Dune screenwriter Jon Spaihts to direct live-action sci-fi film for Laika
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 05, 2024 | News
Jon Spaihts, the screenwriter behind the Dune films and more besides, is turning to directing with an original sci-fi film....
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The Instigators | Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in talks to make a sequel
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 05, 2024 | News
Apple TV+ thriller The Instigators could be getting a sequel, as stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck - plus director Doug Liman - are said to be in...
Frankenweenie and the test screening that almost derailed Tim Burton’s career
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 03, 2024 | Feature
Before Beetlejuice, Tim Burton made the short film Frankenweenie - and its test screening nearly ended his career before it started....
Rocky | Sylvester Stallone says he's working on a prequel
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 02, 2024 | News
"It's like Lady And The Tramp but with real people," Sylvester Stallone says of his in-progress Rocky prequel script....
The Rubber Keyed Wonder | ZX Spectrum documentary getting a UK cinema release in October
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 02, 2024 | Gaming
The makers of From Bedrooms To Billions return with The Rubber Keyed Wonder, a documentary about the ground-breaking ZX Spectrum computer and its...
Gremlins 2 and its fourth wall-breaking genius
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 02, 2024 | Feature, News
Joe Dante’s pointedly cynical Gremlins 2: The New Batch contains some of the most ingenious fourth wall breaking ever conceived....
Tom Hanks has had his likeness stolen for 'fraudulent' ad campaign - again
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 30, 2024 | News
In a repeat of an incident from last year, Forrest Gump star Tom Hanks has warned that his likeness has been faked using AI for a medical ad campaign....
Squid Game | David Fincher reportedly working on a US remake for Netflix
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 30, 2024 | News
The hit dystopian series Squid Game is getting an English-language film remake - and it's reportedly David Fincher's next project for Netflix....
Enter The Clones Of Bruce | A documentary that brilliantly captures a bygone moment in cinema
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 28, 2024 | Feature
A documentary about post-Bruce Lee martial arts movies in the 1970s, Enter The Clones Of Bruce also captures a cinematic era we’ll never see again....
"We don't really have acting" in videogames, so AI won't affect jobs says Amazon Games boss
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 23, 2024 | Gaming, News
Amazon Games head Christoph Hartmann has suggested that AI won't affect the videogames industry because "We don't really have acting." Er......
Alien: Romulus | Director Fede Alvarez on the studio pushback over its ending, and where its sequel might go
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 23, 2024 | News
With spoilers, director Fede Alvarez has talked about a possible Alien: Romulus sequel, and Disney's initial nervousness over his movie's ending....
Alien: Romulus and 45 years of fascinating androids
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 23, 2024 | Feature
With spoilers, we dig into 45 years of Alien movies to explore why its androids - sorry, artificial persons - are such fascinating characters....
Megalopolis | Lionsgate withdraws trailer over bogus quotes from film critics
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 22, 2024 | News
Within hours of its appearance, a glitzy trailer for Megalopolis has been withdrawn by distributor Lionsgate after its quotes from film critics were...
Alien: Romulus | Fede Alvarez on the work that went into one spoilery, controversial plot detail
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 21, 2024 | News
Director Fede Alvarez pays homage to the original Alien with one plot development in Alien: Romulus. With spoilers, he talks about the work that went...
The Holdovers | Alexander Payne responds to screenplay plagiarism allegations
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 21, 2024 | News
"It was the stupidest thing in the world," director Alexander Payne has said regarding a screenwriter's allegation that The Holdovers was plagiarised...
The Intruder Within | A cheeky 1981 knock-off put Alien on an oil rig
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 21, 2024 | Feature, News
One of the earliest Alien rip-offs was made for US television. We take a look back at 1981's The Intruder Within....
Y2K | First trailer for A24's cyber apocalypse comedy
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 20, 2024 | News
Starring Rachel Zegler and, er, Fred Durst, along comes Y2K, A24's comedy that imagines a cyber apocalypse at the end of the millennium. Here's the...
Pacific Rim prequel TV series in the works at Legendary Entertainment
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 20, 2024 | News, TV
Guillermo del Toro's giant mechs versus kaiju classic Pacific Rim is getting a prequel TV series courtesy of Legendary Entertainment....
Die, My Love | Production has begun on Lynne Ramsay's latest film starring Jennifer Lawrence
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 20, 2024 | News
We Need To Talk About Kevin director Lynne Ramsay is finally making her latest film, with filming now underway in Calgary, Canada....
The Electric State | The Russo Brothers' $320m sci-fi is reportedly streaming on Netflix in March 2025
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 20, 2024 | News
The Russo brothers' hugely expensive sci-fi adventure The Electric State is reportedly due to stream on Netflix in March 2025....
Ex Machina could have starred Jake Gyllenhaal
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2024 | News
Alex Garland's 2014 sci-fi thriller Ex Machina could almost have starred Jake Gyllenhaal. "It was never gonna work," its producer has said....
Harrison Ford reportedly in talks to star in JJ Abrams' upcoming movie
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2024 | News
Super 8 and The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams has a mystery movie in the works, which could eventually star Harrison Ford......
Alien: Romulus made $108m on its opening weekend
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2024 | News
Space horror Alien: Romulus has nudged Deadpool & Wolverine off the top spot at the box office, and made $108m globally on its opening weekend....
Alien: Romulus | With spoilers, an exploration of its twists and shocks
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2024 | Feature, News
Space horror Alien: Romulus left us with lots to talk about. Here’s our analysis of its twists, turns and a wild third act. Spoilers ahead:...
Oldboy director Park Chan-wook begins filming his latest thriller, No Other Choice
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 16, 2024 | News
Park Chan-wook, the eminent director of Oldboy and Stoker, is about to start filming his latest thriller - No Other Choice....
The Accountant 2 wraps up filming
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 16, 2024 | News
Ben Affleck and director Gavin O'Connor are set to reteam in thriller sequel The Accountant 2, which has now apparently wrapped up filming......
Alien: Romulus review | A bloody, chaotic tribute to the series' best films
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 15, 2024 | Reviews
Director Fede Alvarez delivers a new chapter in a 45 year-old sci-fi horror franchise. Our spoiler-free Alien: Romulus review:...
Alien: Romulus | 13 things we learned from a post-screening Q&A with director Fede Alvarez
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 15, 2024 | Feature, News, Previews
Ahead of the cinema release of Alien: Romulus, here’s what we learned from director Fede Álvarez in a post-footage Q&A back in June....
Halloween | Upcoming game is a 16-bit platformer; retro Ash Vs Evil Dead title also in the works
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 14, 2024 | Gaming, News
One of the two upcoming Halloween games will be developed by pixel platformer specialists WayForward. The studio's also working on an Ash Vs Evil Dead...
Kraven The Hunter | Aaron Taylor-Johnson murders absolutely everyone in bloody first trailer
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 14, 2024 | News
JC Chandor's Spider-Man adjacent supervillain comic book film Kraven The Hunter has a gory first trailer which can be watched in this post....
Beyond Alien: exploring 1979’s other horror movies
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 14, 2024 | Feature, News
The year that brought us the classic Alien also gave us dozens of other horror movies - some great, others less so. We head back to 1979:...
Alien: Romulus | "If you're aiming for an acclaimed masterpiece, you're doing it wrong," says director Fede Alvarez
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 13, 2024 | News
Director Fede Alvarez isn't afraid to divide opinion with Alien: Romulus, he tells us. "Maybe half won't like it and the other half will love it," he...
