Grand Theft Auto V has stormed to the top of the UK game charts and, with the release of the PS4 and Xbox One versions, has become the highest-selling game ever in the UK – surpassing Call of Duty: Black Ops. Another big release, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4, clocked in at second place, while Dragon […]
Watch a clip from Black Sea featuring Scoot McNairy and Michael Smiley
Ahead of its release next week, Universal Pictures has debuted a new clip from the Jude Law-headlined submarine thriller Black Sea, which sees Scoot McNairy (Argo, Killing Them Softly) gets a wonderfully matter of fact assessment of the dangers of submarine life from Michael Smiley (Luther, Kill List). Check it out below after the official […]
First official synopsis for The Fantastic Four
We’ve seen absolutely nothing in the way of promotional material from 20th Century Fox’s superhero reboot The Fantastic Four, but we do now have an official synopsis for the Josh Trank-directed film, which has made its way online via Rotten Tomatoes. Of course, this being The Fantastic Four, it’s giving very, very little away… The […]
Kevin Smith will cameo in Kevin Smith biopic Shooting Clerks
Partially funded by Indiegogo, Shooting Clerks is a biopic of filmmaker Kevin Smith as he goes from convenience store clerk to shooting a little black and white movie called Clerks in the store he worked in while it was closed. SEE ALSO: Producer Brett Murray talks Shooting Clerks Kevin Smith, who has blessed the project, has […]
The most pirated movies of 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, Excipio has posted the list of the 20 most pirated movies of the year, with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street narrowly edging out Disney’s blockbuster animation Frozen with more than 30 million illegal downloads over the past twelve months. Via Variety, here’s a list of the top […]
The biggest box office earners of 2014 around the world
With Guardians of the Galaxy taking the U.S. box office crown, The LEGO Movie outgrossing its rivals here in the UK, and Transformers: Age of Extinction pulling in the most cash around the world, The Guardian has decided to explore which of this year’s films have proven a hit in various markets around the world, […]
Joey King and Brent Spiner join the cast of Independence Day 2
The cast of Independence Day 2 has swelled further this week, with director Roland Emmerich revealing via Twitter that actress Joey King (Oz The Great and Powerful, Wish I Was Here) has joined the sequel, as well as confirming the return of Brent Spiner, who featured in the 1996 original as Dr. Brackish Okun. The […]
Independence Day 2 finally gets the green light, Will Smith unlikely to return
It’s been in development for what seems like an eternity, but Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has finally given the go ahead to Independence Day 2, although it appears that plans for the back-to-back ID Forever Part I and ID Forever Part II have been scrapped, with just one movie set to go […]
Marvel announces Ultron Forever
As well as menacing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in May’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, the fearsome AI is set to return to the pages of Marvel Comics next year for a new three-part arc from Al Ewing and Alan Davis entitled Ultron Forever, which will play out in Avengers: Ultron Forever #1, New Avengers, Ultron Forever […]
Jessica Henwick joins the cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As we await the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens this Friday, Lizo Mzimba of the BBC has revealed another cast member for the hotly-anticipated first chapter of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy in British actress Jessica Henwick, whose credits include Spirit Warriors and Silk. She will next be seen in HBO’s epic […]