Zeb Larson reviews New Praetorians volume one… New Praetorians is an interesting new series by RK Syrus and Satine Phoenix about a female soldier, an alien artifact, and a woman looking for vengeance. There are a few intriguing thematic ideas at work here, beyond the cool action scenes, particularly in regard to gender and sex […]
Robert Davi to play Leonid Brezhnev in Ronald Reagan biopic
Robert Davi (The Expendables 3) has been cast in the new Ronald Reagan biopic as former Soviet Union leader Leonid Brezhnev, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new film, simply titled Reagan, tells the story of Reagan as a youngster, through his acting years and into his presidency, according to the outlet. Young Disney Channel […]
UPDATE: Simon Pegg reveals that Daniel Craig is playing a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Way back in September it was reported that 007 Daniel Craig had shot a secret cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it looks like Simon Pegg has let slip the Bond star’s role while deflecting questions about his own rumoured appearance in the hotly-anticipated Disney sequel. During the London premiere of his new […]
Katee Sackhoff to lead supernatural horror Don’t Knock Twice
The casting news from Cannes just keeps on coming, with Content media announcing that Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, Riddick) is set to lead the supernatural horror film Don’t Knock Twice. Described as “in the vein of Candyman meets The Ring“, Don’t Knock Twice is based on a psychologically tarrying urban legend and will see Sackhoff […]
Kickstarter launched for Return to Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 2
Since Return to Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 1 was released a couple of years ago, Troma fans have been waiting patiently for the concluding chapter of this horror epic. And to push the movie over the finish line, the people of Tromaville have taken to Kickstarter to get donations from the fanbase who want the […]
John Constantine: Rise and Fall of a Superman
Martin Carr on Constantine: The rise and fall of a Superman… I never was a comic book fan. Had no affinity for the medium. Watchmen was only purchased for research purposes before the cinematic release. And what’s more I only just made it through the tome. You see, at that tender age I was convinced […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron hits $1 billion at the global box office
Avengers: Age of Ultron has reached a box office milestone today, with the Joss Whedon-directed superhero sequel becoming the twenty-first film to pass the $1 billion mark world wide, and the third Marvel Studios movie to hit ten figures after The Avengers and Iron Man 3. It’s taken twenty-four days for Age of Ultron to […]
Arrow’s David Ramsey on Green Lantern rumours, says John Diggle will get a mask in season 4
Back in February, Arrow star David Ramsey stoked the speculation linking his character John Diggle to that of John Stewart, a.k.a. Green Lantern by stating that “serious discussions” had taken place behind the scenes about the possibility. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim subsequently played down the talk, but that hasn’t stopped Ramsey from being asked once […]
Gary Anthony Williams is Bebop in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Deadline is this reporting the news that actor and comedian Gary Anthony Williams (Boston Legal) has been cast as classic TMNT villain Bebop for next summer’s blockbuster sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II. A mutated pig character that can be seen wrecking havoc with his fellow mutant Rocksteady, Bebop works for the Turtles’ arch-nemesis Shredder. […]
Second Opinion – Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect 2, 2015. Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam Devine, Elizabeth Banks and Katey Sagal. SYNOPSIS: After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status […]
