Sigourney Weaver is set to reprise the role of Ellen Ripley alongside co-stars Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Veronic Cartwright (Lambert), Harry Dean Stanton (Brett) and Yaphet Kotto (Parker) from Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien for the upcoming Alien: Isolation video game. Yesterday, SEGA and The Creative Assembly debuted a new video at the San Diego Comic-Con, […]
No more Scream movies as Wes Craven is “done” with Kevin Williamson
For those who thought the Scream franchise had found new life after Scream 4 (or was it Scre4m?) might be in for some heartache according to screenwriter Kevin Williamson. In an interview with Cinefiles at last week’s 2014 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, Willamson talked openly about the future of the Scream franchise… “It’s weird, […]
Benedict Cumberbatch addresses Doctor Strange casting rumour
With Marvel Studios expected to make a big announcement on its upcoming releases at Comic-Con this Saturday, and Benedict Cumberbatch attending the convention for the first time for yesterday’s Penguins of Madagascar panel, there’s been a lot of speculation about whether Marvel is set to announce the Sherlock star as having secured the role of […]
Movie Review – Happy Christmas (2014)
Happy Christmas, 2014 Directed by Joe Swanberg Starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham and Joe Swanberg SYNOPSIS: After a break up, Jenny moves in with writer Kelly, her filmmaker husband, and their child. Despite a rocky start, Jenny’s influence helps Kelly realize that an evolution in her life, career and relationship is necessary […]
Joss Whedon says there are four prominent female roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron
We’ve been hearing for quite some time now that Carol Danvers, a.k.a Captain Marvel a.k.a. Ms. Marvel would be making her big screen debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but don’t have much information to back it up. The folks over at Hey U Guys tried their hardest to get Joss Whedon to spill the beans […]
Cinema throughout the ages: how has the picture house changed to target new demographics?
According to the Independent Cinema Office, teen audiences between the ages of 14-20 years rarely go to the cinema. The Financial Times reported as far back as 2012, that the three main cinema groups in the UK, Odeon, Cineworld and Vue hold 70% of the market and claimed that older cinema goers were their fastest […]
Sony settles on $15 million payout over 2011 hacking
In a class action lawsuit over the 2011 hacking of the PlayStation Network, Sony has agreed to preliminary settlement of $15 million. The hack saw the data of 77 million users of the online network become targets for criminals as their security defences were compromised. Polygon have reported that, should the settlement be approved by a […]
Dwayne Johnson continues to tease fans about Shazam
We’ve known for a while now that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had landed a DC Comics film role… we just don’t know who he’ll be playing. He’s been teasing us for quite some time now, and left a new buzz-worthy bombshell on his Twitter page… Unless he’s replacing Henry Cavill as Superman, this officially narrows […]
Movie Review – Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014. Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro and Peter Serafinowicz with the voice talents of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. SYNOPSIS: In the far reaches of space, an American […]
Captain America 3 writers share thoughts on potential villains
Captain America: The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are currently hard at work on penning the screenplay for Cap’s third solo outing, which is slated to hit theaters on May 6, 2016. They were recently interviewed by ComicBookMovie, and were asked about what villains they would like to introduce next. They […]