This week Neil Calloway looks at why comic book adaptations have been so popular recently… Earlier this week, Flickering Myth reported on a infographic that showed the highest grossing Marvel films. There were some surprises; the original Spider-Man trilogy beats not only the Amazing Spider-Man films, despite being released ten years earlier, but also Guardians […]
Chris Carter teases The X-Files revival, production set to get underway tomorrow
Back in March it was reported that Fox is reopening The X-Files for a new limited series that will reunite David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, and with production set to get underway tomorrow, creator Chris Carter has posted a little teaser on Instagram… SEE ALSO: David Duchovny […]
Scott Eastwood says he was “afraid to approach” Jared Leto’s Joker on set of Suicide Squad
His father may be one of the toughest actors ever to grace the big screen but Scott Eastwood recently admitted in an interview with E!Online that while he was on the set of Suicide Squad he kept his distance from Jared Leto’s Joker because he “didn’t want to mess with his thing…” If your last […]
Director Justin Lin talks Star Trek 3, says it’s “all new and fresh”
With production on Star Trek 3 set to get underway later this month, Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) has been speaking to Deadline about taking over the director’s chair from J.J. Abrams and setting out to create strange new worlds and civilizations with next year’s threequel. “As great as J.J.’s films were, there’s still […]
Wayward Pines Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘One of Our Senior Realtors Has Chosen To Retire’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Wayward Pines… How’s that for a tagline? Just grabs you by the lapels and won’t let go will it. Before you move on, let me give you some reasoned context to back up my seasoned sarcasm. As a rule I try to avoid knowing too much. It means […]
The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Fantastic Four, Hit-Girl and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, Daredevil, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, […]
Corey Hawkins cast as Heath in The Walking Dead
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) has signed on to play the key comic book character Heath in the sixth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Here’s a first look at Hawkins in character… The Walking Dead is set to return for its sixth season this fall, while AMC will […]
Colin Trevorrow responds to Joss Whedon’s “sexist” criticism of Jurassic World
Back in April, Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon took to Twitter to criticise a clip from Universal’s upcoming dino-sequel Jurassic World, calling it ” 70’s era sexist”, and now Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow has finally responded during an interview with Bad Taste, stating that he doesn’t completely disagree with Whedon. “I wasn’t […]
Movie Review – Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Insidious: Chapter 3, 2015. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson and Michael Reid MacKay. SYNOPSIS: A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help […]
Michael Bay to direct sci-fi Time Salvager
The Wrap is reporting that Michael Bay has signed on to direct an adaptation of Wesley Chu’s sci-fi novel Time Salvager, which is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian for Paramount Pictures. “The speed that Mark, the president of Di Bonaventura, pushed for Paramount to close the option, and the enthusiasm Michael […]
