In a move that’s particularly apt if you’ve read the series, development on Stephen King’s supernatural western-themed epic ‘The Dark Tower’ series has started again, but with some minor changes. For those unfamiliar with the series, the story follows Roland Deschain, the last Gunslinger of Gilead – essentially a knight with a six-shooter – as he pursues his enemy The …

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In a move that’s come as a bit of a surprise, while at the same time not, Sony Pictures chairman Amy Pascal, one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, has resigned. As her contract was due to expire in March the resignation seems more a symbolic falling-on-the-sword in the aftermath of the now-infamous Sony hack of late last year. In …

Kervyn posted a lengthy piece yesterday on Sony Pictures’ decision to cancel the release of The Interview following threats of terrorist action against movie theatres should screenings of the movie go ahead on Christmas Day. This was subsequent to five of the US’ largest cinema chains deciding against screening the movie because of these threats; and further motivated by additional …

The Sony Pictures hack is the “gift” that keeps on giving as internal information, discussions and negotiations that we’re normally not privy to are being made public. The latest, via CNN Money, shines a light on Sony and MGM’s concerns around the proposed budget for the upcoming James Bond movie, SPECTRE. And just what is the proposed budget you ask? In …

Yesterday we got the terrible news, courtesy of the recent Sony hack, confirming the rumours that Sony and Marvel were in fact in negotiations to co-produce a new Spider-Man trilogy with Marvel wanting to actually bring Spidey into their cinematic universe to debut in Captain America: Civil War. The “terrible” part of this news was due to the fact that …

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On 24 November Sony Pictures suffered a major breach to their corporate network when a hacker infiltrated their New York offices network. As a precaution their engineers shut down the Los Angeles and Culver City computers while dealing with the breach. A group known as #GOP claimed responsibility by posting the image below on compromised computers. It pretty much brought …