Earlier this year it was revealed that StudioCanal is planning to remake Nicolas Roeg’s classic 1973 horror Don’t Look Now, and speaking to Metro ahead of the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, original star Donald Sutherland has offered some harsh words for those behind the project. “Don’t embarrass yourselves by participating […]
Blake Jenner joins Melissa Benoist in Supergirl
TV Line is reporting that Blake Jenner is set to join his wife and Glee co-star Melissa Benoist in the cast of CBS’ DC series Supergirl. Jenner is set to play Adam Foster, “a handsome stranger from Cat Grant’s (Calista Flockhart) past whose arrival in National City tests Kara and Cat’s relationship like never before. […]
Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. SYNOPSIS: As the war […]
Jessica Jones showrunner talks plans for a second season and Defenders
Ahead of the show hitting Netflix in all regions tomorrow (read our review of the first episode here), Jessica Jones showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has been talking about where the show could go if it gets a second season, and how it ties into The Defenders. “Truthfully, no one knows where [Defenders] was going to end […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – The Assassin (2015)
The Assassin, 2015. Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Starring Qi Shu, Chen Chang and Satoshi Tsumabuki. SYNOPSIS: An assassin in 7th century China accepts a mission to kill a political leader. The Assassin is not the film you’re expecting it to be. In that way, many will be disappointed. It’s not Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and […]
Jessica Jones Episode 1 Review – “AKA Ladies Night”
Luke Owen reviews the first episode of Marvel’s Jessica Jones… Welcome to the darkest corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Jessica Jones. From the outset, Jessica Jones presents itself as a totally different show to not just the rest of the MCU, but its Netflix brother show Daredevil. Jones is fairly foul mouthed, she’s incredibly […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd Megazine #366
Villordsutch reviews Judge Dredd Megazine #366… Welcome! Welcome to you all for this month’s sit down and read with mother moment. Today we’re picking Judge Dredd Megazine Issue#366, with all sorts of super heroic daring-dos! From Judge Dredd who’s coming under-fire from Total War to Demon Nic having to rescue the Sister from a bunch of […]
Working Title bringing Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five to the big screen
Working Title has tapped up and coming British screenwriter Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) to pen the script for an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s classic adventure series The Famous Five. The beloved book series follows five school friends – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and her pet dog Timmy – […]
The Originals showrunner adapting comic book series Unfollow for ABC and Warner Bros. Television
ABC is expanding its roster of comic book TV shows, with the network partnering up with Warner Bros. Television and The Originals showrunner Michael Narducci for an adaptation of the Vertigo series Unfollow from creators Rob Williams and Michael Dowling. THR reports that the drama series “explores what happens when a secretive billionaire makes a […]
Movie Review – The Carrier (2015)
The Carrier, 2015. Directed by Anthony Woodley. Starring Ed Kingsley, Jack Gordon, Karen Bryson, Joe Dixon, Zora Bishop, Billy Clarke, Andrew French, Luke Healy and Rebecca Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Eight survivors take to the skies in a badly damaged aircraft to escape an antibiotic resistant pandemic which decimates the planet. There’s nowhere safe to land, but […]
