A war is brewing in this new teaser trailer for Iron Fist Season 2 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 20-07-18 2,481 San Diego Comic-Con is brought with it some Marvel’s Iron Fist news. The first bit of news is that Season 2 of the show is set to hit Netflix on 7 September. The second bit isn’t actually news,
Month: July 2018
The hunt has evolved in this new poster Shane Black’s The Predator By Poppy-Jay Palmer 20-07-18 1,015 Click here to see full size. You can read the synopsis for The Predator here: From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series.
Following on from the thematic heavy-lifting of Black Panther and the death-a-thon of Infinity War, Marvel Studios needed something light to cleanse the palette of MCU fans. So along comes Ant-Man And The Wasp, the filmic equivalent of a lemon syllabub – all smooth action, frothy fun and sharp humour. It’s not the most memorable
In 2014, Unfriended had its world premiere at Fantasia. One of two films that year, along with Open Windows, that takes place on a computer screen – the film’s success has been a pivotal benchmark in a storytelling movement that reflects our increasingly plugged-in lives. Four years later, the sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web drops the
Greg Berlanti and Caroline Dries are currently developing a Batwoman series for The CW, featuring out lesbian crimefighter Kate Kane in the central role. The series will be the latest to join Berlanti’s Arrowverse, which is currently made up of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow. Though it’s in its early stages and isn’t set to air
After not-so-surprise hit The Orville wrapped up its first season earlier this year, we’ve been eagerly anticipating Season 2, which is set to touch down on FOX on 30 December in the US. Even though we’re almost half a year away from its return, the show brings some news. Firstly, the cast is getting even bigger
The film will be a sequel to Shyamalan’s Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), and is set to see Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson and James McAvoy reprise their roles as David Dunn, Mr Glass and Kevin Wendell Crumb respectively. You can read the synopsis for Glass here: From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah
“This is Johnny,” says local self-appointed gangster Shelton (Jonny Brugh), introducing his sister Kelly (Hetty Gaskell-Hahn) to one of his underling ‘boys’. “He’s bloody dynamic.” Orphaned John (Anton Tennet) really is dynamic. He may just be a small-time criminal in a small town – Thames, New Zealand, to be precise, where the biggest tourist attractions
It’s been a while since we heard anything about Legendary’s Dune reboot, so an update was definitely in order. This year’s update is that Call Me By Your Name star Timothee Chalamet is in talks for the lead role of Paul Atreides. Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, Sicario) is directing from a screenplay by veteran screenwriter Eric Roth
Win a copy of British sci-fi Genesis on DVD with our latest competition By Poppy-Jay Palmer 16-07-18 308 To celebrate the release of British sci-fi film Genesis, we’re giving away some DVDs of the film. For your chance to win a copy, simply answer the question at the bottom of the page. Prepare yourself for stellar
The first poster for Aquaman is the most majestic damn thing you’ve ever seen By Poppy-Jay Palmer 16-07-18 1,764 Click here to see full size. Try and tell us this isn’t the poster of an absolute hit. The first poster for Aquaman is probably the most majestic thing we’ve seen this year. Absolutely glorious. Does this
“I remember what it was like to be a boy in the summer,” one character says in the middle of Summer Of 84. “It’s hard to pass up an adventure.” Nostalgia is a powerful impulse, as seductive as that narrow yet wide-eyed view of the world which we all have as children, and to whose
Anya Taylor-Joy, George MacKay and Charlie Heaton star in horror mystery The Secret Of Marrowbone By Katherine McLaughlin 15-07-18 639 Released: Out now Certificate: 15 Director: Sergio G Sánchez Writer: Sergio G Sánchez Cast: George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth Distributor: Entertainment One If you like this, try… The Others Nicole Kidman stars
Compared to the likes of Finding Nemo, Up and more recently Coco, The Incredibles has always been one of Disney Pixar’s lighter, more fun outings. Incredibles 2 leans into that idea, and then some. When we meet the titular family again, they’re gearing up to face the Underminer, the antagonist who popped out from beneath
Everything you need to know about Sam (Anders Danielsen Lie) is carefully laid out in the prologue to The Night Eats The World (La nuit a dévoré le monde) – the feature debut of director Dominique Rocher which he co-wrote with Jérémie Guez, and Guilaume Lemans. Returning one night to the Parisian apartment of his
Steven Spielberg’s epic adventure Ready Player One is out to own on 4K, Blu-Ray™ 3D, Blu-Ray™ and DVD from August 6 – and here’s your chance to win a copy, as we honour its retro goldmine with a Swap Shop competition! VHS or Betamax, Walkman or minidisc player, NES cartridge or Atari – head to Twitter and trade
A batch of brand new images giving a first look at M Night Shyamalan’s Glass have arrived, courtesy of the good folks at EW. Check them out in the gallery above. The film will be a sequel to Shyamalan’s Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), and is set to see Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson and James McAvoy reprise their roles as
The Meg parodies Jaws in this wonderful new art poster By Poppy-Jay Palmer 13-07-18 2,634 Click here to see full size. You can read the synopsis for The Meg here: Jason Statham (Spy, Furious 7, The Expendables films) and award-winning Chinese actress Li Bingbing (Transformers: Age of Extinction, Forbidden Kingdom, The Message) star in the science fiction action thriller The Meg, directed
To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of this year’s Lara Croft blockbuster Tomb Raider on 16 July, we spoke to director Roar Uthaug about the adventure… What was your overall vision for the film and the character of Lara Croft? Roar Uthaug: We’re doing a gritty and authentic take on Tomb Raider and creating a
Click here to see full size. Just lovely. Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina was created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and is being developed for Netflix by Warner Bros Television and Berlanti Productions. Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Bertlani, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater and Lee Toland Krieger are all serving as executive producers. The series stars Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) as Sabrina Spellman, Michelle
Michael Peña has visions about an alien invasion in this new trailer for Extinction By Poppy-Jay Palmer 12-07-18 2,767 Extinction is directed by Ben Young from a screenplay by Eric Heisserer. It stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Emma Booth, Israel Broussard, Tom Riley and Lilly Aspell. You can read the synopsis here: A
A first proper look at Zachary Levi’s Shazam! costume is here (beyond all those low quality set photos that have been hitting the internet), courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. Check it out: “I wanted to keep the shorter cape as a throwback to the original because that’s something that sets him apart from Superman or Batman,” director David
Beware the gummy bears in this new trailer for Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween By Poppy-Jay Palmer 12-07-18 9,082 There’s sadly no Jack Black as RL Stine in this new trailer for Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, but there is a pack of giant gummy bears, so… There are also a couple of rather lovely posters to
Take a look at this exclusive new poster for Sicilian Ghost Story By Poppy-Jay Palmer 11-07-18 747 Click here to see full size. In anticipation of the release of Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Sicilian Ghost Story on 3 August, we present you with this absolutely stunning new poster for the film. A gripping real-life story
We always hoped Billy Dee Williams would find himself back in the big screen Star Wars saga. Happily, it’s just been announced that the actor is returning for Star Wars: Episode IX to reprise his role as Lando Calrissian. His involvement had been rumoured this week, what with Williams cancelling an appearance at an upcoming sci-fi fan convention,
Someone isn’t who they say they are in this new trailer for The Forest Of Lost Souls By Poppy-Jay Palmer 10-07-18 1,656 Wild Eye Releasing has announced that Portuguese indie horror The Forest of Lost Souls will be hitting US cinemas on 5 August. It also released this new trailer, so check it out: And
Netflix and Blumhouse are collaborating on the streaming service’s first Indian horror series By Poppy-Jay Palmer 10-07-18 800 Following on from its first ever Indian original film Sacred Games, Netflix has just announced that it is collaborating with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse for a new Indian mini-series, Ghoul. The series is set to hit the streaming service on 24
Its name might conjure Walt Disney’s animated merger of high and low art, but Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival is in fact so named because of its twin focus on fictive genre and Eastern cinema – although, had the festival existed in 1940, Fantasia would almost certainly have been welcomed to it. If you love
Here’s your chance to win folk horror film Dogged on DVD By Poppy-Jay Palmer 09-07-18 314 The celebrate the release of folk horror film Dogged this week, we’re giving away a copy on DVD. For your chance to win, just answer the question at the bottom of the page. The film was written and directed by
Award season may be over for most, but it’s just beginning for the British Fantasy Society. The annual British Fantasy Awards, which first started back in 1972, exists to promote and honour excellence within the fantasy (including science fiction, heroic, horror, supernatural and related fields) genre. Following two rounds of nomination and voting from the members