Warner Bros. and director Zack Snyder caused quite a stir when it was announced that Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Now You See Me) had secured the role of Lex Luthor in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman. We’ve already heard the thoughts of Clancy Brown, the long-time voice of Lex in […]

We’re still six months away from the release of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, the follow-up to Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s 2005 cult classic, but according to Rodriguez, legendary comic book creator Miller is already turning his attention to the third instalment, having started work on Sin City 3. “I was just […]

Back in October, the long-planned Masters of the Universe live-action reboot was dealt a blow when director Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) chose to leave the project to focus his efforts on another 80s toy adaptation with G.I. Joe 3, but now it looks like Sony and Escape Artists are closing in on a […]

With a ten month delay on Batman vs. Superman, we’ve got a bit longer to wait before we see The Dark Knight going up against the Man of Steel, but if you’re desperate for any kind of Bat-crossover right now and ever happened to wonder how Bruce Wayne would fare against Skynet and its army […]

Anghus Houvouras with three reasons why Adam Driver is good for Star Wars: Episode VII…. Like a lot of you, I was a much bigger Star Wars fan before the prequels.  George Lucas’ ugly, garish, and wooden trips to a galaxy far, far away took a lot of luster off the lightsaber.  Since the Disney […]

Gary Collinson reviews Sophie’s Fortune… I first became aware of the work of Northern director Chris Cronin when I had the pleasure of watching his award-winning 2011 short Ante, a tight and suspenseful thriller which clearly demonstrated Chris’ potential as a filmmaker. Since Ante, he’s partnered up with rising producer Phil Meachem on a series […]

Villordsutch reviews Wolves by Simon Ings… “Two friends are working at the cutting edge of this technology and when they are offered backing to take the idea and make it into the next global entertainment they realise that wolves hunt in this imagined world. And the wolves might be them. A story about technology becomes […]

A few years ago, The Social Network scribe Aaron Sorkin signed onto write a biopic of tech wizard Steve Jobs. Unlike the preposterous Ashton Kutcher vehicle, it will be split into three, 30 minute scenes. Until now, it was a mystery as to who would direct, however, David Fincher looks set to reunite with Sorkin […]

Late last year it was revealed that David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel) was teaming up with The Dark Knight Rises star Joseph Gordon-Levitt to produce an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s classic comic book series Sandman, and now the project has found itself a screenwriter. According to Deadline, British scribe Jack […]

Over the past year we’ve been tortured by rumour after rumour surrounding the casting of Disney and Lucasfilm’s eagerly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII. Just this week, it’s been alleged that Gary Oldman (RoboCop, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness) are set to venture to a galaxy […]