, Sir Malcolm and Sembene, and they realize they face a foe that exists outside anything they’ve encountered. As they frantically regroup, they learn they are not the only ones with a score to settle with the monster in their […]
Netflix places straight-to-series order for Lost in Space
Back in November it was announced that Netflix and Legendary TV were in development on a remake of the 60s cult classic Lost in Space, and now comes word that the streaming service has placed a ten-episode straight-to-series order for the reboot, which is being eyed for a 2018 premiere. Deadline reports that the new […]
Tom Felton joins The Flash season 3 as series regular
TV Line is reporting that former Harry Potter star Tom Felton has joined the cast of The Flash season three as a series regular. Felton – who played Draco Malfoy in the Potter series – is set to portray Julian Dorn, “a fellow CSI at the Central City Police Department who suspects there’s more to Barry […]
Star Wars: Episode VIII and Han Solo directors set for panel at Star Wars Celebration
We already know that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helmer Gareth Edwards is set to appear at Star Wars Celebration Europe this July, and now we can also add Star Wars: Episode VIII’s Rian Johnson and the young Han Solo movie’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller to that list. Johnson, Lord and Miller will appear […]
Movie Review – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence, 2016. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Joey King, Sela Ward, Vivica A. Fox, Angelababy, Nicolas Wright, Travis Tope, Judd Hirsch, and Deobia Opare. SYNOPSIS: Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with […]
Movie Review – The Colony (2015)
The Colony, 2015. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Starring Daniel Brühl, Emma Watson, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps, Michael Nyqvist, Jeanne Werner, Martin Wuttke and August Zirner. SYNOPSIS: After the 1973 Chilean coup d’état against President Salvador Allende, a young German political activist is kidnapped, and deported to the sealed-off hamlet ‘Colonia Dignidad.’ His wife voluntarily enters the […]
Star Trek: Beyond Awful Marketing
Tony Black on the marketing campaign for Star Trek Beyond… So did you notice this week that a third, albeit fairly brief trailer for Star Trek Beyond went online? Probably not. If you’re in the UK, you’ve been too busy watching Game of Thrones or England disgrace themselves in Europe in more ways than one, […]
Marvel Television’s San Diego Comic-Con plans revealed
We know that Doctor Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are set to feature as part of Marvel Studios’ Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con next month, and now Marvel Television has released details of its full line-up, which includes the first ever appearance from the cast of Luke Cage. Here’s the […]
TV Review – Orange Is the New Black Season 4
Kirsty Capes reviews Orange Is the New Black season 4… Where to even begin with season 4 of Orange Is the New Black? The credits rolled on that final episode, LP’s uplifting track Muddy Waters permeating the visual of Samira Wiley’s character Poussey Washington looking over the Hudson River, turning to the camera and breaking the fourth […]