There’s possibly a Winter Soldier and Falcon team-up series in the works from Disney By Poppy-Jay Palmer 31-10-18 59 Marvel and Disney are currently developing a limited TV series based around a Winter Soldier and Falcon team-up, according to Variety. Empire writer Malcolm Spellman has reportedly been tapped to write the series, which is set
Month: October 2018
Rebecca Hall has been cast in a lead role in Legendary’s upcoming monster showdown Godzilla Vs Kong, according to Variety. Nothing else is known about her character so far. Hall is best known for her work in the likes of The Town, Starter For 10 and Christine, but genre fans will likely know her from The Prestige, Iron Man 3 and Professor Marston
Blumhouse Television’s Into The Dark horror series kicked off earlier this month with the first episode, ‘The Body‘, premiering on US streaming service Hulu. It was the first of 12 episodes that are set to air on Hulu monthly for the rest of 2018 and into 2019, with each episode focusing on a different seasonal holiday. Episode 2, ‘Flesh
On the lead up to the release of The Migration by Helen Marshall (publishes 5 March 2019 in paperback from Titan Books), we’re thrilled to be able to give you a first look at the cover, and an exclusive excerpt from the book. Storms and flooding are worsening around the world, and a mysterious immune disorder has
Castlevania producer Adi Shankar is reportedly working on a Legend Of Zelda TV show By Poppy-Jay Palmer 30-10-18 2,507 Castlevania‘s Adi Shankar is reportedly in talks to produce a TV series based on the Legend Of Zelda video game franchise, according to TheWrap. Earlier this week, Shankar shared ambiguous information regarding a new project on his Instagram profile. “I
Castlemania producer Adi Shankar is reportedly working on a Legend Of Zelda TV show By Poppy-Jay Palmer 30-10-18 3 Castlemania‘s Adi Shankar is reportedly in talks to produce a TV series based on the Legend Of Zelda video game franchise, according to TheWrap. Earlier this week, Shankar shared ambiguous information regarding a new project on his Instagram profile. “I
A group of friends head to a mysterious Escape Room and face their own dark secrets By Jonathan Hatfull 29-10-18 892 Released: 29 October 2018 (VOD) Certificate: 15 Director: Will Wernick Writer: Noah AD Cast: Evan Williams, Annabelle Stephenson, Elisabeth Hower, Dan J Johnson Distributor: The Movie Partnership If you like this, try… The Laplace’s
Halloween is upon us, but the staying-in-watching-scary-movies element of the festivities can be a little underwhelming for the many people (and indeed the friends of the many people) who just don’t like horror. There’s only so many times your loved ones can put up with Hocus Pocus, The Haunted Mansion and The Witches over a good slasher before they
The talking cat, goofball comedy of 90s TV show Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a world away from what Chilling Adventures of Sabrina showrunner, and Archie Comics CCO, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has created; he clearly thinks we’re tough enough to handle it. That’s not to say that his Sabrina lacks comedy – there’s plenty of dry, dark
Hiccup and Toothless go on another adventure in this new trailer for How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World By Poppy-Jay Palmer 26-10-18 512 You can read the synopsis for How To Train Your Dragon 3 here: From DreamWorks Animation comes the highly anticipated culmination of one of the most popular animated franchises in film
Win a copy of horror-comedy The Snarling on DVD with our latest competition By Poppy-Jay Palmer 26-10-18 2,344 There’s a full moon rising in The Snarling, Pablo Raybould’s hilarious horror comedy for fans of An American Werewolf in London and Shaun of the Dead. To celebrate the release of horror-comedy The Snarling on 29 October, we
Alexander Skarsgård is the most recent actor to join the cast of probably the biggest giant monster showdown movie of 2020, Godzilla Vs Kong. There aren’t tonnes of details about characters currently available, but Variety reports that Skarsgård is set to play “the leader of a military unit”. The actor is best known for playing Eric Northman in True
Very few British TV series have a fanbase as dearly devoted as Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. It was a love-letter to the horror genre, it was beautifully observed, and it was absolutely hilarious. Now, co-creator and star Matthew Holness has delivered something very different with his feature debut Possum. It’s a chilling, challenging and deeply unnerving
Aquaman makes some new friends and enemies in this fun new TV spot By Poppy-Jay Palmer 25-10-18 713 James Wan is directing Aquaman from a screenplay he wrote with Will Beal and Geoff Johns. It stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Amber Heard as Mera, Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna, Randall Park as Dr
Here’s the synopsis for Bird Box: When a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, only one thing is certain: if you see it, you take your life. Facing the unknown, Malorie finds love, hope and a new beginning only for it to unravel. Now she must flee with her two children down a treacherous river
Nicolas Pesce’s Grudge has been moved forward a couple of months By Poppy-Jay Palmer 25-10-18 12,333 A little thing like time isn’t enough to stop the Grudge: the remake of Takashi Shimizu’s 2002 horror has a new release date. It’s being moved forward from 16 August 2019 to 21 June 2019, according to Deadline. The reshuffle
Southbound’s Roxanne Benjamin is working on a Night Of The Comet remake By Poppy-Jay Palmer 24-10-18 1,108 There’s a remake of Thom Eberhardt’s Night Of The Comet on the way, and Roxanne Benjamin is set to write the script. The news comes courtesy of Deadline. Benjamin is known for writing and directing Southbound (2015), the ‘Don’t Fall’ and
Val Kilmer is a potentially murderous caretaker in The Super, from producer Dick Wolf By Jonathan Hatfull 24-10-18 2,643 Released: Out now Director: Stephan Rick Writer: John J McLaughlin Cast: Patrick John Flueger, Val Kilmer, Louisa Krause, Paul Ben-Victor, Yul Vasquez Distributor: The Movie Partnership (VOD) If you like this, try… The Toolbox Murders Angela
Things get dramatic and confusing in this new trailer for Netflix’s upcoming Australian supernatural show Tidelands. Check it out: The series was first announced back in May 2017, and is finally set to hit Netflix on 14 December. Here’s the show’s official synopsis: The drama follows a former criminal as she returns home to the small
The 2D animation is gorgeous in this new Mary Poppins Returns preview video By Poppy-Jay Palmer 23-10-18 186 Mary Poppins Returns will be set in Depression-era London and follow now-grown up versions of Jane and Michael Banks, as well as Michael’s three children who are visited by Poppins following a personal loss. Chicago and Into The Woods‘ Rob
To celebrate the release of Ash Vs Evil Dead: Seasons 1-3, we have a copy of the box set on Blu-ray to give away to one lucky winner. For your chance to win, simply answer the question at the bottom of the page. Here’s the official synopsis for the series: Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell), the
If you are already hooked on the British-made superhero webseries The Few, you’ll be pleased to know that Season 2 has already been written. But it needs YOUR help! The webseries’ filmmakers have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo today to fund the second series of the show. Check out more details and find out how
The new trailer for horror Escape Room can’t get out By Poppy-Jay Palmer 22-10-18 2,037 Read the very brief synopsis for Escape Room here: Escape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die. Escape Room is directed by
Check out the new music video for ‘Fall On Me’ from The Nutcracker And The Four Realms By Poppy-Jay Palmer 22-10-18 3,376 You can read the full synopsis for the film here: All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift
Recently in one interview someone asked me to quickly sum up the Sleeper series in three words. Caught off-guard I wracked my brain trying to think of three suitable descriptors. Not as easy a task as you might expect. Boiling approximately ninety thousand-ish words per book down to three is quite the challenge. I swallowed.
All The Gods In The Sky is an ambitious and genre-bending work meant to shock and awe By Katherine McLaughlin 19-10-18 251 Certificate: TBC Director: Quarxx Writer: Quarxx Cast: Jean-Luc Couchard, Melanie Gaydos, Zelie Rixhon Distributor: TBC If you like this, try… Calvaire A twisted rural horror directed by Fabrice Du Welz Expanded from a
From the moment the giant, fluffy Pekingese puppies appear in candy-coloured clouds of dust on a football field, it’s clear that Diamantino, from the writer-director twosome of Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt, is about to take you on a ride. A coping mechanism for the moronic but well-meaning Portuguese footballer, Diamantino, the giant dogs might
Charlie Jane Anders’ debut novel All The Birds In The Sky was one of the best SF stories in recent memory, so we’re very excited to host the cover reveal for her follow-up The City In The Middle Of The Night, thanks to Titan Books. Coming in February next year, the book is described as “a
If you felt like the second season of Daredevil lost its way under a tidal wave of ninjas and the introduction of The Hand, you’ll be very pleased to hear that Season Three, which picks up shortly after the end of Defenders, sees the Man Without Fear going back to basics. Under the stewardship of
Here’s a matching poster: You can read the synopsis for The Curse Of La Llorona here: La Llorona. The Weeping Woman. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations. In life, she