Calum Petrie reviews Dishonored #2… A face from Corvo’s past draws the Lord Protector deep into a nest of jeopardy. Meanwhile, Officer Cottings’ investigations lead her to Wyrmwood Place in the heart of Dunwall’s arcane district. Issue #2 starts with flashback scene depicting a young childhood Corvo and his long lost sister. The setting is the tropical […]
Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson’s Shanghai Dawn moving forward with director Jared Hess
Back in May of last year it was announced that Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson were looking to reunite on Shanghai Dawn, a follow-up to 2000’s Shanghai Noon and 2003’s Shanghai Knights, and now Deadline is reporting that the project is moving forward under Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. The new film has been scripted […]
Heathers TV pilot gets the greenlight from TV Land
TV Land has ordered a pilot for a TV adaptation of the cult 1988 dark comedy Heathers, which will be directed by Leslye Headland (Sleeping With Other People) from a script by Jason Micallef (Butter). Deadline reports that the project will reimagine the movie as an anthology, and “will be set in the present day, […]
Marvel’s Doctor Strange now opening three days earlier in the UK
Some good news for UK-based Marvel fans itching to see Benedict Cumberbatch’s take on the Sorcerer Supreme, as Marvel has announced that the UK release of Doctor Strange has been brought forward three days, and will now open on these shores on Tuesday, October 25th! SEE ALSO: Dan Harmon may have accidentally revealed a surprise […]
Comic Book Review – Assassin’s Creed: Templars #5
Calum Petrie reviews Assassin’s Creed: Templars #5… With the revelation that the puppet master of the corruption in the Shanghai rite is a dangerous political figure, Black Cross is forced to take matters into his own hands as the honor of the Order is at stake. But a moment of distraction could destroy everything he’s […]
Lost Doctor Who serial The Power of the Daleks to receive animated remake
The BBC has announced that is has commissioned an animated remake of the “lost” Doctor Who serial ‘The Power of the Daleks’, which featured the regeneration of William Hartnell’s First Doctor into Patrick Troughton’s Second, with the Time Lord then battling his arch-enemies across a six episode serial. The entire serial had been lost, with the […]
Mel Gibson isn’t a fan of superhero movies, says Batman v Superman is “a piece of shit”
Despite being linked to a few superhero roles in his career – most notably Batman (in the 1989 movie) and Wolverine (check out some concept art here) – it seems that Mel Gibson isn’t a fan of comic book movies, with the actor and filmmaker taking the opportunity to slam the genre – and Batman […]
Klaus returning for the Christmas one-shot Klaus and the Witch of Winter
The limited series may have wrapped up last month, but Klaus will return this Christmas courtesy of Grant Morrison and Dan Mora with the one-shot Klaus and the Witch of Winter from Boom! Studios. Via CBR, here’s a look at Mora’s cover to the one-shot… Klaus returns for an epic oversized one-shot, perfect for any […]
David Ayer wanted to cast Shia LaBeouf in Suicide Squad, but Warner Bros. thought he was too crazy
During an interview with Variety, Shia LaBeouf has revealed that his Fury director David Ayer hoped to cast him in Suicide Squad in the role of GQ Edwards (subsequently played by Scott Eastwood), only for Warner Bros. to veto the idea. “The character was different initially,” states LaBeouf. “Then Will [Smith] came in, and the […]
Titan Comics announces new series Norman: The First Slash
Titan Comics has announced that it is set to explore the origins of the kid killer Norman with a brand new series from creator Stan Silas entitled Norman: The First Slash. Check out the covers to the first issue by Marc Ellerby, JAKe, Rachael Smith, Sonia Leong and Amoona Saohin… The razor-sharp tale of Norman’s […]
