A dark knight takes on a bent cop in zany Why Don’t You Just Die! (Papa, sdokhni) By Anton Bitel 30-11-18 8 Released: Tallinn Black Night Film Festival Director: Kirill Sokolov Cast: Vitaliy Khaev, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Evgeniya Kregzhde, Mikhail Gorevoy, Elena Shevchenko Distributor: White Mirror Film Company If you like this, try… 2LDK (2003) Two
Month: November 2018
Liberated by Russians from the horrors of the concentration camps, eight orphans have been left in the care of adult Jadwiga (Danuta Stenka) at an abandoned palace deep in the Polish forest. Here, still reeling and scarred from their own experiences, they struggle to keep from the door a wolf of many forms: not just
By all accounts, Anna And The Apocalypse would appear to be the world’s first feature-length zombie comedy musical set in high school… and at Christmas… in Scotland. Shot around the likes of Port Glasgow, Greenock and Falkirk, the film premiered to considerable buzz at last year’s Fantastic Fest in the US and is now making
This new Dolby Cinema poster for Mary Poppins Returns is practically perfect By Poppy-Jay Palmer 30-11-18 4,661 Click here to see full size. Mary Poppins Returns will be set in Depression-era London and follow now-grown up versions of Jane and Michael Banks, as well as Michael’s three children who are visited by Poppins following a personal
Glass brings together James McAvoy’s Kevin Wendell Crumb, Samuel L Jackson’s Elijah Price/Mr Glass and Bruce Willis’ David Dunn to finally deliver the Unbreakable sequel we’ve been waiting for. The trio are joined by the brilliant Sarah Paulson as a psychiatrist treating the three, as well as returning stars Anya Taylor-Joy (Split‘s survivor Casey Cooke), Spencer Treat Clark (David’s
DC and Warner Bros’ upcoming film slate is looking more packed than ever, what with the likes of Birds Of Prey, Shazam!, Flashpoint and more on the horizon. But that’s clearly not enough, judging by the fact that the team has added another project: Blue Beetle. Warner Bros has already tapped Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (the writer responsible for Universal’s Scarface remake) to
After three seasons, Netflix has finally cancelled Daredevil, according to Deadline. It’s starting to look like Netflix and Marvel really don’t have much faith in their Defenders series, what with Iron Fist and Luke Cage both also receiving the axe over the last few months. “Marvel’s Daredevil will not return for a fourth season on Netflix,” the streaming service said in
Genevieve Cogman knows a thing or two about libraries. Her best-selling The Invisible Library series follows magical librarian-spy Irene on covert adventures to different times and realms, likened to Doctor Who and Sherlock. But what is real research actually like? Well, not as shown in the movies… Research In Fictional Libraries In a great many
Comic books and animated movies are clearly a match made in heaven, and yet we can’t remember ever seeing anything like Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse before. The scale of it, the visual inventiveness, the heart and the humour – this film is the closest we’ve yet managed to get to a comic book come alive.
Eddie and Venom fall in love in this rom-com style trailer for the film’s Blu-ray release By Poppy-Jay Palmer 29-11-18 2,643 We can all agree that Venom wasn’t quite the anti-hero action thriller we were hoping for, and it looks like Sony has fully embraced that in the best way, as evidenced by this new rom-com style
Thanks to the folks at Angry Robot, we’ve got the UK cover reveal for The Light Brigade, the latest SF novel from the most excellent Kameron Hurley. The cover was designed by Eve Ventrue. Published by Angry Robot in the UK and Saga in the US, The Light Brigade is an ambitious and thought-provoking military SF
Katie Holmes finally has some adult playmates for The Boy 2. According to Deadline, Owain Yeoman (American Sniper) and Ralph Ineson (The Office UK) have officially joined the cast of the doll horror sequel. The Boy 2 will revolve around “a young family, unaware of the terrifying history of the estate into which they move, where
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has just signed a deal with Entertainment One for a brand new series titled 5 Year, reports Deadline. The series, which is based on an idea by Kirkman, will document the final five years of Earth before it is hit by a fatal meteor, wiping out all civilisation. Both Skybound
If you’ve picked up the new issue of SciFiNow, you’ll have seen the latest instalment in our collaboration with the folks at Poster Posse: Orlando Arocena’s gorgeous take on Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s hit manga series Death Note. We took the chance to pick his brains about his style, inspirations and dream commissions… How long have you
Artemis Fowl discovers fairies in this new trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s film By Poppy-Jay Palmer 27-11-18 1,679 Disney’s adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl has been in production for what has felt like centuries, so we’re pretty pumped that there’s FINALLY some sort of teaser trailer for the film. Check it out: You can read the
Watch the thrilling opening scene of George RR Martin’s Syfy show Nightflyers right now By Poppy-Jay Palmer 27-11-18 2,735 If you can’t stand waiting for George RR Martin’s upcoming sci-fi show Nightflyers, there’s good news: you can watch the thrilling first five minutes of the pilot episode RIGHT NOW, courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes. Read the
Win tickets to an exclusive fan screening of Bumblebee ahead of its release with our competition By Poppy-Jay Palmer 26-11-18 668 Paramount Pictures is excited to be offering SciFiNow readers the chance to win two tickets to an exclusive fan screening of Bumblebee on 5 December at Cineworld, Leicester Square. The lucky winners will be
Barry Allen and Oliver Queen have traded places in this new trailer for ‘Elseworlds‘, the upcoming Arrowverse crossover event: ‘Elseworlds‘ stars Grant Gustin, Stephen Amell, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Echo Kellum, Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Tyler Hoechlin and Bob Frazer, with guest stars Ruby Rose,
The Hindi-language Tumbbad is a grotesque gothic allegory of corrupting colonialism and (maybe) liberation By Anton Bitel 25-11-18 271 Certificate: TBA Director: Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi, Adesh Prasad Writer: Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Rahi Anil Brave, Anand Gandhi Cast: Sohum Shah, Harish Khanna, Ronjini Chakraborty, Anita Date, Mohd Samad, Jyoti Malshe Distributor: Hulu, Eros
In Eddie Alcazar’s SF allegory of identity Perfect, the flaws are the point By Anton Bitel 25-11-18 1,100 Certificate: TBA Director: Eddie Alcazar Writer: Eddie Alcazar (story), Ted Kupper Cast: Garrett Wareing, Abbie Cornish, Courtney Eaton, Tao Okomoto, Maurice Compte, Martin Sensmeier, Leonardo Nam, Rainey Qualley Distributor: TBA If you like this, try… Beyond The
We’ve got the cover for Dan Moren’s spy-fi The Bayern Agenda and the author’s reasons why James Bond is a terrible spy By Jonathan Hatfull 23-11-18 441 Thanks to the folks at Angry Robot, we have the cover reveal for Dan Moren’s galactic cold war novel The Bayern Agenda, designed by Amazing15! The spy-fi tale hits
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who’s baddies and win The Doctors: Villains! on DVD By Poppy-Jay Palmer 23-11-18 1,959 To mark the release of The Doctors: Villains! on DVD, we’re giving away two copies. For your chance to win, simply answer the question at the bottom of the page. This is the definitive set of interviews
The tide is about to turn in this new trailer for Netflix’s Tidelands By Poppy-Jay Palmer 23-11-18 4 Here’s the official synopsis for Tidelands: The drama follows a former criminal as she returns home to the small fishing village of Orphelin Bay. When the body of a local fisherman washes ashore, she must uncover
Here’s the synopsis for Future Man Season 2: Season two picks up in 2162, and Josh, Wolf, and Tiger learn that their season one mission to stop the cure from getting out didn’t work. In this timeline, Stu Camillo is now in power, having created the cure, and launched a plan to relocate humanity to
After literally years of development and anticipation, HBO’s Watchmen series finally has not one teaser but THREE. Oh, how we’re spoilt. Ambiguous and uneventful, but we’re still excited. Filming for the series is currently underway. Damon Lindelof is serving as showrunner and The Leftovers‘ Nicole Kassell is directing the pilot episode. Lindelof, Kassell, Tom Spezialy, Stephen Williams and
A terrifying tribute and modern twist on classic bloody slasher fun, Hell Fest is the perfect treat for anyone who doesn’t want Halloween to end. Here’s a clip from the film: Here’s a synopsis for the film: In this terrifying thrill ride, college student Natalie is visiting her childhood best friend Brooke and her roommate Taylor.
Dana tries to relax in this deleted scene from Halloween By Poppy-Jay Palmer 21-11-18 15 Halloween is directed David Gordon Green from a screenplay by Green and Danny McBride. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Green, Miles Robbin, Virginia Gardner and Will Patton. Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who
Grady Hendrix’s horror novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism is getting a film adaptation, according to THR. Endeavor Content, the entity behind the likes of Killing Eve and Colette, has snapped up the film rights for the novel, beating out several other companies. The film is coming from Christopher Landon, the writer and director of Happy Death Day and its sequel Happy Death
The full title of Warner Bros’ upcoming Harley Quinn spin-off film Birds Of Prey has been revealed and it’s quite a mouthful: Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn). Star and producer Margot Robbie unveiled the title on her Instagram account this week. Check out the original post below: View this post on
Emmet has a stubbly doppelganger and Wyldstyle is the bad guys’ worst nightmare in the new LEGO Movie 2 trailer By Jonathan Hatfull 20-11-18 239 A new trailer for The LEGO Movie 2 has arrived with a better look at what our heroes are up against this time around, including Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi (Tiffany Haddish) and