Legendary Pictures has announced a couple of casting additions for Pacific Rim 2, with Levi Meaden (Aftermath) set to play “an irreverent and offbeat” cadet and Chinese actress Jing Tian (Police Story: Lockdown) signing on for an as-yet-unrevealed role. The follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 action sci-fi is being directed by Steven S. DeKnight […]
ABC developing Magnum, P.I. sequel series
A sequel to the classic 80s crime drama Magnum, P.I. is in development at ABC, with THR reporting that the network has given a script commitment to a pilot for a follow-up series which will focus on the daughter of Tom Selleck’s character. Produced by John Rogers (Leverage) and Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), the project […]
Comic Book Review – Lucas Stand #4
Tony Black reviews Lucas Stand #4… Lucas searches for a demon during the Vietnam War and comes across the battlefield where his father died. The saga of Lucas Stand continues in this fourth issue as he faces arguably his most personal mission yet, in the jungles of Vietnam alongside his long-dead father. Kurt Sutter has […]
Antoine Fuqua discusses his Scarface remake
With his latest film The Magnificent Seven topping the box office, director Antoine Fuqua will soon be turning his attention to another remake as he gets ready to tackle the crime classic(s) Scarface, and during an interview with Fandango he’s offered up a few details on what we can expect from his version of the film. “I read the […]
The Russos considered killing an Avenger in Captain America: Civil War
In the build up to the release of Captain America: Civil War there was a lot of speculation as to whether Marvel would follow the Civil War comic book story arc with the death of Captain America, while one rumour even suggested that death scenes had been filmed for Falcon, War Machine and Scarlet Witch. […]
Second Opinion – The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
The Girl with All the Gifts, 2016. Directed by Colm McCarthy. Starring Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close. SYNOPSIS: A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie. To say that the zombie genre has become saturated with […]
The Exorcist Season 1 Episode 1 Review
Anghus Houvouras reviews the first episode of The Exorcist… Talk about a haymaker. While television is experiencing a golden age on cable and streaming services, network television has generally been nowhere near as stellar. While HBO, FX, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, AMC, USA, and other cable networks are delivering delicious four course meals, American Network […]
UPDATE: John Carpenter has some harsh words for Rob Zombie and his Halloween remake
It’s been almost ten years since Rob Zombie directed his remake of the horror classic Halloween, and now franchise creator John Carpenter has finally shared his opinion on the reinvention – and it turns out he’s not overly impressed by the film, nor Zombie himself for that matter. Speaking at the New York Film Academy […]
Marvel launching Star Wars: Classified ongoing comic book series
With Star Wars: Darth Vader set to end next month, Marvel has announced that it is launching a new ongoing series in December entitled Star Wars: Classified. The new series will join the main Star Wars title and Star Wars: Poe Dameron as Marvel’s third ongoing Star Wars series, and will see Darth Vader writer […]
The Weinstein Company to explore the life of Elvis Presley with TV biopic
The Weinstein Company is set to explore the life of the King of Rock n Roll with an Elvis Presley biopic which is being produced in full partnership with the Presley Estate, and Priscilla Presley on board as an executive producer alongside Harvey Weinstein and Jerry Schilling. The eight-to-ten part series is based upon author […]
