Back in May it was reported that ABC had scrapped its plans for a spinoff to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. that would centre around the characters of Mockingird (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood). However, it seems the network has had a change of heart, as Variety has revealed that a pilot order has […]
Second Opinion – Vacation (2015)
Vacation, 2015. Written and Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. Starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Charlie Day, and Michael Pena. SYNOPSIS: Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to “Walley World” in order to spice things up […]
Clive Owen joins the cast of Luc Besson’s Valerian
British actor Clive Owen (The Knick) is set to star in Luc Besson’s big-budget sci-fi film Valerian, based on the graphic novels by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières first published in 1967. Dane DeHaan (Chronicle) and Cara Delavingne (Paper Towns) will also appear in the film, which reportedly has a budget of around $180million and […]
Fantastic Four’s Toby Kebbell to join Kong: Skull Island
Fresh from his role as Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that British actor Toby Kebbell is in talks to join Universal and Legendary Pictures’ upcoming King Kong follow-up Kong: Skull Island. Kebbell would join an ever-increasing cast that so far includes Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers), Brie Larson (Short Term 12) […]
Hugh Jackman in talks for The Odyssey
The Wrap is reporting that Hugh Jackman could be set to take an Odyssey, with the actor in early talks to star as Odysseus in Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of the Homer epic. According to a spokesperson for Jackman, “this is a conversation at this point. Very early stages and nothing is confirmed.” The Odyssey is […]
James Foley frontrunner to direct Fifty Shades Darker
With Sam Taylor-Johnson opting against a return for the sequel to this year’s Fifty Shades of Grey, it seems that Universal Pictures has identified her replacement for 2017’s Fifty Shades Darker. According to Deadline, James Foley has emerged as frontrunner, although he’s yet to receive an official offer. Foley’s previous credits include the likes of […]
Rumour: Who will Spider-Man fight in Captain America: Civil War?
Yesterday it was revealed that new Spider-Man Tom Holland has joined the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Berlin to shoot scenes for Captain America: Civil War, and now a rumour has emerged over at Heroic Hollywood (where else?) claiming that the wall-crawler will be duking it out in a fight scene with one […]
Warner Bros. CEO on the decision to push Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice back to 2016
When Warner Bros. first announced Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2015, the DC superhero ensemble was originally set to arrive on July 17th 2015. However, the film was pushed back to May 6th, 2016, which put it head-to-head with Marvel’s then-unannounced Captain America: Civil War, before WB decided […]
Second Opinion – Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton, 2015. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr., Marlon Yates Jr. and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and […]
Comic Book Review – Justice League #43
Ricky Church reviews Justice League #43… “The Darkseid War” event rages on as Batman takes a dark journey into the depths of Godhood and unlocks the forbidden knowledge of the DC universe! Meanwhile, arch-enemies Superman and Lex Luthor must stand together in order to survive, and Wonder Woman leads the Justice League in an offensive […]
