UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 6th March to Sunday 8th March 2015… Comedy sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has retained top spot at the UK box office, with the film pulling in £1.96 million in its second weekend to comfortably see off the competition, while Focus […]
Comic Book Review – The Surface #1
Zeb Larson reviews The Surface #1… What would happen if Moebius and District 9 had a baby? Maybe THE SURFACE! Welcome to Africa. Ebola is no longer a problem. The West and the East are moving in—and three hacker lovers are searching Tanzania for the place that can change everything: THE SURFACE! The first issue […]
HBO announces subscription streaming service HBO Now
HBO have joined the realm of streaming services by announcing their own exclusive service that will change their relationship in the US with major cable providers. HBO Now is set to launch in April, and will be available for $14.99 (£9.90) a month, and will go up against other subscription streaming services such as Amazon […]
Who Should Rule Westeros?
Samantha Cass on who should rule Westeros… By now we know that there have been several “self-styled” kings, and many that have claimed the rights to Westeros. Whether you have read all the books to date, or are only a fan of the television series, we have been subjected to a parade of aspiring leaders […]
Chris Pine rumoured for Green Lantern role in the DC Cinematic Universe
With next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, director Zack Snyder has already assembled five-sevenths of what we assume will be the line-up for Justice League in Henry Cavill (Superman), Ben Affleck (Batman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Ray Fisher (Cyborg), while Ezra Miller has been cast as The Flash, and […]
Fifty Shades of Grey hits half a billion at the box office
Universal’s adaptation of the E.L. James erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey has shattered numerous box office records since opening last month, and now the Sam Taylor-Johnson directed film has surpassed half a billion at the global box office. This past weekend saw the Dakota Johnson / Jamie Dornan headlined film push its total gross […]
Channing Tatum is too good looking to be in Ghostbusters
Anghus Houvouras thinks Channing Tatum is too good looking to be in Ghostbusters… I know you’re thinking the same thing. You knew it was wrong he minute you heard that Sony is planning a combined Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe and bringing in Channing Tatum for the lead role. Channing Tatum; the most beautiful man in the […]
Marvel announces Secret Wars Prelude TPB
As Marvel gears up for its biggest event ever, the publisher is paving the way for the end of the Marvel Universe as we know it with Secret Wars Prelude, a trade paperback release that lays the groundwork for Secret Wars #1. “These primer TPBs have become hugely successful over the years for both retailers […]
Tim Burton to direct live-action version of Disney’s Dumbo
After the huge success of Alice in Wonderland for Disney, director Tim Burton is set to re-team with the studio to helm a live-action version of the beloved classic Dumbo. Burton, whose latest film was Big Eyes, a biopic of artist Margaret Keane, has been tapped to take the helm of the latest in a […]
Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a series of tie-in books
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that they will count down to the hotly-anticipated release of the seventh chapter of the Star Wars Saga with a publishing initiative entitled Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which will include at least 20 “in canon” books, ranging from adult and teen novels to kid’s sticker books. “The […]
