Coming hot on the heels of the first trailer for his next film Exodus: Gods and Kings [which you can see here], Variety is reporting that filmmaker Ridley Scott is lining up another biblical epic with an adaptation of the David and Goliath story. According to the site, 20th Century Fox has hired Jonathan Stokes […]

Chalk this one down firmly as a rumour, but Star Wars fan site Jedi News is reporting that Doctor Who showrunner and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat could be heading to a galaxy far, far away for a potential Star Wars project. The site offers little in the way of detail, stating that it could either […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews New Suicide Squad #1…. The world has changed for Task Force X, a.k.a. the Suicide Squad. Director Amanda Waller no longer has the autonomy she once had. New members disrupt the team dynamic. And the team takes on an international scope. New members Joker’s Daughter, Deathstroke and Black Manta join Harley Quinn […]

Anghus Houvouras on Legendary Pictures’ decision to double down on Pacific Rim 2… $400 million. That’s the line. The threshold your movie has to cross in order for your big budget studio tent-pole film to be considered for a franchise. The veritable break-even number for films that in this risk averse studio system will warrant […]

As has become customary over the past few years, Marvel Studios’ Hall H presentation looks set to be one of the highlights of the San Diego Comic-Con International later this month. Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Age of Ultron are sure to feature heavily, and now Michael Douglas has confirmed to Collider that he’ll […]

Thief is the latest big game franchise to be adapted into a movie, if a report from The Tracking Board is to be believed. Vertigo Films and Prime Universe are developing the film, while Adrian Askarieh and Roy Lee are set to produce it. The two of them are also in charge of another game […]

Sigourney Weaver is to reprise her signature role as Ellen Ripley – albeit in video game form – with the actress set to reunite with the cast of Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic for a pre-order bonus pack for the upcoming Alien: Isolation. Weaver will be joined by Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Veronic Cartwright (Lambert), Harry Dean […]

Luke Owen reviews the first episode of The 100… Adaptations of novels aimed towards teenage audiences are usually criticised for three things – a lack of pace, a lack of subtly and a lack of build. There is much to be said about The 100, the new US drama shown here in the UK on […]

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Sweden: Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann), 2013. Directed by Felix Herngren. Starring Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, Mia Skäringer and Alan Ford. SYNOPSIS: Explosives expert Allan Karlsson, goes on the run from his retirement home during his 100th Birthday party. This Swedish comedy […]

Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #35…. “The Q Gambit” begins here! The crew of the new STAR TREK film franchise encounters the classic Trek villain Q for the first time, only in this all-new 6-part galaxy-spanning adventure developed in association with screenwriter/producer Roberto Orci! The mischievous Q sends James T. Kirk on quest that will see […]