Back in August it was rumoured that Marvel Studios wanted Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) for the role of Wanda Maximoff – a.k.a. Scarlet Witch – in Joss Whedon’s hotly-anticipated sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and now it looks like Olsen has become the second new addition to the cast after James Spader […]

Despite the ever-diminishing returns for the Paranormal Activity series, it appears that Paramount Pictures could be looking to channel the low-budget horror series for the latest instalment in the Friday the 13th franchise, with reports emerging that the studio is inviting pitches that will incorporate the found footage format for our latest trip to Crystal […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews All-New X-Men #17 (spoilers ahead)… “X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 6! Magik and Young Beast have a special mission!The X-Men and Future X-Men have Jean Grey and Cyclops and are going to send them back in time with the rest of the Original X-Men.But who is opposing them and why?” President […]

Earlier this week we heard from Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Evan Peters (American Horror Story) about their roles as Bolivar Trask and Quicksilver in next year’s superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past [see here], and now it’s the turn of the returning X-Men: First Class star James McAvoy, who has spoken about […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews Forever Evil #2… “The villains have taken over the world! The Teen Titans fight back! Can the inexperienced teen heroes do what the adults could not? (Answer: Nope. It goes very poorly.)” As a lifelong comic fan, you sometimes end up in those wonderful weird conversations about fictional superheroes.   The kind of […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]

Having reprised the role of Peggy Carter for this year’s Marvel One-Shot Agent Carter as well as next year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, British actress Hayley Atwell has revealed that she’d “definitely” be interested in exploring the character further on the small screen for the rumoured Agent Carter TV series. “I read about [the […]

Sony wasted little time in laying out the future of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise when it announced 2016 and 2018 release dates for the third and fourth instalments of the rebooted Marvel franchise, and now the studio has locked in its writers for The Amazing Spider-Man 3, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that The Amazing […]

American author Tom Clancy has passed away aged 66 after a brief illness, it has been announced today. Best known for creating the character of CIA analyst Jack Ryan, Clancy enjoyed a hugely successful career, penning 17 New York Times Bestsellers, and was the co-founder of Red Storm Entertainment, the video game company behind bestselling […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #236… “Having survived the first round of his showdown with the K7-Leetha, Jim seeks to make amends for past sins. But his struggle for control is only just beginning. While Jim is distracted, his enemies continue to further their own efforts as Clown and Bludd have a showdown. And another familiar […]