It caused quite a stir when it was announced that Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: Civil War) had been cast in the lead role of the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell [the first picture from the film was released yesterday], which once again brought out the ugly side of Hollywood’s ‘whitewashing’ of Asian roles, similar […]
Rumour: Tessa Thompson playing Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok
Earlier this week it was announced that Creed star Tessa Thompson has joined the cast of Thor: Ragnarok, and while details on her role were being kept under wraps, Deadline described her character as “a kind of superhero who will appear in other Marvel films”.Well, Latino-Review claims to have the inside scoop, suggesting that Thompson […]
Batman: The Killing Joke receives R rating
After the announcement last summer at SDCC of Batman: The Killing Joke getting the animated treatment, speculation was rife over whether or not the film would receive an R rating over its graphic subject matter. We can now put that speculation to rest as Entertainment Weekly has broken the news the animated film will indeed […]
Brian De Palma to direct The Truth and Other Lies
Acclaimed filmmaker Brian De Palma is set to get back behind the camera, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he’s set to direct an adaptation of Sascha Arango’s black comedy crime novel The Truth and Other Lies.The book, which was awards the Prix Européen du Polar du Point, the European prize for best literary debut, […]
HBO remaking Fahrenheit 451 with 99 Homes director
The Wrap is reporting that filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes) has signed on to write and direct a new adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451.Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a future American society where firemen are employed to destroy the most illegal of all commodities, the printed book. However, when fireman […]
Second Opinion – Midnight Special (2016)
Midnight Special, 2016. Directed by Jeff Nichols Starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver and Jaeden Lieberher. SYNOPSIS: A sci-fi thriller exploring the government’s interest in the power a kidnapped boy possesses, and his journey that reconnects him with his father. Jeff Nichols’ latest film, Midnight Special, delves into territory unfamiliar to the director, […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 16 Review – ‘Paradise Lost’
Danny Hale reviews the sixteenth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3…Going into Paradise Lost this week after the post-credits scene in Spacetime I felt Powers Boothe’s performance as Malick coming to an end. We had his daughter Stephanie introduced a few weeks ago, ripe to take his place and another ominous vision this week […]
TNT places series order for Tales from the Crypt reboot from M. Night Shyamalan
Back in January it was announced that M. Night Shyamalan was developing a relaunch of Tales from the Crypt to spearhead a new horror and suspense program block for TNT.Well, the network has now made it official, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that it has been granted a ten episode series order for the cult anthology […]
James Cameron says there will be four Avatar sequels
James Cameron made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon today during the 20th Century Fox presentation, with the filmmaker announcing that we’ll be getting FOUR sequels to his 2009 box office behemoth Avatar. The filmmaker revealed that the plan is for each sequel to work as an individual story, but forming “a complete saga” together. Prior to […]
Star Trek on TV: The Undiscovered Future
Tony Black on the possibilities for Bryan Fuller’s new Star Trek TV series…Quietly stealing the thunder of Justin Lin’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, it’s the freshly announced rebirth of Star Trek on the small screen which has triggered a wave of excitement inside and outside of Star Trek fandom since the news dropped in November last […]
