The official Marvel website has announced that Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy) has joined the cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a villainous role. “We’re thrilled to have Drea join us as yet another great villain to challenge our cast,” states Marvel’s Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. “We relished the […]
Blu-ray Review – The Killing (1956)
The Killing, 1956. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr. SYNOPSIS: A group of men plan to steal money from a local race track, scrupulously planning the heist, and coming across a host of obstacles. The Killing is rarely cited […]
Planet Hulk smashes into the Warzone for new Secret Wars series
Sam Humphries (Legendary Star-Lord) and Mark Laming (All-New Invaders) are heading into the Warzone for Planet Hulk, a new Secret Wars series that will take us to the north pole of Battleworld for an epic rescure mission. “I wasn’t sure what to expect from Sam when he first sent in his pitch for Captain America […]
Could we get a Spider-Man cameo in Avengers: Age of Ultron?
Gary Collinson on whether we might see Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe sooner thank we think… Earlier this week Marvel fans got the news we never thought we’d hear (well, prior to the Sony hack, anyway) with the huge announcement that Spider-Man is heading home. Yes, the wall-crawler is set to join the Marvel […]
James Franco to star in Stephen King adaptation 11/22/63
James Franco has signed on to star in the lead role of Jake Epping in Hulu and Warner Bros. Television’s upcoming original series 11/22/63, which is based upon the Stephen King novel of the same name. Described as “part thriller, part love story”, 11/22/63 sees high-school English teacher Epping travelling back in time to prevent […]
Dave Bautista rumoured to play The Kurgan in Highlander reboot
If Latino-Review is to be believed, Summit Entertainment may have found its villain for the long-gestating Highlander reboot, with the site reporting that Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) will play The Kurgan, a role portrayed by Clancy Brown in the 1986 original. Currently steering the Highlander reboot is first time filmmaker Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, while […]
Samuel L. Jackson has two films left on his Marvel deal
Following his post-credits appearance in Iron Man in 2008, it was confirmed that Samuel L. Jackson had signed a whopping nine-film deal with Marvel Studios to star as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now the actor has spoken to IGN about the current status of contract during a promotional interview for Kingsman: […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘Angels and Ministers Of Grace’
Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Constantine… Ariadne’s Thread: The solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding. I like this show it makes you think; something which few people can claim to do in an average day. My sincere apologies by the way for those who never consider their days average, […]
Eric Bana joins Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur
Coinciding with the release of the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Variety is reporting that the British filmmaker has cast Eric Bana (Hulk, Deliver Us from Evil) in his next offering, Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur. Bana is set to play Uther Pendragon, the father of the future king […]
Book Review – The Damned by Andrew Pyper
Michelle Herbert reviews The Damned by Andrew Pyper… The Damned focuses on Near Death Experiences (NDE’s), the story follows Danny growing up in Detroit and how his NDE at the age of 16 affected his life. This is also a book that looks at the past as Danny re-lives the experiences that led up to […]
