Legendary Pictures and director Paul Greengrass have had ambitions of bringing the life of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix to the big screen for several years, and now Deadline is reporting that they’ve secured the approval of Hendrix’s estate and are set to move forward with the project. Four years ago, Experience Hendrix turned down the […]
Malcolm McDowell set to play the Abominable Dr. Phibes
Malcolm McDowell is set to step into the shoes of Vincent Price by taking on the role of Dr. Anton Phibes in a remake of the classic 1971 British horror The Abominable Dr. Phibes entitled Forever Phibes, which is being developed by William Goldstein, co-writer of the original, and his son Damon. Here’s the official […]
Christoph Waltz to make directorial debut with Worst Marriage in Georgetown
Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained) is set to make his directorial debut with Worst Marriage in Georgetown. Deadline reports that the film is based upon a New York Times Magazine article by Franklin Foer and ” tells the true story of Albrect Muth, an eccentric social climber who seduced and married […]
Seven Canadian Comic Artists You Should Know
At one point in time the term comics referred to a small group of publications. The superheroes of DC and Marvel were the predominate characters, although other minor publishers achieved a decent amount of success with the likes of the Archie series and the comics that were aimed at the preteen market. Since that time […]
Marlon Wayans’ Fifty Shades of Grey spoof Fifty Shades of Black set for 2016
Marlon Wayans is set to reunite with A Haunted House director Mike Tiddes and co-writer Rick Alvarez for Fifty Shades of Black, a spoof of E.L. James erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey and its subsequent blockbuster movie adaptation. “We’re excited to be back in business with IM Global doing our comedic remix of this […]
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf coming to Syfy this July
This July, Sharktopus is set to go up against his deadliest – and most ridiculous – foe yet, with German website Scary-Movies (via Dread Central) revealing that Syfy is set to unleash Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf this July… The Roger Corman-produced Sharktopus aired on Syfy back in 2010, and was followed by the sequel Sharktopus vs. […]
Machinima producing RoboCop webseries RoboCops
The future of law enforcement is heading to Machimima, with the digital entertainment platform announcing a new live-action webseries entitled RoboCops. Here’s the official series description… “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me.” OCP’s Security Concepts Division’s RoboCop program is back in an all-new, short-form limited web series, based on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1987 classic action film. […]
Mercedes Mason joins Fear the Walking Dead
Last week it was announced that Elizabeth Rodriguez (Orange Is the New Black, Grimm) has joined AMC’s upcoming Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead, and now the show has added another new cast member in Mercedes Mason (Chuck, The Finder). SEE ALSO: Watch the first teaser for Fear the Walking Dead Fear the […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Spider-Man, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Constantine, Supergirl and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, The Punisher, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine 3, Suicide Squad, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, […]
Over thirty US TV shows cancelled; full list here
Yesterday the U.S. television networks announced cancellations for a host of TV series as they prepare their schedules for the 2015/2016 season; we’ve already brought you news on the likes of Constantine and The Following, but thanks to Entertainment Weekly here’s a handy list of all the shows that have had the axe fall upon […]
