The Purge: Anarchy, 2014. Written and directed by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Soul and Justina Machado. SYNOPSIS: The Purge: Anarchy follows an unlikely group of five citizens who, over the course of the night, find out just how far they will go to protect themselves and, ultimately, each […]
Scarlett Johansson talks Black Widow role in Avengers: Age of Ultron
We’ve had a lot of Avengers: Age of Ultron news this week [keep up to date with it all here], and now IGN has managed to get some quotes from Scarlett Johansson about returning to the role of Black Widow for the hotly-anticipated sequel, and what we can expect from her character when the Avengers […]
Comic Book Review – Batman Eternal #15
Laura McCarthy reviews Batman Eternal #15… Who is behind the hell beneath Arkham Asylum? Can Batwing and Jim Corrigan hope to stop it before it breaks out and consumes all of Gotham City? Hey! Did you miss me? No? Okay then. If you’re wondering where the review of Batman Eternal #14 is, well, there isn’t one. […]
Ben Whishaw replaces Colin Firth as the voice of Paddington
A month ago Academy Award winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) dropped out of Paul King’s adaptation of the beloved children’s book Paddington, saying that he no longer felt that his voice fit the part. His departure came just a few months before the iconic British bear’s winter release date, meaning King and co. needed […]
Christina Chong cast in Star Wars: Episode VII
Lucasfilm has further increased the female contingent in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII, with news breaking that up and coming British actress Christina Chong has signed on to the cast of the hotly-anticipated sequel. Chong’s previous credits include W.E. and 24: Live Another Day, and while no details of her Star Wars role has […]
Showrunners talk Agent Carter TV series, rumoured supporting cast surfaces
Ahead of the Marvel Television Presents panel at the San Diego Comic-Con next weekend, SuperHeroHype caught up with Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, showrunners of the upcoming Agent Carter TV show, and managed to get a few words about ABC’s latest venture into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “The nice thing about Agent Carter being set […]
Jason Isaacs joins Star Wars Rebels as The Inquisitor
Harry Potter bad guy Jason Isaacs has secured another villainous role, with the actor heading to a galaxy far, far away by signing on to lend his voice to the Jedi hunter The Inquisitor, the primary antagonist of the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series. “He’s cold, he’s analytical, he doesn’t get angry,” Lucasfilm Story […]
Official series description for The Flash
Ahead of its unveiling at Comic-Con next week, The CW has released a lengthy series description for the upcoming Arrow spin-off The Flash: Barry Allen was just 11 years old when his mother was killed in a bizarre and terrifying incident and his father was falsely convicted of the murder. With his life changed forever […]
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Planet of the Apes
Luke Owen celebrates the release of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with six things you didn’t know about the franchise… The apes are back on the big screen with Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes [read our 2 ★★★★★ reviews here and here] and to celebrate, let’s look back at […]
Deborah Ann Woll joins Daredevil as Karen Page
True Blood actress Deborah Ann Woll has joined the cast of the Netflix series Daredevil. She will play the female lead and the love interest for Matt Murdock. Page appeared in the first Daredevil #1 comic back in 1964 and was Murdock’s longest-running love interest before her death at the hands of Bullseye. In the […]