If you felt like the second season of Daredevil lost its way under a tidal wave of ninjas and the introduction of The Hand, you’ll be very pleased to hear that Season Three, which picks up shortly after the end of Defenders, sees the Man Without Fear going back to basics. Under the stewardship of
Month: October 2018
Here’s a matching poster: You can read the synopsis for The Curse Of La Llorona here: La Llorona. The Weeping Woman. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations. In life, she
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 Gomez (Doctor Who) as Mary Wardell, Sabrina’s favourite
hmv is celebrating the comic book universe with its first ever hmv Presents Comic Week, with Deapool, Batman and Rick And Morty exclusives announced. 19TH – 25TH OCTOBER 2018 hmv has announced that from 19 – 25 October, it will be celebrating characters from the comic book world with the first annual hmv presents Comic Week. Taking place
Demian Bichir has joined the cast of Adam Wingard’s Godzilla Vs Kong By Poppy-Jay Palmer 18-10-18 1,978 Oscar-nominated actor Demián Bichir is currently in negotiations to join Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong. However, any character details are yet to be confirmed. Bichir was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in Chris Weitz’s
There’s something hiding in this new UK trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria By Poppy-Jay Palmer 18-10-18 3,323 Suspiria is set in 1977 Berlin and follows a young American woman who joins a prestigious dance company. She arrives just as one of the members mysteriously disappears. As her stock in the company rises, she begins to
A 12-year-old rallies an army in the new trailer for Joe Cornish’s The Kid Who Would Be King By Poppy-Jay Palmer 18-10-18 12,709 Read the synopsis for The Kid Who Would Be King here: Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventure THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING. Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) thinks
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 Gomez (Doctor Who) as Mary Wardell, Sabrina’s favourite
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s Ed and Lorraine Warren are starring in Annabelle 3 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 17-10-18 1,664 In an exciting first, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are set to reprise their roles of Ed and Lorraine Warren in one of The Conjuring universe’s spin-off films, reports Deadline. As a pair of paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine
There’s a female-led Grimm spin-off series on the way, and it will feature old and new characters By Poppy-Jay Palmer 17-10-18 3,026 There’s fantastic news on the horizon for those who have been sorely missing NBC fantasy series Grimm since it concluded last year: the network is reportedly working on a spin-off series. It will build off
Dan Stevens sets out to rescue his sister from cult leader Michael Sheen in slow-burn horror Apostle By Jonathan Hatfull 16-10-18 66 Released: Out now Certificate: 18 Director: Gareth Evans Writer: Gareth Evans Cast: Dan Stevens, Michael Sheen, Lucy Boynton, Mark Lewis Jones, Bill Milner, Paul Higgins Distributor: Netflix If you like this, try… The
Jack Bannon (Endeavour, The Imitation Game) will officially star in Epix’s upcoming Pennyworth prequel as Batman’s butler Alfred Pennyworth, with Ben Aldridge (Fleabag, Our Girl) appearing alongside him as billionaire Thomas Wayne. The series is coming from Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller, but reportedly will not serve as a Gotham sequel. Instead, it will be a practically unrelated 10-episode scripted drama
Resistance rises in these stunning new art posters for The Man In The High Castle Season 3 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 16-10-18 3,025 The Man In The High Castle Season 3 stars Alexa Davalos as Juliana Crain, Rupert Evans as Frank Frink, Luke Kleintank as Joe Blake, DJ Qualls as Ed McCarthy, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Nobusuke Tagomi, Rufus
Mike Flanagan is one of the most consistently excellent filmmakers working in the horror genre at the moment with Absentia, Oculus, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin Of Evil and Gerald’s Game, and his latest, a Netflix series based on Shirley Jackson’s classic The Haunting Of Hill House, is right up there with his best. Rather
Boots Riley’s genre-bending satire Sorry To Bother You is a funny, stylish and inspired debut By Katherine McLaughlin 15-10-18 1,607 Released: 7 December 2018 Certificate: 15 Director: Boots Riley Writer: Boots Riley Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Danny Glover, Terry Crews, Armie Hammer, Steven Yeun Distributor: Universal If you like this,
The French trailer for Claire Denis’ High Life is intriguing, weird, violent and confusing so we’re excited By Jonathan Hatfull 15-10-18 3,309 Claire Denis’ sci-fi High Life is one of our most highly anticipated upcoming movies, with the French auteur working with an awesome cast (Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth and Andre Benjamin) and
In Fannibal circles, Vincenzo Natali is a man who needs no introductions. The American-Canadian director, who made a name for himself in horror with films like Cube and Splice, helmed six of the most beloved episodes of Hannibal’s second and third seasons. They included scenes like a man’s skull getting sawed open by his best
Shirley Jackson defined the haunted house genre with her novel back in 1953, and Robert Wise delivered one of the greatest horror films ever made with his 1963 screen adaptation. But if anyone was going to make a worthwhile update (we’ll forget the risible Jan De Bont remake), it was Oculus writer-director Mike Flanagan. While
Ryan Coogler is returning to write and direct Black Panther 2 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 12-10-18 13 There’s good news for fans of Marvel’s Black Panther film, i.e.: most people… Writer and director Ryan Coolger is officially returning to write and direct the sequel too. According to THR, Coogler has already closed the deal to return. After
The first teaser trailer for Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin remake has landed, and though it’s short, it does give a taste of one of the most iconic scenes from the original film: Aladdin’s journey into the Cave of Wonders. Sadly, there’s no Genie (yet), but there is a nice little nod to ‘Friend Like Me’ in the
To celebrate the release of Halloween in cinemas 19 October, we are giving away an incredible prize bundle to five lucky winners. Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing
According to Variety, US network CBS is currently developing a drama series based on DC Comics’ Secret Six. It will follow “six morally ambiguous strangers, each with their own unique specialties and secret pasts. They are brought together by an enigmatic figure who blackmails them into working as a team to expose the corruption of the
Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall talks reinventing the show for Series 11 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 11-10-18 2,183 Showrunner Chris Chibnall, star Jodie Whittaker and more talk about reinventing Doctor Who for Series 11 in this new featurette. Announced directors for Doctor Who Series 11 include Sallie Aprahamian (Extremely Dangerous, The Sins), Jamie Childs (the director behind Whittaker’s casting reveal),
Click here to see full size. Will Smith shared the first poster for Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin remake this week, saying, “LEMME OUT! Can’t wait for y’all to see Me BLUE!” Smith will star in the film as Genie, who was voiced by the late Robin Williams in the Disney’s original 1992 animated film. He joins Mena
The fate of one decides the future of all in these new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald character posters By Poppy-Jay Palmer 11-10-18 12,388 You can read the official synopsis for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald here: J.K. Rowling wrote the screenplay for the film, which opens in 1927, a few months after Newt helped
An erotic webcam performer has doppelgänger trouble in suspenseful horror Cam By Katherine McLaughlin 10-10-18 119 Released: TBC Certificate: TBC Director: Daniel Goldhaber Writer: Isa Mazzei Cast: Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters If you like this, try… The Congress Robin Wright stars in this high-concept science fiction film about image manipulation. This cyber-horror, written
Sometimes dead is better in the new trailer for Pet Sematary By Poppy-Jay Palmer 10-10-18 2,117 The first trailer for Pet Sematary (based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name) has landed, and it’s a tad unsettling. Give it a watch: And here’s the poster: Read the synopsis for the film here: Based on the
Win Day Of The Dead: Bloodline on DVD with our latest competition By Poppy-Jay Palmer 10-10-18 1 On the lead-up to Halloween, we’re giving away copies of Day Of The Dead: Bloodline, a brand new reimagining of the George A Romero classic. For you chance to win the film on DVD, simply answer the question at
A young woman signs up for a live horror experience that will shake her up in Anthony DiBlasi’s Extremity By Anton Bitel 09-10-18 62 Released: Out now (US) Certificate: NA Director: Anthony DiBlasi Writer: David Bond, based on works by Rebecca Swan Cast: Dana Christina, Chad Rook, Natalie Victoria, J LaRose Distributor: Epic Pictures, Dread
These new posters for Runaways Season 2 are on the lookout By Poppy-Jay Palmer 09-10-18 1,913 Here’s the synopsis for Marvel’s Runaways Season 2: The Runaways have left their homes (and evil parents) behind and now have to learn to live on their own. As they scavenge for food, search for shelter, and take care of one