While J.J. Abrams and company shoot Star Wars: Episode VII here in the UK, Brick and Looper director Rian Johnson is busy hammering away at development on the second chapter of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy, and during an interview with TalkHouse Podcast (via The Playlist), Johnson has spoken about his excitement at venturing to […]
Interview – Gordon Rennie talks 2000AD’s ‘Jaegir’
The celebrated British sci-fi anothology 2000AD has been experimenting with a new business model as of late – releasing entire story arcs from their weekly comic book (which are typically five page installments spanning over ten weeks) as collected ‘one-shot’ issues in the United States. The trend began with the collected editions of Dredd: Underbelly, […]
Gary Whitta to adapt Mark Millar’s Starlight for Fox
Fresh from bagging scriptwriting duties on Gareth Edwards’ (Godzilla) standalone Star Wars movie, The Hollywood Reporter has now revealed that Gary Whitta (Book of Eli, After Earth) will pen an adaptation of Mark Millar and Goan Parlov’s Millarworld comic book series Starlight. Starlight #1 was released back in March through Image and tells the story […]
Second Opinion – A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014. Directed by Scott Frank. Starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, Sebastian Roché, and Brian “Astro” Bradley. SYNOPSIS: Ex-Policeman Matt Scudder helps criminals find a pair of serial-killers that are torturing and murdering drug-dealer’s wives. Liam Neeson has had somewhat of a career resurgence lately, always playing a former alcoholic detective […]
Watch FMTV’s Fury (2014) Trailer Review
Oliver Davis breaks down the trailer for Brad Pitt’s (Inglourious Basterds) upcoming World War II tank movie Fury, directed by David Ayer (Sabotage) and a supporting cast that includes Shia LaBeouf (Transformers), Michael Pena (American Hustle), Logan Lerman (Noah), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) and Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead). Check out the trailer analysis below… […]
Brandon Routh discusses the negative reaction to Superman Returns
As he gears up for his return to the DC universe as Ray Palmer – a.k.a. The Atom – in the third season of Arrow, Brandon Routh has taken a moment to reflect upon his last DC Comics outing, where he played the Man of Steel in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns. Despite being a box […]
Nick Frost, Nathan McMullen and Michael Troughton to star in Doctor Who Christmas Special
Ho, ho, ho indeed. The BBC have revealed that Nick Frost (The World’s End, Cuban Fury), Nathan McMullen (Misfits) and Michael Troughton (The New Statesman) will be guest starring in the Doctor Who Christmas Special. Also joining the cast will be Natalie Gumedge (Coronation Street) and Faye Marsay (Fresh Meat). Here’s the tweet… #DoctorWho Christmas Special guest stars #HoHoHo pic.twitter.com/kCM8wOayF9 […]
Is a Venom movie without Spider-Man pointless?
Luke Owen looks at the upcoming Venom movie… Along with Deadpool, Venom is one of those comic book characters that the “geek community” latches on to and holds up on a pedestal. No matter what version of the character is in place, Venom is beloved by all and the dream of a movie “done right” […]
Second Opinion – A Most Wanted Man (2014)
A Most Wanted Man, 2014. Directed by Anton Corbijn. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Brühl, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Derya Alabora and Nina Hoss. SYNOPSIS: A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror. This review contains references to the film’s end scene […]
Jada Pinkett Smith in talks for Magic Mike XXL
Just yesterday we heard that Matthew McConaughey, who played strip club owner “Dallas” in Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 film Magic Mike, would not be back for the 2015 sequel, Magic Mike XXL. Now, according to Deadline, Warner Brothers have found a new strip club owner for the film: Gotham actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith is reportedly circling the role of a strip club owner, […]
