Weta Digital is to close as Unity begins 'company reset'
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 29, 2023 | Gaming, News
Unity is to close the VFX tools company Weta Digital, meaning the loss of 265 jobs, as the company concentrates its focus on game development....
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Wonka | Could it save the Christmas 2023 box office?
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 29, 2023 | Feature, News
Cinema chain owners are reportedly nervous about how Aquaman 2 will fare this Christmas. But might Wonka be the film that’ll clean up this December?...
Eliminate Down | A rare and frighteningly expensive Mega Drive game is getting a limited re-release
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 28, 2023 | Gaming, News
One of the rarest games ever released for the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis, Eliminate Down is getting a physical re-release from Retro-Bit....
The Last Of Us Part II | An 'element' cut from the game will appear in season 2 of the TV series
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 28, 2023 | Gaming, News, TV
Co-creator Neil Druckmann has teased that a moment cut from The Last Of Us Part II will appear in the next season of HBO's TV series, which films next...
Avatar 3 in 'hectic' post-production, will "explore new worlds"
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 28, 2023 | News
James Cameron has provided an update on Avatar 3, which he says is in 'hectic' post-production, and on track for release in late 2025....
Alien: Romulus will take place between Alien and Aliens
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 28, 2023 | News
Actor Cailee Spaeny has confirmed that the events of Alien: Romulus will unfold between those of 1979's Alien and 1986's Aliens....
10 classic sci-fi films of the 1950s
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 28, 2023 | Feature
Space exploration, invasions, charismatic robots – here's our pick of 10 classic sci-fi films from the 1950s....
Gamer Network, which includes Eurogamer, VG247 and more, could be up for sale
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2023 | Gaming, News
The company ReedPop is looking into the 'potential sale' of Gamer Network, which means such sites as Eurogamer and VG247 could soon be under new...
Jeremy Hunt: "Let's have a Sunderland Barbie"
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2023 | News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the construction of a major film studio in the UK's north east is under discussion, with mention of Barbie...
Silent Hill 2 | Developer offers update on foggy remake
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2023 | Gaming, News
Details about Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake have been minimal over the past year, but the developer says "production is progressing smoothly"......
Silent Running | One of the most quietly influential films of the 1970s
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2023 | Feature
Douglas Trumbull’s Silent Running was one of the best sci-fi films of the 1970s - and partly thanks to Bruce Dern, it may have helped change cinema h...
Star Wars | Taika Waititi's film will attempt to capture the 'joy' of the original trilogy
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 24, 2023 | News
Taika Waititi has talked about the tone he wants to strike in his long-gestating Star Wars project, saying he wants it to capture the "joy and...
Squid Game: The Challenge | Netflix threatened with lawsuit over alleged contestant injuries
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 24, 2023 | News, TV
A British solicitors is threatening to sue Netflix over alleged injuries sustained by contestants during filming of Squid Game: The Challenge....
Bayonetta | Hideki Kamiya had nine-game saga planned, which he will take "to the grave"
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 24, 2023 | Gaming, News
Hideki Kamiya has mentioned his original plans for a much bigger Bayonetta saga - and concedes that the series will likely continue without him....
Conquest | Netflix spent $55m on a sci-fi series that will almost certainly never be released
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 23, 2023 | News
Around five years ago, Netflix spent a reported $55m on Conquest, a sci-fi TV series that was never finished - and may never be released at all......
James Cameron | Why do the 4K disc covers look like... that?
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 23, 2023 | Feature
We can't wait for the 4K disc releases of James Cameron classics Aliens, The Abyss and True Lies. But don't the covers look a bit odd? We take a...
Superman: Legacy | Actors cast in Jimmy Olsen and Eve Teschmacher roles
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 22, 2023 | News
James Gunn's Son of Jor-El reboot, Superman: Legacy, has cast Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher....
John Woo loves Hell Or High Water
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2023 | News
John Woo, the legendary director of The Killer, Hard Boiled and Face/Off has rightly professed his love for David Mackenzie's 2016 thriller, Hell Or...
Alan Wake 2 | Remedy releases jumper knitting project in time for Christmas
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2023 | Gaming, News
You too could wear your own Saga jumper this Christmas, as Remedy releases a free knitting pattern for the Alan Wake 2 star's outfit....
The Penguin | Colin Farrell's Batman spin-off series back in production
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2023 | News, TV
Yet another production hit by the strikes - TV spin-off The Penguin, starring The Batman's Colin Farrell - has resumed filming....
The Marvels | Has streaming killed three-star movies?
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2023 | Feature, News
As The Marvels struggles at the box office, we wonder whether there are signs that audiences are willing to wait for certain films to appear on...
Christopher Nolan | Films vanishing from streaming services "will need to be fixed"
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 20, 2023 | News
Films and TV shows have a danger of vanishing from history if they only exist on streaming services, Christopher Nolan notes. "They come and go."...
Wonder Woman | Warner Bros refutes stories that it's a live service game
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Monolith's upcoming Wonder Woman game is a single-player game and not live service, Warner says, refuting earlier stories to the contrary....
The Day After | The disturbing nuclear war TV movie at 40
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 20, 2023 | Feature, News
Directed by Nicholas Meyer, The Day After disturbed a generation of TV audiences in 1983. On the 40th anniversary of its first airing, we look back at...
A Disturbance In The Force | Star Wars Holiday Special documentary out on 5th December
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 17, 2023 | News
The feature-length documentary A Disturbance In The Force delves into the bizarre history of 1978's ill-advised Star Wars Holiday Special. It's out...
Percy Jackson | New trailer emerges for Disney's TV adaptation
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 16, 2023 | News
Statues and thrown sandwiches abound in the first trailer for Disney's TV adaptation of Percy Jackson And The Olympians. Here's the new trailer:...
8 classic Sega games we’d like to see turned into movies
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 16, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
As Sega’s boss talks about turning more of its old games into movies following Sonic’s success, we’ve come up with a few not-entirely-serious sugge...
Netflix cancelling five original shows, including fantasy series Shadow And Bone
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 16, 2023 | News, TV
Shadow And Bone, Glamorous and Agent Elvis are among the five shows Netflix is cancelling, it's been announced....
Sega wants to make more of its games into movies following Sonic success
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 16, 2023 | Gaming, News
Sonic The Hedgehog's big-screen success has left Sega boss Shuji Utsumi thinking about which of its other "major IPs" could be adapted into movies and...
The Last Of Us season 2 | Kaitlyn Dever reportedly in talks to play Abby
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 15, 2023 | Gaming, News, TV
Season 2 of The Last Of Us may have found one of its central characters, as it's reported that Booksmart's Kaitlyn Dever is in talks to play Abby...
Pokémon Concierge | Netflix stop-motion animated series gets trailer and release date
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 15, 2023 | Gaming, News, TV
Pocket monsters go on a relaxing holiday in the charming-looking Pokémon Concierge, a stop-motion animated series coming to Netflix. Here's a trailer...
The Killer, and the meaning of David Fincher’s product placement
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 15, 2023 | Feature
Starbucks, Amazon, WeWork, McDonalds - all brands seen in David Fincher movies, from Fight Club to The Killer. We take a look at what it all means....
