Deadline is reporting that Jack Huston (Ben-Hur) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) have signed on to appear in Above Suspicion, an adaptation of Joe Sharkey’s non-fiction book of the same name. The project, which is being directed by Phillip Noyce (The Giver) from a script by Chris Gerolmo (Mississippi Burning), tells the true story […]
Civil War breaks out on campus in Marvel Avengers Academy
Coinciding with the release of Captain America: Civil War, TinyCo and Marvel have announced a brand new limited time in-game event for the Marvel Avengers Academy mobile game, with new Civil War content available now. Following MARVEL Avengers Academy’s Guardians of the Galaxy update last month, the Avengers Academy finds itself in a vulnerable state […]
Bryan Singer on the early criticism of Apocalypse’s design in X-Men: Apocalypse
Back in July of last year, 20th Century Fox gave us our first look at Oscar Isaac’s titular villain in X-Men: Apocalypse, although the reaction probably wasn’t quite what the studio would have hoped for. Fans were critical of the design (comparing him to Power Rangers’ Ivan Ooze), the colour scheme, and the character’s size, while […]
Universal Monsters: The Next Big Cinematic Franchise?
Tony Black on whether the Universal Monsters will deliver the next big cinematic franchise… You all remember The Mummy, right? Brendan Fraser doing his best Harrison Ford impression while Arnold Vosloo pranced around in a gold nappy trying to hide his broad South African brogue. Rather good, wasn’t it? You may be surprised to learn […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 19 Review – ‘Failed Experiments’
Danny Hale reviews the nineteenth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… Kicking off the final four episodes of the season Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. opened with the origin of Hive. We saw how an encounter with the Kree forever changed the once primitive man when he was infused with their own blood sparking his terrigenesis. […]
Movie Review – Bad Neighbours 2 (2016)
Bad Neighbours 2, 2016. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloe Grace Moretz, Dave Franco, Kiersey Clemons, Ike Barinholtz, Selena Gomez, Carla Gallo and Lisa Kudrow. SYNOPSIS: After a sorority moves in next door, which is even more debaucherous than the fraternity before it, Mac and Kelly have to ask […]
Tomorrowland: or The Curse of the Standalone Blockbuster
Sean Wilson re-evaluates the unfairly maligned Disney movie, and why its failure is an unfortunate reflection of the modern-day cinema industry… Just under a year ago, I appeared to be one of approximately five people on the planet who was more than a little dismayed and disheartened at the critical roasting afforded to Disney epic […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 20 Review – ‘Genesis’
Jessie Robertson reviews the twentieth episode of Arrow season 4… What else would you think about in prison besides religion and bundt cake? I’m not sure about mainstream thought, but it seems Arrow has lost much of its luster from its first seasons, especially with Flash still being the shiny new toy. I thought last […]
Fox orders new live-action sci-fi comedy series from Seth MacFarlane
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Fox has ordered a new live-action sci-fi comedy-drama series from Family Guy and Ted creator Seth MacFarlane, placing an order for 13 episodes for the 2017-2018 TV season. The show “is set 300 years from now and centers on the explorations and exploits of the Orville, a ‘not-so-top-of-the-line’ ship in […]
Agent Carter season 3 “highly unlikely”, ABC also “cooling” on Marvel’s Most Wanted
During an article on the broadcast networks’ 2016-17 TV schedule, The Hollywood Reporter has been speaking about the chances of Marvel’s Agent Carter getting a renewal, and if you were hoping to see Hayley Atwell back for more adventures as Peggy, then it makes for disappointing reading. The site is reporting that Agent Carter, which […]