Given that reports suggested Lucasfilm tested over 2500 actors before casting Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, it’s probably harder to find a young actor in Hollywood who wasn’t up for the Star Wars spinoff than one who was.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter to promote his new play Incognito, Daredevil star Charlie Cox has revealed that he auditioned […]
Movie Review – Gods of Egypt (2016)
Gods of Egypt, 2016.Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Courtney Eaton, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Rufus Sewell, and Geoffrey Rush.SYNOPSIS:Ancient Egypt, a world where the Gods live among mortals. Osiris, King of all Egypt, prepares to crown his dutiful son Horus as his successor, but doesn’t count on his power […]
Common signs on for Black Samurai TV series
Variety is reporting that Common (Selma, Suicide Squad) has signed on to star in a TV adaptation of Black Samurai, which is being executive produced by RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists).Black Samurai is based on the 70s book series from Marc Olden and “follows the story of Robert Sand (Common) who is rescued […]
Trailer for supernatural horror Paranormal Sex Tape
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Paranormal Sex Tape is an XXX parody of the Paranormal Activity franchise (and how that title wasn’t snapped up about five years ago is beyond me), but it’s actually a supernatural horror from writer-director Dick Van Dark, and one you’ll probably want to give a very wide berth. Check out […]
Video Game Review – Invasive Species on ZX Spectrum
Villordsutch reviews Invasive Species on ZX Spectrum…In today’s Homebrew Reviews on the ZX Spectrum you become one of the most vile creatures on the planet – a summer destroying wasp – as you attempt to keep the garden in which you live clean of all things not you.Loading Invasive Species from Sludge and with the cracking title […]
Second Opinion – The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Simon McBurney and Franke Potente. SYNOPSIS: Enfield, North London, 1977. The Hodgson family are plagued by a terrifying poltergeist, attracting the attention of American paranormal investigators, Ed & Lorraine Warren, who must take a leap of faith to […]
Orphan Black renewed for a fifth and final season
BBC America has announced that it has renewed its acclaimed drama Orphan Black for a fifth and final season, with actress Tatiana Maslany set to return for a last run of 10 episodes in 2017. “Orphan Black is a thrilling, genre-bending ride that has captured our fans’ imaginations and hearts like no other show,” states […]
Poster and trailer for Sharkenstein
The low-to-no-budget sharksploitation genre looks to be showing no signs of slowing down; we’ve got Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, Sky Sharks, House Shark and Shark Exorcist on the horizon, and now behold the poster and trailer for Sharkenstein! In the final days of World War II, a secret experiment to weaponize sharks is shut down and destroyed […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wraps production, Spider-Man: Homecoming expands its cast, Wolverine 3 set photos, David Ayer on The Joker’s tattoos in Suicide Squad, Superman joins Supergirl, DC TV casting news and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Batman: […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #71– Frankie Goes To Hollywood
With Hijack and it hellish lifts safely behind us, we now set sail for a completely different location as we head for Liverpool, Merseyside to both solve a murder and find our way to the Pleasuredome. We’ve arrived at No.#71 in the Your Sinclair Top 100 and it’s the completely bizarre Frankie Goes to Hollywood.Ocean […]
