Oliver Davis reviews 2000AD’s Prog 1885… Borag thungg! Just like the mighty organ, we’ll start with Judge Dredd and his latest storyline Trauma Town. Michael Carroll’s plot is decent enough, with Dredd and a few other Judges falling victim to nightmarish visions. The pervading theory is that a power Psi is the cause, but the […]
Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie to shoot in the UK next year
There’s a good chance that George Osbourne will need to find himself a new job come the next General Election, and it seems he fancies himself as a movie scooper, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer paying a visit to the set of Star Wars: Episode VII and revealing that Gareth Edwards’ (Godzilla) forthcoming Star […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #34
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #34…. “Lost Apollo” concludes here! Stranded on an alien world and cut off from the Enterprise, Spock and Bones must work together to save Captain Kirk from a fate worse than death… a fate tied to the earliest days of humanity’s journey to the stars! Overseen by Star Trek writer/producer Roberto Orci, this all-new adventure continues the five-year mission between the […]
Altercations: The Making of X-Men: Days of Future Past
Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisor Lou Pecora, digital effects supervisor Nikos Kalaitzidi, animation supervisor Benoit Dubuc and previs supervisor Austin Bonang about having the future collide with the past…. When returning to the movie franchise he helped to launch, filmmaker Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects) turned to Richard Stammers (Prometheus) to orchestrate the visual […]
Robert Pattinson rumoured for Han Solo role in Star Wars spin-off
It’s a great time to be a Star Wars fan, what with J.J. Abrams currently working on Star Wars: Episode VII, and two spin-off movies in development under directors Gareth Edwards (Godzilla), and Josh Trank (Chronicle). However, on the downside, with three movies on the go at once, that also means we have to suffer […]
Vincent D’Onofrio to play The Kingpin in Marvel’s Daredevil
Following the announcement that Stardust‘s Charlie Cox would be playing Matt Murdock in Marvel’s Netflix series Daredevil, Marvel have announced that veteran actor Vincent D’Onofrio will be playing his nemesis Wilson Fisk a.k.a. The Kingpin. D’Onofrio was recently seen in The Escape Plan but is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Robert Goren in […]
Michael Schlesinger talks the Godzilla sequel that never happened
The current incarnation of Godzilla is still doing big numbers at the box office, but there was a time when there was going to a sequel to the American release of Godzilla 2000 called Godzilla: Reborn. Author of Japan’s Favourite Mon-Star, Steve Ryfle sat down with Michael Schlesinger (who wrote and produced the American release of […]
Brian Michael Bendis reveals that Powers heading to Playstation Network in December
It’s been a long journey to the screen, having had a failed pilot at FX, but Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s comic book series Powers is finally set to make the jump from panel form courtesy of Sony Pictures TV, with Bendis announcing today that the series will arrive on Playstation Network this […]
Orange Is the New Black Season 2 – Episode 4 Review
Jackson Ball reviews the fourth episode Orange Is the New Black Season 2… While the season’s opening three episodes have been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for Piper, and showcased the magnificent range Taylor Schilling has as an actress, the fourth episode continues this season’s trend of shining the spotlight on one of the […]
Game of Thrones Season Four – Episode 9 Review
Oliver Davis reviews the ninth episode of Game of Thrones Season Four…. The Watchers on the Wall. Directed by Neil Marshall. Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The usual format of these Game of Thrones reviews – a by-character breakdown, emulating the chapter perspectives of George R. R. Martin’s books – falters this […]