Oliver Davis asks, ‘where are The Avengers?’… The crowd that exited Wednesday’s 8.30pm 3D screening of Thor: The Dark World did so in excitement. The movie had surpassed everyone’s expectations. Well, everyone bar the Batman T-shirt wearing chap, presumably a DC fan and angrily thinking ‘how dare a superhero movie have sense of humour – […]
Boardwalk Empire Season 4 – Episode 2 Review
Sadé Green reviews the second episode of Boardwalk Empire season 4…. The beauty of the slow and brooding Boardwalk Empire is that it doesn’t rely on ridiculous story lines that fizzle out in one of two episodes. Every main arc is carefully constructed and well thought out and in ‘Resignation’, the foundations for some very […]
Tom Hardy wanted for John Connor role in Terminator reboot
Earlier in the week we heard that Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Brie Larson (21 Jump Street) and Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) are under consideration for the role of Sarah Connor in director Alan Taylor’s (Thor: The Dark World) upcoming Terminator reboot, with Boyd Holbrook (The Host) and Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) […]
Jeremy Renner back for Bourne 5 under Fast & Furious director Justin Lin
Cast aside any hope of Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon returning to the Bourne franchise, at least for the time being. As revealed last night, Universal Pictures has tapped Justin Lin to direct the next chapter of Aaron Cross’ (Jeremy Renner) story, with the studio hoping he can do what he did for the Fast […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman vs. Superman (Wonder Woman, The Flash and Nightwing), Thor: The Dark World, Marvel’s The Defenders, Doctor Strange, The Wolverine and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman vs. Superman (The Flash, Wonder Woman and Nightwing), Man of Steel, Arrow, Hourman, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange and Phase Three, Daredevil, Luke Cage, […]
Veep Season 2 – Episode 4 Review
Matt Smith reviews the fourth episode of Veep season two… Veep is, ultimately, about the people most in power trying their hardest to focus on the little things instead of the big picture. And it manages to stay a comedy because it takes the same tack with its focus. Sticking with just one group of […]
Warner Bros eyeing Adam Driver for Dick Grayson role in Batman vs. Superman
Over the past couple of months, there’s been whispers that Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight could be joined in Batman vs. Superman by his sidekick Robin / Nightwing, and following a report earlier this week from Latino-Review, The Wrap has now confirmed that Dick Grayson is set to feature in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, […]
Cobie Smulders confirms Maria Hill return in The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Cobie Smulders is set to reprise the role of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Agent Maria Hill next year as she reunites with Chris Evans (Captain America), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Scarlett Johannson (Black Widow) for Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and now the How I Met Your Mother star has confirmed that she’ll be back […]
The Walking Dead Season 4 – Episode 4 Review
Piers McCarthy reviews the fourth episode of The Walking Dead season 4…. Daryl, Tyreese, Michonne and Bob had an electrifying run-in with a mass of zombies last episodes. It was a nod to the inestimable ruin outside of the prison – something I’ve been hoping Season 4 will explore. Episode 4 – “Indifference” – starts […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series #7 – Bebop and Rocksteady
Chris Cooper reviews the latest in IDW ‘Villains’ series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series #7 – Bebop and Rocksteady… “The IDW debut of these powerful villains has arrived! The routine life of a street-level goon can get dull, so when opportunity presents itself these two won’t let it pass them by, but as they […]
