Outside of Star Wars, Mark Hamill is best known for his voice work as The Joker in the DC animated universe, but way back in 1991 Hamill portrayed another DC villain, and in live-action no less, taking on the role of The Trickster in the John Wesley Shipp-headlined series The Flash. And, according to HitFix, […]
Official website for Avengers: Age of Ultron launches
With a little less than five months to go before its release, Marvel Studios has launched the official website for Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated superhero team-up Avengers: Age of Ultron, which you can find here. The site is pretty much devoid of content at present, barring a possible snippet of composer Brian Tyler’s (Thor: The Dark […]
George Lucas hasn’t watched the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer
Having shattered all kinds of records since its release online, it seems everyone has watched the trailer for Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Well, everyone that is except Star Wars creator George Lucas, who has told Page Six that he’s yet to see the teaser, and doesn’t plan to watch it any time soon. […]
Hornby acquires James Bond license for Corgi and Scalextric products to tie in with SPECTRE
Following on from the official announcement of 007’s 24th adventure SPECTRE last week, Hornby has announced that it has secured a worldwide license for Corgi and Scalextric-branded James Bond products, including the upcoming movie and – presumably – Bond’s new Aston Martin DB10. “James Bond has been a fantastic licensed partnership for our brands going […]
Bebop and Rocksteady confirmed for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2; Casey Jones could feature
We reported last week that David Green (Earth to Echo) would be replacing Jonathan Liebsman as director for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, and we can now confirm some of the previous rumours surrounding new character additions. According to Omelete (via Collider), long-time adversaries Bebop and Rocksteady will appear in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, […]
Toho announces a new Japanese Godzilla movie for 2016
Japanese studio Toho have announced that they will be producing a brand new Godzilla movie, produced in their home country, set for release in 2016. This will be two years before Gareth Edward’s sequel to this year’s blockbuster Godzilla and the first home-grown Godzilla movie in a decade. The US-Godzilla turned in a global total of $524 […]
US Box Office Report – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 tops the charts on a very slow weekend
Your US Box Office Report for 5th – 7th December… With virtually no competition, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has made it three weeks a the top of the US box office on a very slow winter weekend. Adding another $21.6 million to its total, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 now sits […]
Pride scoops top prize at the 2014 Moet British Indepedent Film Awards
The 2014 Moet British Indepedent Film Awards took place in London last night, with gay rights drama Pride taking home the top honour, fending off competition from ’71, Calvary, Mr Turner and The Imitation Game to take hom Best British Indepedent Film. ’71’s Yann Demange was named Best Director, while their were awards for Boyhood […]
SNL recreates the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer
After the many satires and spoofs surrounding the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer it seems Saturday Night Live are also riding the wave and have delivered their own humorous take on the teaser. Seeing as the original trailer doesn’t include any appearances from iconic actors Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, SNL […]
James Horner on why he didn’t return for The Amazing Spider-Man 2: “It was just dreadful”
During an interview with James Horner Film Music (via CBR), composer James Horner has revealed why he opted against returning to score this year’s superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2, stating that the movie “ended up being so terrible” that he simply didn’t want to do it. “[Director Marc Webb] was very inexperienced and he […]
