Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Constantine, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Agent Carter, Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse and more…. It’s […]
Doctor Who: A Blundering in Space and Time?
Fred McNamara on Doctor Who Series 8… Any trip in the TARDIS is bound to be a bumpy one – indeed, it would be an anti-climax if it weren’t, and such was the case for the latest series of Doctor Who, one that seemingly overflowed with cack-handed story-arcs and a lack of focus on the […]
Herculean Task: Milk VFX & Hercules
With the Director’s Cut arriving on DVD & Blu-Ray for Hercules on December 1, 2014 in the UK, Trevor Hogg chats with Nicolas Hernandez and Will Cohen about the visual effects work contributed by Milk VFX… “About a year ago we did a proof of concept of how soldiers could fight in formation and walk […]
Hugo Weaving says “we’ll just have to wait and see” about Red Skull return for Captain America: Civil War
Back in 2012, Hugo Weaving spoke about the chances of a return to the role of the Red Skull for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, stating that while he had a multi-picture deal it was “not something I would want to do again” and “I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film.” […]
The 5 Best Things About the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
Anghus Houvouras on the five best things about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer… By now you’ve watched The Force Awakens teaser for the 7th installment of the world’s most iconic franchise. There were only snippets and pieces in this 88 second teaser, but there were a lot of things to like. Here’s the […]
Arrow’s Willa Holland to star in Pacific Standard Time
Arrow star Willa Holland is set for a return to the big screen in the upcoming film Pacific Standard Time, where she’ll appear alongside Alex Russell, Matt Riedy, Miguel Gomez, Julie Dretzin, David S. Lee, Stelio Savante, Charlbi Dean Kriek, and David Newton. Written and directed by Ben Cummings and Orson Cummings, Pacific Standard Time […]
Colin Trevorrow discusses the D-Rex, Mosasaurus and Raptors from the Jurassic World trailer
Earlier in the week we got our first look at the hotly-anticipated fourth instalment of the Jurassic Park franchise with the arrival of the first trailer for Jurassic World. Since then, we’ve heard director Colin Trevorrow discussing the use of CGI – particularly for the park’s gate – and now he’s spoken in some depth […]
Frozen 2 is going ahead, reveals Idina Menzel
In addition to the upcoming short film Frozen Fever, it seems that Disney is returning to the world of Frozen for a full-length sequel to last year’s animated smash hit, with star Idina Menzel revealing to The Telegraph that Frozen 2 is in the works alongside the short and a stage musical. “They’re all in […]
Hilary Swank to star in Bond 24?
According to KDramaStars, Hilary Swank is being lined up for a role in Bond 24, which – if true – would see her overtake the record set by a 39-year-old Honor Blackman in Goldfinger to become the oldest actress to portray a Bond girl. However, we should probably take this with a grain of salt, […]
GTA V becomes the UK’s highest-selling video game ever
Grand Theft Auto V has stormed to the top of the UK game charts and, with the release of the PS4 and Xbox One versions, has become the highest-selling game ever in the UK – surpassing Call of Duty: Black Ops. Another big release, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4, clocked in at second place, while Dragon […]