Despite opening to mostly mediocre reviews (the film is currently at 32% on Rotten Tomatoes and 42 on Metacritic), The Divergent Series: Insurgent has had a pretty decent opening, though slightly below expectations. SEE ALSO: Movie Review – The Divergent Series: Insurgent Opening in just under 3,900 screens in the US, The Divergent Series: Insurgent took […]
Neill Blomkamp has had to change his Alien 5 story due to Prometheus 2
From what we’ve heard so far about Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5, it’s going to take place after Aliens, but will not undo the work of Alien3 or Alien: Resurrection. According to Sigourney Weaver, she was convinced to do the movie while he told her the story he had planned out during the production of Chappie. […]
The Callow Way – Where Are The British Comic Book Movies?
This week Neil Calloway wonders why Britain doesn’t make films based on comics… As someone who usually bemoans the apparent abundance of sequels and comic book adaptations, I was disappointed to hear Alex Garland’s announcement this week that there would not be a sequel to the 2012 film Dredd. Not just because I liked the […]
John Williams to record Star Wars: The Force Awakens score in Los Angeles
John Williams is set to break tradition when it comes to the score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the official Star Wars site revealing that the composer will record the score for the hotly-anticipated first chapter in Disney’s Sequel Trilogy in Los Angeles, rather than utilising Abbey Road Studios and the London Symphony […]
Universal options Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy’s Chrononauts
Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Chrononauts, the new comic book series from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) and Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus), which launched this past week courtesy of Image Comics. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Chrononauts #1 here The studio has tapped Chris Morgan (Furious 7) to produce the adaptation […]
Gal Gadot responds to criticism of her Wonder Woman casting in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
During an interview with Robot Underdog, Gal Gadot has been speaking about her upcoming role as Wonder Woman in next year’s DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and more specifically, the criticism levied towards her casting as the Amazon Princess. “They said that I was too skinny and my boobs were too small. […]
Movie Review – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, 1967. Directed by Stanley Kramer. Starring Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katherine Houghton, Roy Glenn and Beah Richards. SYNOPSIS: Mr and Mrs Drayton are in for a shock when their daughter brings home her new fiance – Dr. John Prentice Jr, an African-American… At one point in Guess Who’s Coming […]
Insurgent opens slightly lower than estimates, The Gunman struggles
Unleashed into both US and UK cinemas this weekend, Divergent sequel Insurgent is packing them in across the Pond, but estimates from its Friday grosses are slightly below what was expected. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Insurgent here Opening to $21.3 millon yesterday (behind the $22.8million opening day for Divergent on the same weekend […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, Deadpool, The Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Shazam, The Crow, Heroes Reborn and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Deadpool, X-Men, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Heroes Reborn, Powers, The Crow and more… There’s less than five […]
Ranking the Films of James Wan
Edward Gardiner ranks the films of James Wan… James Wan: love him or hate him, he knows how to make an audience tick. After navigating his way to the rare status of financially lucrative horror director, Wan landed the gig of helming the utterly mad-looking Fast & Furious 7, with series regular Justin Lin moving onto other things. As it gears […]
