James Clarke chats with animation legend Phil Tippett… If you know your modern visual effects maestros, and if you know your stop- motion tauntaun from your stop-motion ED209, then you’ll know that Phil Tippett has been at the forefront of the visual effects and animation industries for the past forty years. His visual effects outfit, […]
Uncharted movie receives a concrete release date
Although at the moment the project only has a director attached – Horrible Bosses’ Seth Gordon – Sony has selected a release date of June 10th, 2016 for their blockbuster cinematic adaptation of the Uncharted line of video games. The decision comes in the wake of a delay for The Amazing Spider-Man 3. Pretty much everything about that franchise […]
Predictions for Marvel’s Mystery Release Dates
Thomas Roach with some predictions on which films will fill Marvel’s recently announced release dates… Marvel Studios recently announced five new release dates between 2017 and 2019. There is already a great deal of speculation over which films will receive these slots and the rest of Phase Three is likely to be announced at Marvel’s […]
Comics to Read Before You Die #2: Superman for All Seasons
In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at Superman for All Seasons… Issues: Superman: For All Seasons #1-4 (Sept- Dec 1998) Writer: Jeph Loeb Artwork: Tim Sale Colors: Bjarne Hansen Superman, at his core, represents what’s best in all of us, the common man, just with the means […]
The Week in Spandex – The Pre-Comic-Con Edition
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Planet Hulk / Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain America 3, Iron Man 4, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Sinister Six, […]
The Sinister Six gets 2016 release date as The Amazing Spider-Man 3 pushed back to 2018
We’ve been hearing talk from the likes of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman suggesting that Sony may have jumped the gun when it came to announcing 2016 and 2018 release dates for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4, and it seems that is indeed the case after all, with the studio announcing […]
Falling Skies Season 4 – Episode 1 Review
Ray Willmott reviews the first episode of Falling Skies Season four… It’s rare for a Sci-Fi show to see life past its first season these days, but Falling Skies has definitely earned its stripes, continuing to improve year on year. Aliens, known as Skitters, have unexpectedly attacked Earth, leaving it in tatters and ruins, forcing […]
John Boyega eyeing Marvel role as Black Panther
Not content with venturing to a galaxy far, far away for Star Wars: Episode VII, it seems that John Boyega is eyeing another Disney franchise, with the Attack the Block star taking to Twitter to express his interest in joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Marvel role? Damn right I’m aiming for it,” said Boyega. “Currently […]
Comic Book Review – Ragnarok #1
Villordsutch reviews Ragnarok #1… Ragnarök…the Twilight of the Gods in Norse mythology…the destruction of the Nine Worlds. And now, three hundred years later, the birth of vengeance. Walter Simonson returns to comics in a BIG way with an all-new series… and doing what he does best! My wife and my children are dead. My brothers and […]
Movie Review – Hercules (2014)
Hercules, 2014 Directed by Brett Ratner. Starring Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Ian McShane, Peter Mullan, Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Reece Ritchie, Tobias Santelmann, and Irina Shayk. SYNOPSIS After completing his twelve labours, Hercules, the Son of Zeus, is a mercenary for hire and he’s called to train the […]
