20th Century Fox has laid out its Marvel plans for the next four years, with BoxOffice.com reporting that the studio has set release dates for The Fantastic Four 2, the third solo outing for Wolverine, and an as-yet-unrevealed title. Currently, Fox has X-Men: Days of Future Past arriving on May 23rd of this year, The […]
The LEGO Movie directors in talks for Ghostbusters 3
Earlier in the week we heard that Ivan Reitman has decided to pass on directing the long-awaited Ghosbusters III following the death of his friend and star Harold Ramis, and it seems that Sony has wasted little time in identifying his replacement(s). According to former Deadline editor-in-chief Nikki Finke, Sony have decided to call Cloudy […]
Patton Oswalt to guest star on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Eric Koenig
The official Marvel site has revealed that actor and comedian Patton Oswalt (King of Queens, Ratatouille) is set to join the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where he’ll guest star in the role of Agent Eric Koenig, a character who made his comic book debut in the pages of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos […]
Movie Review – Divergent (2014)
Divergent, 2014. Directed by Neil Burger.Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer and Kate Winslet. SYNOPSIS: In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in. When she discovers a plot to […]
Movie Review – Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, 2014. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders, Toby Jones, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, and George St-Pierre. SYNOPSIS: Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new […]
Movie Review – Cheap Thrills (2013)
Cheap Thrills, 2013. Directed by E.L. Katz.Starring Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller. SYNOPSIS: A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar. To describe a film as cult often […]
Scarlett Johansson says Black Widow’s past could catch up to her in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Earlier this week we got our first look at next year’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron with some concept art from the ABC documentary Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe [which you can see here, if you’ve not already done so] and now Scarlett Johansson has offered up a few words about Black Widow’s role in […]
HarperCollins to publish J.R.R. Tolkien’s Beowulf
In 1926 J.R.R. Tolkien completed his translation of Beowulf, read it to a few friends, made one or two corrections, became happy with it, and then never saw the need to publish it! Now finally the Tolkien Estate has signed a deal to publish this translation which is to be edited by his youngest son Christopher […]
Joe Cornish to direct MI6 spy thriller Section 6
British comedian turned filmmaker Joe Cornish has signed on to direct Section 6, Universal’s upcoming spy thriller that delves into the creation of the British intelligence agency MI6 during the First World War. Cornish made his directorial debut in 2011 with Attack the Block, and has also served as co-writer on The Adventures of Tintin: […]
Doctor Who – The Crooked Man Review
Villordsutch reviews Big Finish Audio Production’s Doctor Who – The Crooked Man… Directed by Nicholas Briggs.Written by John Dorney.Starring Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Sarah Smart and Neil Stuke.“Winter at the seaside. The wind blows. The waves crash. People are dying and a strange spindly figure stalks the cold, deserted streets. A typical holiday for the […]