Though Captain Marvel already entered production, the cast is still forming nicely. The latest star to come onboard is Gemma Chan, who genre fans will likely know as synth Mia from Channel 4 and AMC’s hit show Humans. Unlike many of her co-stars, Chan’s character has actually already been confirmed: according to Deadline, she’ll be playing Captain
Month: February 2018
Sound the Snowpiercer conch! More news regarding TNT’s upcoming TV adaptation has come to light! The seemingly cursed series had been left in limbo after ex-showrunner Josh Friedman abruptly exited in January, but a month later it’s finally found a replacement: Orphan Black co-creator Graeme Manson. TNT’s executive vice president of original programming Sarah Aubrey said: “Graeme’s extensive
Season 1 of Jessica Jones was smart, relevant and thrilling, and she stole The Defenders without even breaking a sweat. Now she’s back for Season 2 of her own series, and the big question is: how can it possibly live up to the first? To begin with, the show is doing the tricky job of
The more we see of A Wrinkle In Time, the more intensely we want to see it. These awesome new posters are no different. You can read the synopsis for the film here: From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, an epic adventure based on Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless classic which takes audiences across
Click here to see full size. There’s also a cute teaser: He did it ↘⬇↙ #RalphBreakstheInternet pic.twitter.com/VBheFBzc2R — Wreck-It Ralph (@wreckitralph) February 26, 2018 You can read the full synopsis for Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 here: Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and
Hachikō, a dog who faithfully continued to wait for his master for nine years after his death at Shibuya station, entered the Japanese culture as a symbol of loyalty in the 1930s. Statues have been erected in his honour and numerous films about his relationship with owner Professor Ueno have been made. These are the
Writing historical fantasy should be easy. After all, if you’re going to put gods, monsters, devils, demons, witches or even the odd unicorn into, say, the US invasion of Grenada in 1983, then getting the exact deployment of the enemy communist forces (I always struggle to remember if it was two fishing boats and a
Like a thumb pressed down viciously on an eye until it bursts, this nail bitingly tense psychological horror directed by Steven Soderbergh and shot entirely on an iPhone doesn’t let up until its final throes. Even then it is horrifying. A sinuous script written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer follows a young woman named
This year’s edition of London Book & Screen Week (9-15 April 2018) is set to celebrate women’s suffrage, marking the centenary of the women’s vote, and pay homage to exceptional book adaptations with a range of exciting events in store suitable for book and film lovers alike. Genre fans might want to get themselves down to Frankenstein: The
The Sabrina The Teenage Witch series casting news is still coming thick and fast: Richard Coyle (The Collection, Going Postal) is the latest actor to join Netflix’s upcoming rebooted show. He will be playing Father Blackwood, the High Priest of the Church of Night and Dean of the Academy of the Unseen Arts. Deadline describes the character as
After all the fuss, director Joss Whedon has decided to step down from Warner Bros’ Batgirl solo film, according to THR. Back in March 2017, there was a big excited hubbub when it was reported that Whedon would be writing the script for and directing a Batgirl movie, with DC president Geoff Johns, Warner Bros Picture Group president Toby
Amazon Studios is currently working to turn Iain M Banks novel Consider Phlebas into a TV fantasy drama series. Consider Phlebas is the first book in a sci-fi series known as The Culture. In a statement, head of scripted series at Amazon Studios Sharon Tal Yguado said: “The story of the Culture is so rich and captivating that for
Netflix’s Lost In Space reboot series has an airdate
By Poppy-Jay Palmer 22-02-18 2,795
If you’ve recently caught yourself wondering what’s going on with that Lost In Space reboot series Netflix was working on, you finally have your answer. The show is set to hit the streaming service on 13 April this year,
If you’re thirsting after new episodes of Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet, the good news is Season 2 is set to hit Netflix on 23 March. The streaming service broke the news this week with this meme-style video on its Facebook page. The show’s second season is set to bring in a few new characters, including Joel
It’s actually happening, folks! According to Variety, Jessica Chastain is currently in talks for It: Chapter 2 as the adult version of Beverly. We’ve been hoping this would happen, not least because Chastain in basically the adult spit of young Beverly actress Sophia Lillis. Director Andy Muschietti also actually wanted Chastain, who he worked with on his 2008
Following the news that The Office and Wonder Woman‘s Lucy Davis has been cast as Aunt Hilda in Netflix’s Sabrina The Teenage Witch reboot earlier this week, we were expecting an Aunt Zelda casting announcement to follow. That announcement is here. Miranda Otto (who played Eowyn in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers and Return Of The King, as well
We have a copy of indie Irish horror Beyond The Woods to giveaway
By Jonathan Hatfull 20-02-18 542
Supernatural Irish horror Beyond The Woods is available on DVD now and we have a copy of Seán Breathnach’s award-winning directorial for you to win! “Seven friends meet up in the Irish countryside for
The Grandmaster struts around and Bruce Banner eats some noodles in these hilarious Thor: Ragnarok deleted scenes
By Poppy-Jay Palmer 20-02-18 7
If you can’t hold on until 26 February for the DVD and Blu-ray release of Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok, check out this excellent deleted scene, which includes Jeff Goldblum being both
In what might possibly be the most perfect bit of casting of 2018 so far, Lucy Davis will be playing Aunt Hilda in Netflix’s upcoming Sabrina The Teenage Witch TV series. According to Deadline, Sabrina’s witch aunt Hilda Spellman is “more nurturing than Zelda,” and “Hilda’s motherly nature and warm sense of humour belie a wicked, ghoulish
Click here to see full size. Liv and the gang are almost back; iZombie returns next week for Season 4 and to get us pumped (not that we need it), the show has released the above awesome poster. The premiere episode, entitled ‘Are You Ready For Some Zombies?‘, will pick up where Season 3 left us, and
For a limited time, Manga’s Big Fish & Begonia is heading to Showcase Cinemas this April and you’re going to want to catch it. There’s a full list of locations on the Showcase website. Check out the trailer below: If that wasn’t enough to make you weep, here’s the gorgeous poster for the film: Read the full
Pacific Rim Uprising stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Adria Arjona, Cailee Spaeny, Levi Meaden, Jin Zhang and Lily Ji. You can read the full synopsis for the film here: The globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault
You can read the synopsis for Ready Player One here: The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his
After how long it’s been in production, we can’t believe Syfy series Krypton is actually starting to look like a real thing. But if we weren’t excited before (we were), these new character posters from Syfy Wire have us buzzing. For those who don’t know, Krypton is a Superman prequel series is set two generations before the destruction of the
Netflix’s upcoming and still untitled Sabrina The Teenage Witch TV series has already cast its lead character perfectly with Mad Men‘s Kiernan Shipka, and now another excellent choice has been made. Deadline reports that Doctor Who‘s Michelle Gomez has been cast as Mary Wardell, “Sabrina’s favorite teacher and mentor at Baxter High. When she is possessed by
Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full Of Ghosts is one of the best horror novels in recent memory so we’re very excited that a film adaptation is in the works. The choice of writer and director also seems fitting, as February (aka The Blackcoat’s Daughter) and I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House‘s
Ready Player One has really been bringing it with the posters this week, but we’re not complaining. Here’s one more for luck: For those who are unfamiliar with Ready Player One, the thrust of the narrative sees young protagonist Wade (Tye Sheridan) locating one of the clues within the pop-culture-infused environs of the in-game world, only
The sins of the past rise up with a vengeance in Black Creek, an indie supernatural horror from prolific British writer-director James Crow. When a group of teenagers heads to a cabin in the woods to scatter the ashes of Mike’s (Chris O’Flyng) father, they stumble across a furious Native American spirit that’s on a
A new featurette has arrived for Ridley Scott’s upcoming AMC TV series The Terror, based on Dan Simmons’ novel, and it’s absolutely got our attention. An incredible setting, a great cast and a monster? We can’t wait. Here’s the cast and crew talking about the perils waiting in the Arctic… “Inspired by a true story
Click here to see full size. Don’t quote us on this, but we’re quite confident that this new IMAX poster for Pacific Rim Uprising is the most badass poster you will see today. Zoom in and look at that detail! Ugh! Pacific Rim Uprising stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Adria Arjona, Cailee Spaeny, Levi Meaden, Jin