As expected, it’s now been made official that Phil Lord and Chris Miller won’t be returning to helm The LEGO Movie 2. However, they did manage to snag a promising replacement, and will be in charge of scripting duties. According to TheWrap, Community, Parks and Recreation and The Mindy Project director Rob Schrab will helm the next installment. Lord and Miller will pen […]
Comic Book Review – Wicked + Divine #8
Zeb Larson reviews Wicked + Divine #8… Now the eleventh god is here, it’s time to party. You’re invited. Everyone’s invited. We can sleep when we’re dead—but when you’ll be dead within two years, you may as well turn up in your pyjamas. After seven issues of egomaniacs, it’s time for an issue where the […]
How X-Men: Days of Future Past derailed the X-Men franchise
Anthony Stokes on why X-Men: Days of Future Past has derailed the X-Men franchise… I grew up with the X-Men franchise, and found myself getting less and less invested with every movie. They haven’t aged well, and there’s something a bit dull about some of the drama, especially that centered around Jean Grey, Wolverine, and […]
ITV commissions third series of Broadchurch
Following series two’s conclusion yesterday, ITV has announced that it has commissioned a third series of the acclaimed drama Broadchurch, with both David Tennant and Olivia Colman confirmed to return as Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller. “We’ve been overwhelmed that nine million people every week have continued to join us on the twists and turns […]
Marvel bringing the thunder with new Secret Wars series Thors
Marvel Comics has announced that the Gods of Thunder are heading to Battleworld this June courtesy of writer Jason Aaron (Star Wars) and artist Chris Sprouse (Multiversity) for the Secret Wars series Thors. “This is basically me doing a cop story, but with hammers instead of guns,” states Aaron. “It’s every version of Thor you […]
Interview with Cavan Scott, writer of Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor
With the release of Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1 from Titan Comics due on the 18th March, Villordsutch chats with writer Cavan Scott…. Villordsutch: Just to break some ice Cavan, who was your Doctor and also your favourite assistant (before they became Companions)? Cavan Scott: Ah, the age old question for Doctor Who fans. […]
Blu-ray Review – The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate, 1962. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silver and James Gregory. SYNOPSIS: A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Exploring the extremes of cold war paranoia in a […]
X-Men’s Shawn Ashmore would love to crossover with Fantastic Four
While it seems the chances of the two series crossing over are slim, there are those within the films that would like to see X-Men and The Fantastic Four cross paths at some point down the road. One man in particular is Shawn Ashmore, who played Bobby Drake aka Iceman in X-Men 2, X-Men: The […]
Chris Miller talks 23 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover, “it’s a really interesting concept”
Still struggling to believe that a 23 Jump Street and Men in Black crossover movie is in development following the Sony Hack scandal last December? You know the one which Sony plans to use as a reboot to the Men in Black franchise? Well, it looks like it is still on the table. “Well, it’s […]
Margot Robbie says she is signed to play Harley Quinn for “10 years”
Since the cast was announced for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, it was presumed by everyone (based on the current movie business landscape) that Margot Robbie would be signed to a multi-picture deal to play Harley Quinn. “Yeah, that’s daunting”, she said to AZ Central about playing the same role for the foresable future. “You don’t […]
