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Halt and Catch Fire Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Play with Friends’
5 hours ago
Amy Richau reviews the fourth episode of Halt and Catch Fire season 2…
The main characters in Halt and Catch Fire made a big step towards the same storyline in the entertaining (and at times frustrating – Cameron stop being so annoying!) fourth episode “Play with Friends”.
Joe and Gordon are polar opposites personality wise, but they each have one important thing in common. They can’t back down from a great idea. Even if this great idea has them working together again under pretty sketchy circumstances. Joe knows that leasing out his father-in-law’s company main frame computers can lead to a financial killing, but in typical Joe fashion when he runs into an initial roadblock he ignores his superiors and decides to just go ahead and reconfigure the mainframe without permission. Not surprisingly there is no Sara in “Play with Friends”. I will be very surprised if the Sara-Joe relationship survives season two. »
- Amy Richau
New promotional banner for Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring Rey, Finn, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma
8 hours ago
Last week brought us some images of two surprise returning characters from the Original Trilogy as well as two leaked stills, and now we’ve got a new international promo banner for Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) and some Imperial Stormtroopers…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for release on December 18th and sees J.J. Abrams directing returning stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3Po), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) in addition to Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year), Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave), Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones »
- Gary Collinson
First images from Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, set to be the final instalment of the franchise
9 hours ago
USA Today has debuted the first look images from Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, which according to producer Jason Blum will mark the final entry in the popular low-budget horror series; check them out here…
“It’s coming to an end. This is it, the finale,” states Jason Blum. “We’re saying it before the movie opens. We’re not going to grind this horror franchise into the ground. This will keep Paranormal Activity as part of this culture and this particular time in a really fantastic way. We couldn’t go just teasing. All the questions that everyone has asked from the past Paranormal Activity films: What does Toby look like? What’s the backstory to the families? These questions have been teased out. Now they will be answered.”
However, while it sounds like the end of the series, Blum did offer a get out clause, adding that: “At some point, »
- Gary Collinson
Watch a live stream of the Independence Day 2 Q&A
9 hours ago
Tonight, 20th Century Fox is hosting a special live Q&A for Independence Day 2, which will take place on the set of the film and is set to feature director Roland Emmerich alongside cast members Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Angelababy, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, and Jessie Usher. You can check it out right here from 6pm Pt / 9pm Et / 2am GMT…
We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
- Gary Collinson
NBC cancels Hannibal after three seasons
10 hours ago
Bad news for fans of Hannibal… NBC has announced that it has cancelled the series, with the current third season set to be the last on the network.
“We have been tremendously proud of Hannibal over its three seasons,” said NBC in a statement today. “Bryan Fuller and his team of writers and producers, as well as our incredible actors, have brought a visual palette of storytelling that has been second to none in all of television — broadcast or cable. We thank Gaumont and everyone involved in the show for their tireless efforts that have made Hannibal an incredible experience for audiences around the world.”
Fulled himself responded to the news, stating that: “NBC has allowed us to craft a television series that no other broadcast network would have dared, and kept us on the air for three seasons despite Cancellation Bear Chow ratings and images that would have shredded »
- Gary Collinson
Ron Perlman says Hellboy 3 is “something we owe the fans”
10 hours ago
Earlier this month, Ron Perlman encouraged fans to take to social media in an effort to help get the long-rumoured third instalment of the Hellboy franchise off the ground, and now Perlman has offered up a few more words on Hellboy III during an interview with Variety, stating that “it’s something we owe the fans.”
“I’ll tell you the same thing I’ve been telling everyone else, the Hellboy saga was meant to have a beginning, a middle and an end, and that, if you were loyal enough to us where you came and watched both those two movies that we made, we owe you a resolve. And there will come a time where he will have to live up to his destiny, which is to be the beast of the apocalypse, or if he has to suppress that destiny by sacrificing himself in some way so as »
- Gary Collinson
More Game of Thrones season 6 character descriptions
11 hours ago
Yes the Season 5 finale just aired a week ago – and what a finale it was – but a show as big as Game of Thrones never really has a day off. In fact casting for Season 6 actually got underway back in May with several character breakdowns being sent out. Thanks to an ever reliable source over at Watchers on the Wall we now have another bunch of character descriptions for Season 6.
Lachlan: He’s the big leader of a group of renegades who have turned on the land that they swore to protect. They’re now extorting the poor and vulnerable. He appears in 2 episodes in season 6.
Flynn: He’s part of an outlaw band. The group is using religion to justify terrorizing and extorting what they need from the people of the countryside. He appears in 2 episodes in season 6. He appears to be part of Lachlan’s band.
Japeth: Another »
- Gavin Logan
Jurassic World becomes the fastest movie to gross $1 billion worldwide
11 hours ago
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that it ended its second weekend yesterday with $981 million in the bank, but Jurassic World has crossed the $1 billion mark today.
The Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel becomes the fastest movie to reach that milestone, doing so in just 13 days of release around the globe, and shattering the previous record of 17 days set by Fast & Furious 7 earlier this year.
Not a bad first half of 2015 for Universal Pictures…
Jurassic World is the twenty-second movie ever to hit $1 billion worldwide, and is currently the third biggest film of the year behind Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.369 billion) and Furious 7 ($1.511 billion). It looks set to topple both of those in the coming weeks to become the highest earner of 2015 to date, although Star Wars: The Force Awakens will likely have something to say about that when it arrives in December.
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- Gary Collinson
New ‘Payoff’ trailer for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
11 hours ago
Ahead of its release next month, Paramount Pictures has debuted a ‘Payoff’ trailer for the upcoming spy adventure Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, which we have for you below after the official synopsis…
With the Imf disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndicate. These highly trained operatives are hellbent on creating a new world order through an escalating series of terrorist attacks. Ethan gathers his team and joins forces with disavowed British agent Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), who may or may not be a member of this rogue nation, as the group faces their most impossible mission yet.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is set for release on July 31st, with Christopher McQuarrie directing Tom Cruise alongside fellow franchise veterans Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames and new additions Rebecca Ferguson (Hercules), Sean Harris »
- Gary Collinson
Marvel Animation to showcase Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Ultron Revolution and Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 at Comic-Con
11 hours ago
Over the weekend we got word that Marvel Television is set to showcase Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter at the San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 10th, and now we’ve also got details on the Marvel Animation Presents panel which will take place the following day.
The Marvel Animation Presents panel is set to offer exclusive first looks at the exciting new seasons of Avengers: Ultron Revolution and Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, as well as offering up never before seen footage from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy animated series. Featuring on the panel will be tephen Wacker (VP, Current Series – Marvel Animation Studios), Cort Lane (VP, Animation Development & Partnerships), and Eric Radomski (Svp, Production & Creative Director, Animation).
Meanwhile, Marvel has also announced signing events for Agents of S.H.I.E.Ld. and Agent Carter, both of which will take place on the Saturday, with tickets »
- Gary Collinson
New Dagobah and Action Comics #1 Lego sets revealed for Sdcc 2015
12 hours ago
Lego continues to reveal new sets that will be made available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con this year; last week came the Throne of Ultron, and now two new sets have been revealed: A micro recreation of the X-Wing and Yoda’s hut from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and a recreation of the classic cover of Action Comics #1. Check them out below:
See Also: Sam Wilson Captain America to get the Lego treatment for Sdcc 2015
As cool as these sets are, they unfortunately have taken a page from Throne of Ultron’s book, and are actually not that exclusive, apart from the Sdcc packaging they’ll come in. Neither set contain pieces or minifigures that fans can’t already purchase elsewhere, meaning that – while they’ll remain must-buys for hardcore collectors – they aren’t as elusive or exciting as past sets.
The Action Comics #1 recreation for example, »
- James Garcia
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Premiere Review – ‘The Siege of Lothal’
12 hours ago
Chris Cooper reviews the season 2 premiere of Star Wars Rebels…
With a double-length première episode Rebels comes flying right into the thick of the action. You might immediately be confused if you’re a stickler for the old canon, but with that being swept away it allows the Rebels team to show us a different takes on things.
Season 1 finished strongly, with our Lothal heroes coming into contact with the larger rebellion. But they’re successes mean they’ll no longer be chased down by mere local forces or anything as pitiful as an Inquisitor. No, the big guns are getting involved now, with a threat that will provide a monumental challenge.
It’s fantastic that James Earl Jones is providing the voice of Vader. The sense of legitimacy and authority he gives the character cannot be underestimated. Vader hasn’t been neutered for children; his ruthlessness is fully intact, »
- Chris Cooper
John Barrowman will return for Arrow season 4
12 hours ago
He may have ascended to the role of Ra’s al Ghul at the end of Arrow‘s third season, but that’s not the last we’ll be seeing of Malcolm Merlyn. According to actor John Barrowman himself, Merlyn will return for season 4.
Speaking with audiences at Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con (via ComicBook.com), Barrowman said:
“We start filming in July, season four — I just finalized my deal about a week ago. I’m very excited about going back, I can’t tell you anything because I do know a bit about what’s going to happen. But if you love Malcolm Merlyn, if you love Oliver Queen, if you love Thea Queen, if you love the Canary sisters, and I say that with a bit of a twist and a joke in it, you’re going to love what’s going to happen across the DC world. »
- James Garcia
Ava DuVernay will reportedly direct Black Panther
12 hours ago
Selma helmer Ava DuVernay was first rumored for the gig back in May, and now it’s (seemingly) been made official: According to McU Exchange, DuVernay will direct Marvel’s Black Panther.
This is far from an official confirmation from the studio or even a trade report, so the news should be taken with the requisite grain of salt. However, the site assures that their sources are very solid, and that DuVernay has officially signed on and will be present for the Black Panther scenes that will be filmed for next year’s Captain America: Civil War.
At this time, no screenwriter is attached to the project, though documentary filmmaker Mark Bailey wrote a draft. Now that DuVernay is reportedly on board, the process to find someone to write the script (DuVernay likely won’t, as she has admitted to having limited knowledge of comic book lore) will likely kick into high gear. »
- James Garcia
Heroes Reborn gets a teaser poster
13 hours ago
It looks like NBC will soon ramp up the marketing campaign for Heroes Reborn, as evidenced by this new teaser poster, which promises that a new phenomenon is coming:
Heroes Reborn will run as a 13-episode event series this fall. The show stars returning Heroes alumni Jack Coleman, Cristine Rose, Jimmy-Jean Louis, Masi Oka, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Noah Gray-Cabey, alongside franchise newcomers Zachary Levi, udith Shekoni, Robbie Kay, Henry Zebrowski, Kiki Sukezane, Ryan Guzman, Danika Tarosh, Toru Uchikado, Eve Harlow and Gatlin Green.
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- James Garcia
Sam Wilson Captain America to get the Lego treatment for Sdcc 2015
13 hours ago
Lego has already unveiled an exclusive Throne of Ultron set for San Diego Comic-Con attendees next month, which failed to truly excite hardcore collectors. Their latest reveal, an Sdcc exclusive Sam Wilson/Captain America minifigure, should remedy that.
The All New Captain America minifig will not only be exclusive to Sdcc, but will only be made available through a random lottery drawing, meaning it’ll be quite the hot ticket item once those lucky lottery winners list it on eBay.
At this time, there’s been no announcement regarding when attendees can enter the drawing, so we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more news as it becomes available. In the meantime, let us know how you feel about this super-exclusive Sam Wilson Captain America Lego minifigure in the comments below.
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- James Garcia
David Tennant joins animated comic book adaptation Chew
13 hours ago
Last year, it was announced that Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) and Felicia Day (The Guild) had signed on to lend their voices to an animated feature based upon the Image Comics series Chew, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that David Tennant (Doctor Who) has also joined the cast.
Tennant is set to voice Mason Savoy, mentor to Detective Tony Chu (Yeun) and the villain of the movie. The role was initially earmarked for Robin Williams, who was in negotiations before his passing last year. It will mark Tennant’s second upcoming comic book-related role, with the British star also appearing as Zebediah Killgrave, a.k.a. The Purple Man, in Marvel’s Netflix series Jessica Jones.
Chew has been written by comic book co-creator John Layman, and is being directed by Jeff Krelitz (Torchwood: Web of Lies, Peter Panzerfaust).
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- Gary Collinson
Preview of Marvel’s Ant-Man: Larger Than Life #1
14 hours ago
Ahead of its release this Wednesday, Marvel has released a preview of its Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comic Ant-Man: Larger Than Life #1, and you can check it out here…
Join Hank Pym, a.k.a. Ant-man, as he learns that a little experiment can land him in Big trouble! Can Ant-Man tame something as painfully formidable as the Bullet Ant before it’s too late?! Find out! Plus: Reprinting Tales to Astonish #27 (the first appearance of Hank Pym) and Tales to Astonish#35 (the first of appearance of Ant-Man in costume)!
Ant-Man: Larger than Life #1 is out June 24th, priced $3.99.
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- Gary Collinson
Vince Gilligan wants Bryan Cranston to direct an episode of Better Call Saul; Walter White still might appear
17 hours ago
It’s been almost two whole years since the Breaking Bad finale aired and fans of the show are still finding it hard letting go and for good reason. It was one of the best shows of the past decade. Only a few months after the finale AMC announced that Vince Gilligan would be working on a prequel spin-off following the early days of dodgy lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk).
Despite it’s large fan base wanting more there was genuine skepticism that spin-off series Better Call Saul would taint the original. Thankfully Better Call Saul retained much of what made Breaking Bad great and it was considered a success, with a second season confirmed to be on the way.
Since Better Call Saul was first announced one question has been on everyone’s lips, Would Bryan Cranston be involved? Creator Vince Gilligan recently spoke to New York Daily News »
- Gavin Logan
New UK poster for Maggie
17 hours ago
Henry Hobson’s upcoming zombie drama Maggie is set to arrive on these shores next month, and a new UK trailer has been released for the film, which features Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin…
See Also: Read our review of Maggie here
Maggie is a precocious young woman growing up with all the typical teen angst and stress that girls her age face. But the difference is Maggie is infected with a virus, and is slowly turning into a zombie. Society exists as a post-zombie pandemic world where those infected are treated like patients and the zombies are taken care of. Maggie is holed up in her remote house with her father Wade who is looking after her. He believes he can save her from the virus, restoring her to good health. But as the virus advances and slowly consumes Maggie’s body, tensions run high and their father/daughter »
- Gary Collinson
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