• Reanimated: Disney+ proves to be Pixar’s ‘Soul’ survivor….

    Another one bites the dust… but though Pixar‘s Soul is the latest title to be pulled form cinematic schedules, it is one of the titles finding life on the Disney+ platform, following in the wake of Mulan‘s reasonably-successful move. The animated film tells of a musician who has lost...
  • COVID: Nobody do the dinosaur (for two weeks)…

    In what’s become a case of history repeating itself, it looks as if the latest Jurassic Park film has halted its production due to COVID-related issues. Production had halted earlier in the year due to filming restrictions and then we reported back in July that the set of Jurassic World:...
  • COVID: Dune bugs out of Dec. Batman flies to 2022…

    Tuesday Update: As expected as a result of the Dune move The Batman – which was originally due 25th June 2021 and was  then delayed until 1st October 2021 – has now formally shifted its release to 4th March  2022. Monday: Though the departure of No Time to Die, the 25th...
  • COVID: Cineworld & Regal chains to close until further notice…

    Sunday Update:  Cineworld has said no formal decision has actually been made at this time but admits they are considering the closures carefully. Saturday: Entertainment venues such as multiplexes were some of the first and most upfront business casualties of 2020’s COVID pandemic. With very few films or people...
  • No Time to Release: Bond team’s 2021 mission statement…

    In what may likely prove to be the final cinematic domino-toppling move of 2020, the ever-resilient 007 has had to withdraw, the spectre of COVID meaning that there will be No Time to Die until sometime next year. At this point it seems the plan is for James Bond...
  • New Conan? Netflix becomes the librarian of the Barbarian…

    While it seems that the long-awaited, much-anticipated big-screen return of Conan (with Arnold Schwarzenegger) is as far away as ever, fans of the Robert E. Howard creation may have something to celebrate with the news that Netflix is planning a television series of the character. The Cimmerian warrior first appeared in...
  • Action, Jackson… Nick Fury has his eye on Disney+ series?

    With few imminent cinematic entries, a lot of the news coming out of the Marvel camp is related to television and the latest development could be one of the most interesting. According to industry site Variety, Disney+ is currently developing a new Marvel series in which Samuel L. Jackson...
  • Year-long COVID delays remain the Widow-Maker for Disney…

    In the Avengers movies, the Thanos ‘snap’ and its eventual undoing left the Earth minus its heroes for five years… It’s not quite that bad yet, but Marvel is certainly now heading into what amounts to a very real calendar year delay for its cinematic plans. In one of...
  • BSG fans and cast rally to help injured star Michael Hogan…

    Veteran actor and Battlestar Galactica alum Michael Hogan suffered a major brain injury during a fall at a Vancouver convention in February and though the full effects weren’t immediately known, they’ve proved severe. He was rushed to hospital the next day after he could not be woken and had emergency...
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