The existence of a Justice League movie has been one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood so far, much like Ben Affleck’s dead hooker dumpster and Kervyn’s obsession with ABBA. Warner Bros is looking to create a film franchise that can rival Disney’s the Avengers, and with Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel making a decent bank, they’ve found a …
When it was announced at Comic-Con 2013 that director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel‘s follow-up would see the first onscreen pairing of arguably the two biggest superheroes ever, the internet experienced it’s very own Bane back-breaker. Fans have been clamouring for (and writing very dodgy slash-fiction about) Superman and Batman going cape to cowl for ages, so for this to finally …
Five new films open in South Africa today, and apart from a touch of romantic comedy fluff, this week’s new releases seem to place the emphasis slap-bang on violent defiance of injustice. Last Updated: March 7, 2014
Not everyone is happy with the work being done on the Man of Steel sequel, Batman vs Superman. Some folks are hating on the casting decisions, some don’t want to see director Zack Snyder back to tear up Metropolis again and right now there’s most likely a reddit thread crticising the Batman costume which has yet to be revealed. Well …
Let’s be honest for a second here: Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300 is not really a good film in the truest sense of the word. It doesn’t have much of a story, the acting for the most part is decent but not truly noteworthy and it gets rather silly in places. That being said though, what it …
And Watchmengate (I’m totally copyrighting that) continues! Last week we heard producer Joel Silver talk about and describe in detail director Terry Gilliam’s failed adaptation of Watchmen, Alan Moore’s critically acclaimed graphic novel, and how it would have been completely different and “a MUCH much better movie” than the version director Zack Snyder eventually brought to the screen. In news that …
By the time that Zack Snyder had finally released Watchmen upon the world in 2009, the film had gone through development hell and back. Directors, writers and all manner of producers over the years had tried to make the movie, while writer Alan Moore sat in a corner and was a genuine pain in the ass. At one point, Terry …
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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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