We hear a lot these days about reboots. Directors and producers unveil their grand plans to remake a beloved property, before development hell steps in and nudges them, laughing and saying “oh really?”. One upcoming remake that just dodged that bloke and landed a spinning sidekick to the back of the head? Kickboxer, as the classic JCVD flick will be …
Sad news coming in today, as the legendary creative force behind the Alien franchise has died. Last Updated: May 13, 2014
Ever since Marvel started doing their thing to much fanfare and mountains of box office greenbacks, every other studio in Hollywood with superhero rights suddenly started coming down with a very contagious case of “shared universe-itis”. Fox was no exception, with veteran comic book writer Mark Millar being brought in 2012 to turn their X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises into a cohesive whole. …
It’s almost exactly a year since director Zack Snyder and co set Comic Con’s Hall H ablaze with the announcement of Batman VS Superman, and in that time we’ve seen… well, nothing. Nada. Zilch. Outside of a string of casting announcements, and pics of Gal Gadot’s “guns”, we’ve only heard a lot of rumours and hearsay – most of them involving …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: May 12, 2014
Today Kevin Smith remains a god or has been cast as a has-been, depending on who you talk to. Last Updated: May 12, 2014
Remember when director Bryan Singer first unveiled his version of speedster mutant Quicksilver, played by Evan Peters? Oh, how we all laughed and laughed at his shiny jacket, dopey utility belt and silly goggles. Well, it seems that ol’ Pietro Maximoff is about to have the last laugh, if these first reactions to X-Men: Days of Future Past are to be believed. …
Neighbors, everybody needs good neighbors! Proving that there was indeed something dark and funny brewing inside of Seth Rogen, his latest comedy has taken the box office by storm, notching up one hell of an opening weekend where superhero fatigue has clearly set in. Last Updated: May 12, 2014
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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