The organisers of the Zurich Film Festival have announced that Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be honoured at this year’s festival with the Golden Icon Award. Schwarzenegger, who returned to action on the silver screen in 2013’s The Last Stand after his stint as Governor of California, is to be honoured with the award […]
Terminator Genisys a victim of box office fraud, China film execs claim
With the welcome news for Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions that its sci-fi blockbuster sequel/reboot Terminator Genisys had become a big hit at the Chinese box office over the past couple of weeks, news today claims the film may be a victim of box office fraud. When Genisys was released in China on August 28th, […]
Gwen Cooper and Rhys Williams returning to Torchwood with Big Finish
Over the last few months we’ve kept you updated on the news that Big Finish is bringing back Torchwood, with both Captain Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones returning to series. Well now we can tell you who the next big returnee is – well returner,s as there are two of them. The heart of Torchwood is coming […]
Richard E. Grant joins Game of Thrones season 6
According to Watchers on the Wall, British actor Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I, Doctor Who) has signed on to appear in the upcoming sixth season of HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. At this point, there’s no word on who he could be playing, although several new roles remain unfilled, including Randyll Tarly […]
Halloween Returns director Marcus Dunstan explains the significance of the film’s title
Marcus Dunstan, director of franchise reboot Halloween Returns, has revealed the meaning of the horror film’s title in an interview with Youtuber The Myers Fan. SEE ALSO: Halloween “recalibration” coming from Saw writers Dunstan, who will also write the film with his Saw collaborator Patrick Melton, elaborated on the lack of punctuation in the title […]
Rumour: Mads Mikkelsen’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character name revealed?
A couple of weeks ago Mads Mikkelsen suggested that his character in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story would play a crucial role, and that – surpringsly – he won’t be a villain. Well, it seems the Hannibal star may now have revealed his character name, thanks to an autograph signing at Fan Expo in […]
Sam Smith announces that he will sing Spectre theme
Soul singer Sam Smith has announced today that he will sing the theme tune to this winter’s James Bond film Spectre. SEE ALSO: New trailer, images and updated synopsis for Spectre SEE ALSO: Sam Mendes talks Spectre, says it will likely be his last Bond movie The song is set to be unveiled to the […]
Jason Momoa talks Aquaman and people making jokes about the character
As hard as fans try to defend him, Aquaman will unfortunately always be the punchline of all jokes in the comic book world. But one man who isn’t looking to make any jokes about him is Game of Thrones‘ Jason Momoa, who will be playing the character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I can’t […]
Barry Sonnenfeld to direct A Series of Unfortunate Events for Netflix
Netflix’s new television series based on Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events now has a director and a showrunner, with Mark Hudis (True Blood) steering the programme and Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black) stepping behind the camera. SEE ALSO: Netflix is developing series based on Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events SEE ALSO: […]
Richard Donner announces immersive theater production of The Goonies, provides update on the sequel
It looks like The Goonies is heading to the stage, with director Richard Donner revealing to Yahoo! Movies that he’s planning an immersive theater adaptation of the classic 1985 adventure film. “We’re going to do an off-Broadway, do you know what immersion theatre is? Where there’s no seats, the venue is you go into a […]
