Ricky Church reviews Batman #43… In the start of a new epic, a new villain stalks Gotham City. Will Batman be able to uncover the mystery of Mr. Bloom? Since before Jim Gordon was announced as the next Batman, fans wondered what became of Bruce Wayne in the aftermath of ‘Endgame’. Many believed it wouldn’t […]
DC announces workplace comedy TV pilot Powerless
It looks like DC Entertainment is further expanding its small screen output, with Deadline revealing that Warner Bros. Television has secured a pilot producton commitment from NBC for Powerless, a half hour single-camera workplace comedy described as The Office with superheroes. Created by Ben Queen, Powerless takes place at “one of the worst insurance companies […]
Movie Review – 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 streets of Compton, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in […]
Tom Baker to voice a Star Wars character
Former Doctor Who star Tom Baker was in Slough this past weekend for the Day of the Doctors convention, during which he revealed that he’s set to voice a Star Wars character. “I’m going to be in this new Star Wars thing, you know?” said Baker, via SciFiFantasyNetwork. “I’m going down to recording some voices […]
Patrick Stewart confirms Professor X for Wolverine 3, hints at Old Man Logan
During a promotional interview with Collider to discuss his Blunt Talk TV series, Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he’ll be reprising the role of Professor Charles Xavier for 2017’s third Wolverine solo movie, while his comments also seem to support Hugh Jackman’s tease about an Old Man Logan adaptation. SEE ALSO: Hugh Jackman posts first […]
Batman: Europa set for release this November
First announced back in 2004 and solicited for release in January 2011, the four-issue miniseries Batman: Europa is finally set to see the light of day this year, with DC Entertainment revealing that the first issue is set to land in November. Courtesy of Comics Alliance, here’s a look at Jim Lee’s cover for issue […]
Shane Black’s Predator sequel is still happening, will reportedly “reinvent” the franchise
In case you forgot, Predator actor and Iron Man 3 director Shane Black was hired to write the treatment for and direct a new Predator movie for 20th Century Fox last year. Fred Dekker (RoboCop 3) also came on board to pen the screenplay. Over the past year, very few details about the sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic […]
Fantastic Four screenwriter says there’s not much of his script in the final movie
The bad press for Fantastic Four rolls in as many more stories about the film’s troubled production come to light. Not only have we found out that Josh Trank was nearly fired just before filming was about to begin, but there was the reveal that the final act of the movie was re-shot by various […]
Liam Neeson to play General Douglas MacArthur in Operation Chromite
Deadline is reporting that Liam Neeson is in talks to play General Douglas MacArthur in Operation Chromite, a Korean war film which is set to be directed by John H. Lee (71: Into the Fire). The film will tell the story of the eponymous Operation Chromite, a 1950 operation which saw the United Nations launching […]
Movie Review – The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl, 2015. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni and Abby Wait. SYNOPSIS: A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother’s boyfriend. Opening with the line “I had sex today, holy shit”, it’s clear that Marielle Heller’s […]
