Based on Katsuhiro Otomo’s cult classic manga series and directed by him as well, Akira was a groundbreaking mix of animation techniques and narrative at the time, the spark that helped fan the flames for an anime inferno in the west in the years to come. Since then, new Akira content has pretty much been relegated to nothing more than homages to Kanada’s infamous motorcycle slide in other media, but that’s all about to change in the next couple of years.

One of the big recent sci-fi spectacles that is clearly inspired by anime is returning to its roots with Netflix bringing two seasons of Pacific Rim anime to our screens starting in 2020.

Welcome, officially, to the second half of the year. It’s summer block-buster season in the States, so while they’re all suffering from a 4th of July hangover, let’s see what we’ve got opening in local cinemas this week.

Easily one of the most exciting aspects of the next James Bond film is the casting of Rami Malek as the villain. The Oscar winner had one big criteria for agreeing to the role though.

Driven is the upcoming biographical comedy/drama based on the downfall of famed automotive engineer John DeLorean. With his company failing and desperate for money, he got involved in a drug trafficking scheme with his neighbour, who also moonlighted as an FBI informant.

Aardman Animation returns with another claymation effort that this time sees their biggest animal hero travel to space and hopefully save his alien friend.

In news that only fills me with dread, it appears the Wayans Brothers want to make a White Chicks sequel.

While it's still too early for big reveals, creator Neil Gaiman is starting to spill the beans (or should that be sand?) on Netflix's upcoming big-budget adaptation of The Sandman.