Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Deadpool, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United, Big Hero 6, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League Dark, Constantine, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, Batman ’66, Batman: Assault on Arkham […]
More from Kevin Feige about a female-led Marvel superhero movie
Over the past few months, there’s been plenty of speculation as to whether Marvel Studios will finally unleash a female-led superhero movie during Phase Three of the Cinematic Universe; this year, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has teased both a Black Widow and Captain Marvel movie, and now he’s spoken more about the possibility of a […]
Bill Murray to voice Baloo in Disney’s The Jungle Book
It looks like Disney and director Jon Favreau have found their Baloo for the upcoming retelling of The Jungle Book, with Deadline revealing that Bill Murray has signed on to voice the loveable bear in the live-action / CG hybrid. Murray joins an impressive cast which sees newcomer Neel Sethi starring as Mowgli alongside Scarlett […]
Rob Liefeld says Fox is looking at a PG-13 Deadpool script
The internet exploded earlier this week as Tim Miller and Blur Studio’s Deadpool test footage leaked online [watch it here], sending fans into a frenzy and calling for 20th Century Fox to finally give the go ahead to the long-gestating solo movie for the Merc with the Mouth. Well, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has taken […]
Dead Island heading to the big screen for movie adaptation
Occupant Entertainment and Deep Silver, the video game publishing arm of Koch Media, have announced that they are partnering up for a movie adaptation of the zombie video game franchise Dead Island, with a view to fast-tracking the project for production early next year. Set on a tropical island resort, Dead Island revolves around a […]
Movie Review – They Came Together (2014)
They Came Together, 2014. Directed by David Wain. Starring Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders, Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield, Bill Hader, Ellie Kemper, Jason Mantzoukas, Melanie Lynskey and Ed Helms. SYNOPSIS: When Joel (Rudd) and Molly (Poehler) meet, it’s hate at first sight: his big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her quirky indie […]
Marvel Studios looks back at Phase One and Phase Two, first official shot of Thanos released
As Marvel Studios celebrates the release of its tenth Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in Guardians of the Galaxy [read our reviews here, here and here], the studio has released a retrospective video which was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con and looks back over Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: […]
David Zayas joins Gotham as mob boss Sal Maroni
It looks like Gotham has added another DC villain to its cast of characters, with Deadline revealing that David Zayas (The Expendables, Dexter) has joined the Batman prequel series in the role of Sal Maroni. Notable for being the one to scar Harvey Dent in comic book continuity, the mob boss appeared briefly in both […]
Movie Review – Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014. Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro and Peter Serafinowicz with the voice talents of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. SYNOPSIS: In the far reaches of space, an American […]
Book Review – The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey
David Fleming reviews The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey… In a world that is over saturated with the zombie apocalypse scenario it’s hard to imagine a fresh approach popping up, but it does happen. When Danny Boyle released 28 Days Later, not many people had given thought to the idea of a […]