Universal Pictures is pushing ahead with its plans for a new remake of Scarface, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Straight Outta Compton screenwriter Jonathan Herman has signed on to pen a new draft of the script. The new film is set to blend elements of the original 1932 version alongside the 1983 remake, and […]
Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Star Wars: Aftermath
Last week Lucasfilm teased its new publishing initiative Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – which is set to bridge the gap between Return of the Jedi and Episode VII – by releasing a promo image for the Marvel Comics series Shattered Empire, and now the official Star Wars site has debuted the cover […]
Guardians of the Galaxy VFX reel explores the creation of Rocket Raccoon
The folks at Framestore have posted a behind-the-scenes video from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy showing the visual effects work that went into the creation of Rocket Raccoon. Check it out here… Directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy stars Chris Pratt (The LEGO Movie) as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as […]
Robbie Kay, Danika Yarosh and Judith Shekoni join Heroes Reborn
NBC’s upcoming Heroes revival Heroes Reborn has picked up a couple of new cast additions this week, with Robbie Kay (Once Upon a Time), Danika Yarosh (Shameless) and Judith Shekoni (Twilight) signing on for as-yet-unrevealed roles. The trio will join the previously announced Zachary Levi (Thor: The Dark World), in addition to Jack Coleman, who […]
Comic Book Review – Witchblade #181
Villordsutch reviews Witchblade #181… We come to Witchblade: Darkness Falls: The Death of Jackie of Estacado (Pt.2) and as with all two-parters there is going to be that slight sense of dread creeping in as you wonder if this closing section is going to be as brilliant as the opener. As Part One certainly carried a huge punch […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #3
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #3… Just as Dana learns a secret about Aban that upends the murder investigation, the tensions between the Iraqi populace and the Verge PMC reach a fever pitch, giving the killer a perfect opportunity to strike. Burning Fields is stringing us along, feeding the reader just enough information to keep […]
Amazon gives the greenlight to second season of Bosch
A month after its record breaking debut, Amazon has announced that it has given the greenlight to a second season of its original drama series Bosch, which is based upon Michael Connelly’s bestselling book series and sees Titus Welliver (Lost) leading the cast as Harry Bosch. “We’re delighted to see that Amazon customers have immediately […]
Alex Garland rules out Dredd 2
Bad news for fans holding out hope for a sequel to 2012’s Dredd, as writer-producer Alex Garland has ruled out the possibility of a follow-up to the cult favourite during an interview with io9 to promote the release of his directorial debut Ex Machina. Check out his comments below… There isn’t, as far as I […]
UPDATE: Michael Biehn confirms that he’s returning as Hicks in Neill Blomkamp’s Alien sequel
UPDATE: Turns out this is actually a fake Instagram account, which has now been deleted… Here’s some news that’s bound to please fans of 80s sci-fi action! Michael Biehn has confirmed that he’s set to reprise the role of Corporal Duane Hicks from 1986’s Aliens in Neill Blomkamp’s as-yet-untitled Alien sequel. Posting on Instagram in […]
The Future of Franchising: The Shared Universe
Pim Razenberg on the future of franchising… Around the start of the new millennium a change occurred in Hollywood; a change that had been brewing for a while. The production of cinematic sequels to popular movies proved to warrant a strong outcome at the box office and studios were looking for ways to exploit their […]
