• No ‘Dominion’ as renewed ‘Jurassic’ sequel hit by COVID…

    Remember that story about an ambitious project with dinosaurs that is rushed through production in an effort to meet a deadline and unfortunately all hell breaks loose when guidelines and advice are not enough? The book and the film were, of course, Jurassic Park… but several movies later the...
  • Batwoman: CW confirms new lead but won’t ‘bury’ Kane…

    The CW has found its second Batwoman, though it’s still preparing to deal with the fate of its first. Last month, after the abrupt and unexpected departure of Ruby Rose from the lead role, the show had to decide whether they were going to simply recast the Kate Kane character...
  • Donnie Yen’s future is officially ‘Golden’…

    Donnie Yen, undoubtedly one of the biggest stars to bridge eastern and western film-making with roles on both sides of the camera, will soon be working on a major international production entitled Golden Empire. Industry site Deadline reports that Yen will both co-produce the English-language film to be shot...
  • Hard Wayne: Could Keaton return to Batman role for ‘The Flash’..?

    If the rumours are true and negotiations go well, one of the all-time great Batmans (Batmen?) will be returning to the role as part of the much-delayed Flash movie. Michael Keaton played Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego in the two landmark films by Tim Burton – Batman (1989) and Batman...
  • RIP: Joel Schumacher (director, showman)

    Legendary director Joel Schumacher has died aged 80, his publicist confirming his passing after a year-long private fight against cancer.  With his death comes plenty of praise but the undeniable observation that his career and production choices were one of the most eclectic and disparate collections of work in...
  • Juneteenth: HBO allows viewers to watch ‘Watchmen’ for free…

    Though it lead to major divisions and discussions earlier this year when first broadcast on HBO, Watchmen – Damon Lindelof’s thematic ‘sequel’ to the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons epic, groundbreaking 1980’s graphic novel – certainly covered a lot of ground and received a lot of attention. Though it...
  • Oscars and BAFTAs shift 2021 ceremony dates…

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has formally announced that they will be moving the Academy Awards ceremony into April next year. Though it’s happened a few times in its history ( due to flooding in 1938, due to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968...
  • Chain Reaction: More major movies move dates…

    Even at the best of times, all it takes for cinemas to act like a gigantic cinematic jigsaw-puzzle, is moving one piece to change the picture – and these probably aren’t the best of times.  With Christopher Nolan’s mysterious time-bending Tenet now reversing its stubborn stance of staying on its...
  • A&E cancels ‘Live PD’ and ‘COPS’ in wake of policing concerns…

    Industry site Deadline is reporting that Live PD, one of America’s top-rated ‘reality’ shows is no more. The cable series which follows several police-forces and officers around the US as they go about their patrols in real-time has proven to be a massive ratings winner in recent years. Though it...
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