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In a week with lots of comics-to-movies news, there’s more announcements coming out of Warners/DC ahead of their massive online fan convention ‘Fandome‘ this weekend. We already knew that Michael Keaton was going to appear in a ‘substantial’ supporting role in The Flash film (currently due for release in...
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It wasn’t that long ago that Marvel was coming under fire for not creating films about female heroes and not hiring female directors – apparently because some of the bean-counters appeared convinced that one of the target demographics – young men in their 20s wouldn’t be interested (which seems...
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Netflix has formally announced that Warrior Nun will be getting a second season. The series, inspired by the comic of the same name, tells the story of Ava (Alba Baptista) a young woman, cared for (to use the term generously) at an orphanage run by nuns in Italy since...
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It might seem bizarre in the current climate of Marvel‘s cinematic success, but in the mid-90s, Marvel Comics teetered on the edge of bankruptcy with a very real danger that they might cease to exist as a singular publishing entity. Though there are nuances to the situation, it’s generally...
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There seems to be some serious movement towards another sequel in the Tron franchise. The original Tron was released in 1982, telling the story of Kevin Flynn (jeff Bridges) who finds his consciousness sucked into a computer system and electronic world in which he he has to help the...
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There were many who thought it would never happen. Though there have been various opportunities and tantilising possibilities of Christopher Eccleston returning, in any capacity, to the role of the Ninth Doctor, it seemed that the actor’s less-than-stellar experiences when he filmed his one-and-out season to reboot the series...
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There’s little doubt that anything directed by Ridley Scott will be visually spectacular and ambitious in scope. However for all their often sterile beauty and widescreen delight his more recent films have also been bogged down in pseudo-theology, contradiction and a story that fails to fill the canvas. The...
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In what could well be a genuine game-changing move for the movie-industry, it has now been confirmed that Mulan – originally predicted to be one of 2020’s biggest box-office draws (outside franchise-titles) – will now mainly bypass a majority of multiplexes (at least in the short-term) and go straight...
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HBO‘s Watchmen mini-series has received a lot of attention in a year when some of its central themes have resonated more than ever. Now it’s received 26 nominations as part of this year’s Emmy Awards. Of the plentiful nominations the production received, categories included: Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Writing for a...
In a week with lots of comics-to-movies news, there’s more announcements coming out of Warners/DC ahead of their massive online fan convention ‘Fandome‘ this weekend. We already knew that Michael Keaton was going to appear in a ‘substantial’ supporting role in The Flash film (currently due for release in...
It wasn’t that long ago that Marvel was coming under fire for not creating films about female heroes and not hiring female directors – apparently because some of the bean-counters appeared convinced that one of the target demographics – young men in their 20s wouldn’t be interested (which seems...
Netflix has formally announced that Warrior Nun will be getting a second season. The series, inspired by the comic of the same name, tells the story of Ava (Alba Baptista) a young woman, cared for (to use the term generously) at an orphanage run by nuns in Italy since...
It might seem bizarre in the current climate of Marvel‘s cinematic success, but in the mid-90s, Marvel Comics teetered on the edge of bankruptcy with a very real danger that they might cease to exist as a singular publishing entity. Though there are nuances to the situation, it’s generally...
There seems to be some serious movement towards another sequel in the Tron franchise. The original Tron was released in 1982, telling the story of Kevin Flynn (jeff Bridges) who finds his consciousness sucked into a computer system and electronic world in which he he has to help the...
There were many who thought it would never happen. Though there have been various opportunities and tantilising possibilities of Christopher Eccleston returning, in any capacity, to the role of the Ninth Doctor, it seemed that the actor’s less-than-stellar experiences when he filmed his one-and-out season to reboot the series...
There’s little doubt that anything directed by Ridley Scott will be visually spectacular and ambitious in scope. However for all their often sterile beauty and widescreen delight his more recent films have also been bogged down in pseudo-theology, contradiction and a story that fails to fill the canvas. The...
In what could well be a genuine game-changing move for the movie-industry, it has now been confirmed that Mulan – originally predicted to be one of 2020’s biggest box-office draws (outside franchise-titles) – will now mainly bypass a majority of multiplexes (at least in the short-term) and go straight...
HBO‘s Watchmen mini-series has received a lot of attention in a year when some of its central themes have resonated more than ever. Now it’s received 26 nominations as part of this year’s Emmy Awards. Of the plentiful nominations the production received, categories included: Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Writing for a...
In 1955… Lee Shaw has to make some hard decisions about protecting Keiko and keeping the future of Monarch assured, wondering how long it may be between doing what...
The end is nigh… but don’t worry too much: HBO‘s critically-acclaimed The Last of Us adaptation is safe and well (or as safe and well as apocalypses get) and ...
It’s been speculated for a long time, but Marvel has been keeping a close eye on the court case involving actor Jonthan Majors (Creed III). The actor, who had...
The very name of Dungeons and Dragons is forged in fire, the stuff of legends and perhaps a few stereotypes. But in the modern era, it’s fast becoming a...