Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Sin City) has signed on to direct a live-action version of Jonny Quest, the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon about a young boy who accompanies his father on extraordinary adventures. As well as directing the Warner Bros. project, Rodriguez is set to co-write alongside Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean), while Dan Lin […]
M. Night Shyamalan wants Unbreakable sequel on “Netflix or HBO”
Back in January M. Night Shyamalan revealed that he would love to make a sequel to his much loved movie Unbreakable and in a recent interview with IGN the filmmaker reiterated his hopes that a sequel might still happen, only this time for television. When asked about the possibility of an Unbreakable sequel being developed […]
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen reboot in development at 20th Century Fox
I’m not sure how Alan Moore will feel about this one (we can all make an educated guess) but this is one reboot that I definitely do want to see happen. According to The Tracking Board 20th Century Fox are keen to make a big screen adaptation reboot of one of Alan Moore’s best work […]
Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road remain strong at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 22nd May to Sunday 24th May 2015… Disney and director Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland scored a soft opening in the US over Memorial Day Weekend with just $40.7 million, and it hasn’t fared too well on these shores either, with the sci-fi blockbuster opening […]
Movie Review – The Connection (2014)
The Connection (a.k.a. La French), 2014. Directed by Cédric Jimenez Starring Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Guillaume Gouix, Benoît Magimel, Bruno Todeschini, Moussa Maaskri and Féodor Atkine. SYNOPSIS: A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country’s most powerful drug rings. If La French succeeds at anything […]
Comic Book Review – Invisible Republic #3
Zeb Larson reviews Invisible republic #3… Arthur McBride discovers Maia’s secret…and her act of compassion could get them both killed. Invisible Republic has a lot of promise as a political take on the sci-fi genre. It’s an insider take on the fall of a dictatorship. These are always juicy in real life, so why should […]
Bryan Singer reveals that Caliban will appear in X-Men: Apocalypse
It looks like we can add another mutant to the ever-growing roster for X-Men: Apocalypse, with Bryan Singer revealing via Instagram that Caliban is set to feature in the 2016 sequel. Singer posted the following set photo, with the caption “Shooting Caliban’s place of ‘business’… A member of the Morlocks with the ability to sense […]
Daredevil is the highest-rated show on Netflix
Well, it’s official. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has scored another huge hit with its first foray into the world of streaming content, with the 13-episode Daredevil series now the highest-rated show on Netflix. Business Insider reports that Daredevil currently has a 4.6 out of 5 rating, which puts it 0.1 points ahead of House of […]
M. Night Shyamalan defends Avatar: The Last Airbender
During a promotional interview with IGN for his new TV series Wayward Pines, director M. Night Shyamalan got onto the topic of adaptations, and in particular his big screen take on Avatar: The Last Airbender and the negative reception to the movie from both fans and even the animated series’ creators. “It’s really weird because […]
Watch the short film Predator: Dark Ages
Following its screening at the MCM London Comic-Con this past weekend, the crowd-funded fan short Predator: Dark Ages has now been released online, and you can check out the entire film right here… Set during the Crusades, the faith & fighting skills of a group of Templar Knights is put to the test when they […]