Having originally intended to give us our first look at Avengers: Age of Ultron during Tuesday’s upcoming episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s plans were scuppered when the first trailer leaked online, prompting Marvel to release an official version. And, having shattered records with an astonishing 34.3 million views in just 24 hours (beating Iron […]

Back in 2010, Marvel Studios unveiled its roster for The Avengers, with Mark Ruffalo being brought in to replace Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, a role Norton had filled in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. According to Marvel’s Kevin Feige, the decision was made to bring in an actor “who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit […]

Alongside the mammoth announcement of Mewtwo’s return as a playable character, the Nintendo Direct for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U revealed a ton of new details about the game’s stage selection. In my review of the 3DS game, I noted that the stage selection was perhaps a weak spot, especially the returning stages – […]

Having announced its DC Cinematic Universe through to 2020, it appears that Warner Bros. is wasting little time in establishing a cohesive world for its various comic book properties with Deadline reporting that Jesse Eisenberg is in talks to reprise the role of Lex Luthor from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in fellow 2016 […]

In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Walking Dead Compendium One… Issues 1-48 (Oct 2003 to Oct 2007) Writer: Robert Kirkman Artists: Tony Moore & Charlie Adlard Letterer: Russ Wooton Colorist: Cliff Rathburn Creators: Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore No one needs to be told that […]

We heard a few months back that Evan Peters’ Quicksilver would likely be returning to the cast of 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse following his showstealing turn in this year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Well, now second unit director Brian Smrz has confirmed the news, as well as teasing a potential solo movie for the speedster. […]

Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass) has joined the cast of Marvel’s Agent Carter. She is set to play Angie Martinelli, who is described as “an aspiring actress who befriends Peggy.” Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb said: “Marvel’s Agent Carter opens up an exciting world of new characters for us. Lyndsy brings a warmth and humanity to Angie, […]

Alice Rush reviews the third episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show… Halloween episodes of American Horror Story have always proven to be some of the more memorable instalments of the series, and quite rightly so. As a show that thrives on storytelling, terror and typically a lot of fake blood, Halloween would seem to […]

Yesterday it was reported that Warner Bros. is looking for a female director to helm its upcoming Wonder Woman movie, and so naturally it hasn’t taken long for the rumour mill to kick into gear, with Forbes posting a rumoured shortlist of candidates for the director’s chair on what will be the Amazon Princess’ solo […]

John Wick, 2014. Directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick. SYNOPSIS: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. If there is one thing that […]