Blade | A brief history of Marvel’s troubled reboot
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 21, 2025 | Feature
Six years after Mahershala Ali was announced as the new Blade, Marvel’s reboot is still at large. A brief look at its troubled production:...
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Blade still happening says Kevin Feige
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 21, 2025 | News
Marvel's Kevin Feige has talked about the long-delayed Blade reboot. It's going to happen, he says, with Mahershala Ali still in the lead....
Netflix | AI will "help creators make films and series better," says CEO Ted Sarandos
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2025 | TV
Revealing that sci-fi series The Eternaut uses AI for its visual effects, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has signalled that his company will continue to...
Basic Instinct is getting an 'anti-woke' reboot courtesy of its original screenwriter
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2025 | News
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas is said to be writing a reboot of his own 1992 erotic thriller, Basic Instinct, in a deal worth $4m....
Ranking the outfits of slasher movie killers by style and effort
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2025 | Feature, News
With the I Know What You Did Last Summer remake in cinemas, a tongue-in-cheek look at how much effort slasher killers put into their outfits - with a...
James Gunn says of unspecified DC Universe movie: "we killed it"
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2025 | News
In a new interview, Superman filmmaker and DC Studios boss James Gunn says an unspecified movie was "not going to be good" so he and his team "killed...
What was Superman’s budget, and how much were its stars paid?
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2025 | News
Writer-director James Gunn’s Superman had a budget of $225m. Here’s breakdown of how much its stars were paid and other key numbers....
Joe Dante has sold his Citizen Kane sled for over $14m
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2025 | News
Gremlins director Joe Dante has sold Rosebud - the sled from Orson Welles' classic, Citizen Kane - at auction for over $14m....
Devs | Why Alex Garland’s sci-fi TV series was years ahead of its time
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
Made five years ago, Alex Garland’s sci-fi TV series Devs looks all the more relevant as AI hits the headlines in 2025. ...
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | Viral website hints at imminent trailer release
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2025 | News
The trailer for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple could emerge on the 18th July - appropriately, 28 days after its predecessor hit cinemas....
Blumhouse | Indie horror studio hit by reports of layoffs
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2025 | News
A number of staff have been laid off at Blumhouse Productions, the indie horror studio behind June's M3GAN 2.0....
The Monkey, and putting a personal spin on adaptations
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2025 | Feature
Rather than slavishly copy Stephen King’s story, writer-director Osgood Perkins turns The Monkey into a deeply personal black comedy....
WeTransfer | Company issues update on its terms of service and AI
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2025 | News
"We don't use machine learning or any form of AI to process content," WeTransfer says in the wake of its updated terms and conditions....
No, generative AI does not count as fair use, EU report finds
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2025 | News
A paper written by the European Parliament concludes that using creative material for AI training does not count as fair use, and that "timely reform"...
Resident Evil | Director Zach Cregger won't be "completely obedient" to videogame lore
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2025 | News
Weapons director Zach Cregger plans to make a new Resident Evil adaptation next, which he says won't slavishly stick to the survival horror...
Rian Johnson says he's developing an original sci-fi concept
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2025 | News
Knives Out director Rian Johnson suggests he's moving back into Looper sci-fi territory with a "high-concept" sci-fi idea he's developing after Wake...
Donkey Kong | Copyright filing hints at Universal movie plans
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2025 | News
A recent copyright filing suggests that Nintendo and Universal are planning to make a Donkey Kong movie....
Superman (2025) thoughts | Kindness is a superpower
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2025 | Feature, News
In a climate of division, cynicism and conflict, Superman emerges as a disarmingly sincere plea for kindness. ...
The Backrooms | Mark Duplass joins A24 film adaptation of viral YouTube series
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2025 | News
Directed by Kane Parsons, and an adaptation of his viral YouTube series, The Backrooms has added Mark Duplass and more to its cast....
Road House 2 | Director Guy Ritchie is said to have left the production
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2025 | News
Weeks before filming was due to begin, director Guy Ritchie has left the production of the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring action sequel, Road House 2,...
Street Smart | The Christopher Reeve thriller that got made thanks to Superman IV
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2025 | Feature, News
Superman star Christopher Reeve played a much darker kind of journalist in 1987’s Street Smart - a fascinating thriller based on a pack of lies....
Lost In Space | 1998 space adventure getting 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2025 | News
Arrow Films is giving the 1998 space adventure Lost In Space the fancy 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray treatment this September....
Hypnotic | In 2023, Robert Rodriguez casually dropped one of the weirdest heist scenes ever
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 09, 2025 | Feature, News
Starring Ben Affleck, the thriller Hypnotic slipped into cinemas in 2023. But its heist sequence really has to be seen to be believed…...
Dune Messiah is officially titled Dune: Part Three, will only be partly shot in IMAX
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 08, 2025 | News
Long said to be called Dune Messiah, Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi sequel will now be called Dune: Part Three. Also: less IMAX than previously thought....
Heads Of State and streaming’s love of martial arts
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 08, 2025 | Feature, News
Although they don't advertise it, action thrillers like Prime Video’s Heads Of State and Netflix's The Old Guard 2 owe a clear debt to the martial a...
Sinners featured period costumes once intended for Marvel's Blade
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2025 | News
Where Marvel's Blade has faltered, its costumes found a second life in another period horror: Ryan Coogler's vampire hit, Sinners....
TikTok AI babies in danger and a future of more of what you like, foreverÂ
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2025 | Feature, News
TikTok is filling up with weird AI-generated videos of babies in peril. It’s the sign of a strange new era in entertainment…...
The Creator | Director Gareth Edwards on how he filmed its ending and thoughts on AI [exclusive]
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 04, 2025 | Feature, News
With spoilers, Jurassic World Rebirth director Gareth Edwards relates a charming anecdote about The Creator’s ending and how it was captured....
M3GAN 2.0 | Jason Blum says "I don't think the market can absorb this much horror"
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 02, 2025 | Feature
In the wake of M3GAN 2.0's disappointing box office, producer Jason Blum has talked candidly about its creative risks and a crowded horror...
Jurassic World Rebirth | Director Gareth Edwards on shooting a Hollywood blockbuster like an indie film
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 02, 2025 | Feature, Interviews
Director Gareth Edwards on shooting Jurassic World Rebirth on real locations, Rogue One, and more besides....
Akira | The life and death of a live-action film that flatly refused to happen
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 01, 2025 | Feature, News
Taika Waititi and numerous other directors tried and failed to adapt Akira for Warner Bros. Here's why it may have been a good thing that it didn't...
Jurassic World Rebirth review | Dino-mite or a saur-y sight?Â
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Reviews
Rogue One director Gareth Edwards takes over for the Scarlett Johansson-versus-dinosaurs sequel, Jurassic World Rebirth. Our review: ...
