Kick-Ass, 2013. Directed by Jeff Wadlow.Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke, Claudia Lee, Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Emms, Lindy Booth, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Nyman and Olga Kurkulina. SYNOPSIS: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight […]

Anghus Houvouras on the ever-growing online army of Hollywood Haters… Misery Index. A phrase I use when cataloging all the horrors and hyperbolic ramblings I come across online.  Those negative, bile spewing citizens of this digital community who only seem to be able to express themselves with anger.  Some artists work in oils.  Others in […]

Another day, another Batman casting rumour… according to The Daily Express, Warner Bros. may have already found their Dark Knight for the upcoming Man of Steel sequel Superman vs. Batman, with the newspaper claiming that Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings) “looks odds-on to get the part even before the […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Kick-Ass 2, Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Phase Three and Phase Four, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, Venom, Superman vs Batman, Big Hero 6, Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the […]

The Lone Ranger, 2013 Directed by Gore Verbinski.Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham-Carter. SYNOPSIS: An elderly Tonto narrates the origin of the Lone Ranger, where John Reid becomes an outlaw to seek justice for his murdered brother. The Lone Ranger has been savaged by critics, so much […]

There’s been an absolute tonne of names banded about these last couple of weeks for the role of The Dark Knight in Warner Bros.’ Man of Steel sequel Superman vs. Batman, and one of those who seemed to find some support online was Scott Adkins, the British martial artist and star of films such as […]

Anthony Stokes asks whether Christopher Nolan is both the best and worst thing to happen to comic book movies…. In a recent interview, writer Damon Lindelof (Prometheus, Star Trek Into Darkness) made a statement about Christopher Nolan’s influence on the comic book movie industry: “Christopher Nolan is the greatest thing that ever happened to comic […]

Ahead of Disney’s D23 Expo (which gets underway today), Walt Disney Animation Studios’ chief creative officer John Lasseter has been talking about the studio’s upcoming animated projects with Entertainment Weekly, including the first Marvel-inspired animated feature Big Hero 6, which is due to hit cinemas in November 2014. “[Big Hero 6] is based upon a […]

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, 2013. Directed by Declan Lowney.Starring Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nigel Lindsay, Felicity Montagu, Simon Greenall and Phil Cornwell. SYNOPSIS: When Alan’s radio station, North Norfolk Digital, is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having […]

Before Warner Bros. announced that it was to bring together DC’s two most iconic superheroes for Superman vs Batman, a rumour emerged tipping Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Green Lantern) for the role of Lex Luthor in the Man of Steel sequel. Now the British actor has hinted that their could be some truth in the speculation, […]