• Mercury Falling: Freddie Biopic is under pressure…

    This is a situation that may require more than a band-aid. After various problems reported from the set of Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic of Freddie Mercury, the film appears to be have been delayed into 2018. Though a significant amount of the film has already been shot under the...
  • The Last Jedi: New trailer hints at dark times…

    The next Star Wars film, The Last Jedi has been on the horizon for some time, with the first glimpse of the film back in April. But it’s been a while since we’ve seen in anything new and news from the Star Wars universe has been more about the...
  • A timely tale: HBO go sets a ‘Watchmen’…

    One of the few comics to have an impact on the entire industry and far beyond, Watchmen holds a unique place in the cultural landscape – it’s blood-stained smiley face first glimpsed in the 1980s limited comic series from DC. It was the comic that co-creator Alan Moore said...
  • Necks, please? The new ‘Tomb’ with a view…

    There’s been some controversy about the reboot of the Tomb Raider with Alicia Vikander stepping into the role that Angelina Jolie originally essayed: Lara Croft, the artifact-hunting explorer and hero of plenty a computer game outing. After a mini-teaser on Monday, the full trailer hit the interwebs on Tuesday...
  • Hellboy

    Hell(boy) to pay as new film finds safe Harbour…

    There was surprise in some quarters – in other quarters less so – when the announcement came some months ago that there would be another Hellboy movie but that it would not be coming from the same creative team that had created the first two films. Despite some presumption...
  • RIP – Len Wein (writer, comics legend)…

    He told stories of almost every superhero who ever wore a cape – and a few who haven’t. He was the man who brought Wolverine over the border and the X-Men to the masses.  John Mosby remembers Len Wein who has died at the age of 69… Enter the...
  • Star Wars, Nein? A Change of Direction…

    Remember when things were going smoothly in that galaxy far, far away..? It does seem a long time ago… especially with the number of directorial hiccups involved. Only a few months ago, Phil Lord and Chris Miller were jettisoned from the Han Solo movie after months of shooting ( to...
  • RIP – Tobe Hooper (Director, horror auteur)…

    It’s been a tough year for the horror genre with the loss of several key movers and shakers. Earlier this year George A. Romero passed away and now comes news that Tobe Hooper,  one of the elder statesmen of horror, died this weekend at the age of 74. The...
  • Kenobi

    To be or not Obi? Next Star Wars to feature Kenobi?

    Reports are coming in that the next standalone movie set within the Star Wars universe is likely to centre on the character of Obi wan Kenobi. Long-rumoured, the story would probably fill in some of the character’s story that takes place between the prequels and the original trilogy. In...
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