Deadline is reporting that Entertainment One is shopping around a drama series package based on Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn’s debut thriller Sharp Objects, which has Amy Adams (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) attached to star. Sharp Objects “centers on reporter Camille Preaker (Adams) who, fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, […]
You’re Not Entitled to a Faithful Adaptation
Samuel Brace on adapting material for the big screen… You’re not entitled to a faithful adaptation of your favourite book. You’re not entitled to an accurate depiction of your favourite comic characters in a subsequent film. You’re not even entitled to a good movie or product. You’re not entitled to anything. And I start of […]
Big screen remake of Stephen King’s It to shoot this year, will be R-rated and split into two movies
Having spent a couple of years in development under Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), the planned big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It found a new director last summer in Andy Muschietti (Mama) following Fukunaga’s departure over creative differences, and now it seems the project is finally gearing up to go into production. “It will hopefully be […]
Ennio Morricone to score Quentin Tarantino’s next movie
Having bagged an Oscar nomination (his sixth) for his work on The Hateful Eight, legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone has revealed that he’s set to collaborate once again with Quentin Tarantino on the filmmaker’s next offering… whatever that may be. “Tarantino has already told me that there will be a next movie that we are […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool, Wolverine 3, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Daredevil, Spawn, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, rumours of trouble in the DCEU and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Deadpool 2, Wolverine 3, Legion, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman […]
Blu-ray Review – The Good Dinosaur (2015)
The Good Dinosaur, 2015. Directed by Peter Sohn. Featuring the voice talents of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Mandy Freund, Steven Clay Hunter, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott. SYNOPSIS: In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. For years, […]
Titan to publish a Warhammer 40,000 comic book series
Titan Comics have announced that starting this September they will begin to publish a brand new series of comics based within the Universe of Warhammer 40,000. They will be working with Games Workshop, who first brought to life this epoch-defining popular tabletop miniature wargame in 1987, a dark-gothic dystopian, science-fiction universe that pits an outnumbered human […]
Video Game Review – Wondershot
Scott Watson reviews Wondershot… Wondershot takes me back. It takes me back to Friday nights with my mates, a PlayStation, a multi-tap, some beers and a ton of fun. The fact that it draws to mind these nights of local co-op fun brings a smile to my face. It plays on my nostalgia. It reminds […]
Exclusive Interview with actor Jonathan Emond
Senior Writer Scott J. Davis sits down with actor Jonathan Emond to discuss his career so far, including working with Michael Bay on Transformers: Age of Extinction, and his new deal with the Bohemia Group… SJD: How have your family reacted to your career choice and now your new successes in the US? How has […]
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez reviving Tales from the Darkside for IDW
IDW Publishing has announced that Locke & Key creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez are reuniting for a new four-issue series that will reimagine the cult classic horror anthology TV series Tales from the Darkside. “This is the show that could’ve been,” states Hill. “The original Tales from the Darkside was a fun, bleak little […]
