It seems a good time to be a Star Trek fan. Yesterday we got a new trailer for the upcoming Star Trek Beyond, doing a lot to erase the poor taste left in our mouths by the tonally incorrect first trailer, and actually giving us hope that this threequel won’t be boldly going straight to the crap heap. And today comes news that should brighten up …
What makes Star Trek Beyond different to Star Wars after both franchises have been touched by the mark of JJ Abrams? Science fiction vs science fantasy, says Scotty.
Holy crabsticks Batman!? No, not DC. Holy civil liberties Captain America!? Get aside Marvel, this is Star Trek, and the brand new logo and short teaser trailer from CBS has made me rather happy, and VERY impatient. I know it is a long way off but if this doesn’t colour me intrigued nothing in this galaxy could. Okay, it IS only 50 …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
While entries in the movie franchise like Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan have cemented themselves as icons of cinematic pop culture, and the JJ Abrams directed 2009 Star Trek reboot was certainly a lot of fun (let’s just skip talking about Star Trek Into Darkness for now), I’ve personally always felt that Star Trek belongs on TV. Tuning into the …
After just more than a decade-long hiatus, our televisions will once again be boldy going where no other split infinitives have gone before. Yes, a Star Trek TV series is finally in the works again! Ever since JJ Abrams’ 2009 feature film rebooted the beloved, long running sci-fi franchise’s continuity, fans have been furtively asking for Star Trek to go …
And from one story about Idris Elba not landing a groundbreaking role, to another where the British actor apparently will indeed be breaking some ground. That description’s according to the Luther star himself, as he spoke to MTV about his upcoming role as the main villain in Star Trek Beyond. Much like his predecessor JJ Abrams, new franchise director Justin …
Kervyn’s list of Top 10 Video Game Movies got me thinking: while video-game-to-movie adaptations aren’t easy, there have been some that are part-way decent. And, God bless Hollywood, they’re going to keep trying until they eventually get it right. In terms of upcoming video game movies, we have Agent 47 hitting our screens in September, and Assassin’s Creed and Warcraft …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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