SFF screen adaptations that need to happen immediately …and a few that are already on their way. Like many avid readers, I’ve always been wary of screen adaptations, particularly when it comes to books I loved. I still haven’t got over the treatment meted out to Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising, adapted for the
Month: March 2018
Just when you think the excellent casting news for Amazon Prime Video’s Good Omens adaptation is over, another piece pops up out of nowhere to make your day. This week’s addition is the one and only Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation), who is set to play the US Ambassador and father of the child Warlock. In
After last year’s news that Jack Black might not be returning to the world of Goosebumps for the sequel, Goosebumps: Horrorland, we’ve been a little bit downtrodden about the whole project, seeing as the first was so surprisingly wonderful. However, according to Variety the film has just added Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids, Reno 911!) , Ken Jeong (The Hangover, Community) and Chris Parnell
The CW’s Charmed reboot has finally finished casting its core trio of witchy sisters. Madeleine Mantock, who has previously starred in other genre TV shows like The Tomorrow People and Into The Badlands, is set to play sister Macy. Variety describes Macy as “as a practical, driven, and brilliant geneticist. Her world is blown open when she discovers that the supernatural
There’s also a new poster to go with it: You can read the synopsis for Lost In Space here: Lost in Space is a Netflix Original dramatic and modern reimagining of the classic 1960’s science fiction series. Set 30 years in the future, colonization in space is now a reality, and the Robinson family is
As behind-the-scenes footage at its end shows, Junk Head is a true labour of love for Takahide Hori, who directs, writes and edits this stop motion animation, as well as voice work, composing the score and most of the other odd jobs. A funny and both cute and creepy dystopian tale, it’s a truly unique
Princesses have it rough. Sure, Disney makes it look like fun, with all the balls, dresses, money and perfect skin. Sometimes they even get to be feisty and make their own decisions, just so long as they’re still wasp-waisted and doe-eyed. But no one takes a princess seriously. It took 20 years for Princess Peach
No matter how you feel about the concept of a The Grudge reboot, this latest piece of casting news might be enough to get you at least a little excited: according to Deadline, Andrea Riseborough is currently in talks to star. The character Riseborough could be taking on is so far unnamed, but she’s thought to be
Jim Henson’s incredible dark fairytale The Dark Crystal is available now on glorious 4K UHD Blu-ray, and to celebrate the re-release of one of our favourite childhood classics, we have three copies to give away! We also have three copies of Titan Books’ beautiful The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History, which is filled to
Two pieces of news for Stranger Things this week. The first is that young actor Priah Ferguson, also known as Lucas’ hilariously mean sister Erica, has been upped from a guest star to a recurring character for Season 3. Her new role in the show will see her with her own group of friends before following in
Thursday 1 March Last year it was Storm Doris that frustrated non-Glaswegian genre fans’ attempts to make their annual pilgrimage to the Glasgow FrightFest. This year the Curse continues with the UK-wide (and very much Glasgow-centred) cold snap which has brought rail, road and air transport to a grinding halt, put Glasgow in effective lockdown,
Let’s kick this review off with a pretty bold statement: almost all of the critics who previously passed judgement on The Orville when it aired across the pond were wrong. Yes, we said it… The Orville is not the terminally bland car crash show you’ve been led to believe. Created by Seth MacFarlane, this genuinely
Fans of the epic anime series Attack On Titan have been kept waiting for the second season (the first debuted back in 2013), but this shorter run (down to 12 episodes from 25) definitely delivers. You might expect the curtailed running time to mean less character development, but the show’s creators broaden the scope, pushing
In the early 1920s, as Irish republicans try to break away from British rule in the Anglo-Irish War of Independence, a young woman living in a rural backwater is also trying to break free of an uneasy historical union in her own family. Rachel (Charlotte Vega, Another Me) lives with her twin brother Edward (Bill
A new trailer for the upcoming mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has been released, and we have one main takeaway: it lets you choose your Hogwarts house. Wizarding wannabes are no longer confined to the houses selected for us by way of our worst personality attributes. We can finally choose. Thank Merlin for that. Check out the
Hulu’s Castle Rock has just gained another Stephen King film alum in Chosen Jacobs, who starred as the young Mike Hanlon in last year’s hit horror It. He is set to play Wendell Deaver, the son of André Holland’s Henry Deaver. Jacobs joins an impressive cast made up of the likes of Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Bill Skarsgård (It)
If you didn’t think you could wait until May for the US release of Avengers: Infinity War, you’re in luck: Disney has just pushed it forward a week to 27 April. This news obviously doesn’t affect UK fans at all as the film was coming out then anyway, but it’s still interesting. Marvel Studios announced the news
Ted Geoghegan’s debut feature We Are Still Here had its fair share of nasty shocks but it was also something of a treat for horror fans: an affectionate retro tribute with a healthy dose of melodrama starring fan favourites like Barbara Crampton and Larry Fessenden. His second film, the brutal chase thriller Mohawk, doesn’t want
Supernatural horror Pyewacket hits Glasgow FrightFest this weekend ahead of its UK release in April, and we have an exclusive artwork reveal for you! The film comes from writer-director Adam MacDonald and follows a young girl as she enacts an occult ritual and suffers the terrifying consequences… The cast includes Laurie Holden (The Walking Dead,
The film, which is currently untitled, is set to be a straight up spin-off of the original three, and will take place in the Men In Black world but with a new cast of characters. According to THR, Sony wants a diverse ensemble cast for the film, and has potentially been “eyeing the leads to be white