The Punisher still doesn’t have a release date, but Netflix seems keen on building up the hype anyway, what with the new trailer last week and this batch of episode stills this week. Find out what Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) gets up to when he’s not punishing people in the gallery above. You can read the
Click here to see full size. You can read the very brief synopsis for Stranger Things Season 2 here: It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still
We might have to wait until next year to see more new episodes of Humans, but Season 3 doesn’t look too far off anymore as production on the season has officially started. The series has also added Mark Bonnar (Apple Tree Yard, Psychoville) to the cast. He’ll be playing Neil Sommer, “an intriguingly charming scientist on a
A UK trailer and poster have arrived for the upcoming Blumhouse horror Happy Death Day, and while we’re 98% sure that they’re identical to the US one, it definitely looks like a fun time and there’s confirmation of the UK release date: 20 October. The movie stars Jessica Rothe as a college student who’s murdered
Kind of… You can read the synopsis for Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle here: In the brand new adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the tables are turned as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of, they are immediately
There’s a new sheriff in town in this Supernatural Season 13 trailer By Poppy-Jay Palmer 22-09-17 11,401 You can read Supernatural Season 13’s synopsis here: Season 13 begins exactly where we left off, with Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) left to pick up the pieces after the loss of their mother, the demise of Crowley
There’s a new poster and some character images for The Walking Dead Season 8 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 21-09-17 1,496 Because of the annoying banner nature of the poster, you’re going to have to click here if you want to see the details. Some in-episode character photos have also been released via Entertainment Weekly’s Instagram account.
That Watchmen TV series Damon Lindelof is working on has officially been given a pilot order by HBO. The network has also decided to commission back-up scripts, with Lindelof opening up a writers’ room. The pilot ought to be stay true to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic graphic novel, as Lindelof has been a fan since the 1980s. Speaking
The cover for Ian Doescher’s William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Force Doth Awaken has been revealed, showing BB-8 rocking an Elizabeth costume like he was born to do it. It’s the latest chapter in the author’s acclaimed Bard-infused take on the Star Wars saga, and it’s coming to the UK from Quirk Books on 3 October. Here’s
If you sculpt the mashed potatoes, they will come. In 1977, New Hollywood’s two nerdiest directors changed sci-fi cinema forever. If Star Wars gave us a junkyard-style vision of outer space and galaxies far, far away, his pal Steven Spielberg removed inherent terrors and fears in alien visitation yarns, replacing dread and horror with hope
Click here to see full size. After amazing reviews and that gorgeous trailer (and Guillermo del Toro directing, of course) we’re probably looking forward to The Shape Of Water more than most other upcoming films. This new poster is just making us even more excited. The Shape Of Water stars Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard
Oliver Queen is a bad man in this new teaser for Arrow Season 6 By Poppy-Jay Palmer 15-09-17 8,581 Read the synopsis for Arrow here: After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the South China Sea. Oliver returned home
Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan saw Natalie Portman’s character struggle to maintain her identity and sanity in her own manic pursuit of perfection. Similar concepts rear their head in mother! too; only it examines control being taken rather than being lost, creating something much more harrowing. Charismatic duo Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem offer up powerhouse
Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant hits Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 18 September, and we have a behind the scenes clip for you that looks at Ridley Scott’s love of practical creature and gore effects… “Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that
In our book Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, And Raise Hell With Your Coven (Quirk) we talk about taking inspiration from the historical and cultural idea of the witch: a woman who, whether or not she has magical powers, possesses an uncanny ability to fly in the face of expectations. The witch
After rumours were spreading last week about Rian Johnson potentially replacing Colin Trevorrow – following the Jurassic World director stepping down from the helm of the third of the new trilogy – it has now been announced that taking his throne back will be Episode VII director JJ Abrams. President of LucasFilm, Kathleen Kennedy, had this to say:
Following Ed Skrein’s (Deadpool) exit from Hellboy after his casting as Major Ben Daimio was under fire for whitewashing – a character of Japanese decent in the comics –it has been announced that he will be replaced by South Korean actor Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Hawaii Five-0) pending a final agreement. Skrein made the decision to step away from the
Having made the most critically-acclaimed DC Extended Universe movie so far, it only seems fitting that Patty Jenkins would be picked to direct the sequel of Wonder Woman. And we couldn’t be happier. Wonder Woman saw something finally come into action that we have wanted to see for a long time: a female-led superhero movie.
A new poster has arrived for Christmas horror Better Watch Out, which stars Olivia DeJonge (The Visit) and Levi Miller (Pan) as a babysitter and her charge who find themselves in the middle of a home invasion during the festive season. “When you think the suburbs, you think safety, but this holiday night the suburbs are
If you’ve not already seen enough of the deliciousness that is the visuals for Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 (in the numerous trailers and behind-the-scenes featurettes) be prepared for even more, as the latest trailer has new footage for your eyes to feast upon. Every shot is beautiful and considered, the design of the entire
It hasn’t even opened yet, but the most recent adaptation of Stephen King’s It is already set to have one of the most impressive opening weekends of the year. So it’s no surprise, then, that New Line Media have already had writer Gary Dauberman (Annabelle) sign a contract to come back and pen the sequel after he
After the first outing of Suicide Squad fell short of everybody’s expectations – while it raked in the money it only garnered 25% on Rotten Tomatos, ouch – Warner Bros seem keen not to rush the production of the next movie. Due to start production late next year, it has been announced that The Accountant director Gavin
The first trailer for Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth instalment in the Insidious series, is here and it’s actually pretty scary. Check it out: You can read the synopsis for Insidious: The Last Key here: The creative minds behind the hit Insidious trilogy return for Insidious: The Last Key. The franchise welcomes back standout Lin Shaye as Dr. Elise
There’s another reshuffle behind the scenes of the Star Wars universe today, as it has been announced that Colin Trevorrow will no longer be directing the as-yet-untitled Star Wars: Episode IX. A statement on the Star Wars official site read: “Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin has
Antagonist-turned-general pest Troy Otto has come along way since 3.01, after almost having his eye scooped out with a spoon… With Fear The Walking Dead Season 3B on the horizon, we spoke to Troy actor Daniel Sharman about his character’s journey and where the show is heading next. SciFiNow: Troy was pretty all over the place emotionally
While there was a conspicuous dearth of female filmmakers represented in FrightFest’s feature programme (of the 65 films that screened, only Natasha Kermani’s Imitation Girl, Tini Tüllmann’s Freddy/Eddy and Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard’s Radius could boast female directors), the short films showcase went a considerable way to redressing this imbalance. Programmed by Shelagh Rowan-Legg, it
After appearing in a couple of big budget genre films like Suicide Squad and Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets over the last few years, model-turned-actress Cara Delevingne is making the move to TV. Delevingne has just been added to the cast of upcoming fantasy series Carnival Row alongside Orlando Bloom. Set in the Victorian era,
To celebrate its home release, we’re teaming up with The Belko Experiment to give you the chance to win one of two copies of the film on Blu-ray. You can read the synopsis for The Belko Experiment here: From writer, producer James Gunn (Super, Slither), director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek, Rogue, The Darkness) and producer Peter Safran (The Conjuring,
Still/Born begins with both a birth and a still birth, as young mother Mary (Christie Burke) delivers Adam, only to realise in horror that his identical twin Thomas is dead on arrival. Yet the mannered forward-slash punctuation that splits the film’s title (like in Marat/Sade, Face/Off and Frost/Nixon) also betokens other doubles and divisions within
“Alright, whoa baby! She’s gorgeous! Alright, that looks good, how much is it?” The speaker, in the opening scene of Imitation Girl, is a boy in his young teens (William Wakeland), diminished in static wideshot as he negotiates with two older men who have purchased a girlie magazine on his behalf. The boy’s words refer