Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are in final talks Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation writer-director Christopher McQuarrie to return to the franchise to pen the script for the sixth instalment, as well as possibly directing. Should they reach a deal with McQuarrie, it would mark the first time in the series that […]
EA confirms Star Wars Battlefront sequels, but no movie tie-ins
Unsurprisingly, Electronic Arts plans to take full advantage of its ten-year deal with Lucasfilm, with the publisher announcing that it has plans to produce Star Wars Battlefront games across multiple platforms. “Our goal is to make future Battlefront games as well as other style games around the Star Wars franchise, both on mobile as well […]
Sam Riley in talks to play The Laughing Man in Ghost in the Shell
With casting on DreamWorks’ long-gestating Ghost in the Shell movie well underway, Deadline is reporting that British actor Sam Riley (Control) is in early talks to play the villainous Laughing Man in the anime adaptation. Ghost in the Shell is being directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman), with Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Age […]
Gravity Falls comes to an end with season two finale
Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch has announced via Tumbler that the Disney XD animated series is coming to an end with the upcoming hourlong finale to season two. “The first thing to know is that the show isn’t being cancelled – it’s being finished,” states Hirsch. “This is 100% my choice, and its something I decided on a […]
Movie Review – Love (2015)
Love 2015 Directed by Gaspar Noe Starring Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, and Klara Kristin SYNOPSIS: Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed. “Do you […]
The Week in Spandex – Jessica Jones, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, Justice League Mortal, The Flash, Arrow and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Jessica Jones, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: First Class, Gambit, Wonder Woman, Justice League Mortal, Justice […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens doubles previous advance ticket sales record
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already smashing box office records, and with less than a month to go until its release it is being reported that the film has sold a staggering $50 million of advance ticket sales in North America alone. That figure is double the previous record of $25 million, which was […]
The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit” You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much […]
Warner Bros. announces cast for Wonder Woman as filming gets underway
This morning Gal Gadot took to Twitter to share a first look image of herself as the Amazon Princess in Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe movie Wonder Woman, and now the studio has issued a press release officially announcing start of the production, as well as the supporting cast for the film. Principal photography is […]
Jessica Jones Episode 4 Review – “AKA 99 Friends”
Luke Owen reviews the fourth episode of Jessica Jones… In the last couple of episode reviews (here and here), I’ve mentioned that Jessica Jones was missing a certain something. They were good, but they weren’t great and they certainly weren’t a match for the strong opening episode. It didn’t hook us in like Daredevil, and the […]
