Ain't It Cool News goes down, likely not coming back this time
by Simon Brew | Apr 16, 2025 | News
The (in)famous film website Ain't It Cool News goes offline, 29 years after it first launched. More on the story here....
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Warner Bros Discovery | CEO David Zaslav’s pay soars past $50m
by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2025 | News
Poor David Zaslav is going to have to make do with just $51m to get him through the next year, as per Warner Bros Discovery filings....
Captain America: Brave New World set for UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD in May
by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2025 | News
The latest Marvel film, Captain America: Brave New World, is heading to DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Steelbook in the UK....
The Abyss | 4K version turns up on Disney+ UK, with rat scene intact
by Simon Brew | Apr 14, 2025 | News
James Cameron's The Abyss has landed in 4K on Disney+ in the UK - and it appears that the controversial rat scene is included....
Doctor Who | Russell T Davies has chance to dampen hiatus rumours, doesn’t
by Simon Brew | Apr 14, 2025 | TV
Russell T Davies is questioned about the future of Doctor Who, and hasn't done much to fend off those hiatus rumours. More here....
Podcast | Threads (1984) and Murder On The Orient Express (2017)
by Simon Brew | Apr 14, 2025 | News, Podcasts
The TV movie Threads that haunts to this day, and Kenneth Branagh and his moustache tackle Agatha Christie. Behind the scenes stories here....
Doctor Who season 2 episode 1 review | The Robot Revolution [spoilers]
by Simon Brew | Apr 12, 2025 | News
Doctor Who returns, Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu star, with The Robot Revolution getting us started. Lots of spoilers here....
Sinners review | Finally, a studio blockbuster that bites
by Simon Brew | Apr 11, 2025 | News, Reviews
Ryan Coogler's Sinners delivers a pair of Michael B Jordans, a whole lot of music, and is the best studio genre movie of the year to date. Our review:...
Podcast | In conversation with Patricia Riggen: G20, Jack Ryan, cemeteries with Guillermo del Toro
by Simon Brew | Apr 11, 2025 | Podcasts
Director Patricia Riggen chats about her latest film, G20, as well as Jack Ryan, treatment on set, and Guillermo del Toro....
G20 review | Viola Davis kicks ass, Hollywood explains crypto
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews
Viola Davis turns into an action star in G20, as Hollywood grapples with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Here's our review....
The Batman Part II shoot now set for 2026
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The shoot for The Batman Part II gets a further delay, with the Robert Pattinson-headlined movie now not filming until 2026....
James Cameron wants to cut VFX costs on blockbusters, by using AI
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2025 | News
James Cameron is adamant he doesn't want to take away jobs, but he also wants AI to cut the cost of VFX work in half....
Sinners | Ryan Coogler covered the cost of budget overruns
by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2025 | News
Ryan Coogler's Sinners was expected to cost $80m. But when it went over that amount, Coogler stepped in to cover the extra costs....
Hershey’s chocolate is, er, becoming a movie
by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2025 | News
The story of Kitty and Milton Hershey, and the formation of the Hershey chocolate empire, is heading to the movies....
Threads | Just what we need, a new TV remake is coming
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | TV
A remake of 1984's Threads is confirmed, this time as a television series from the company behind Adolescence. More here....
Scream 7 | Jenna Ortega confirms her exit from film was nothing to do with scheduling
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
Jenna Ortega was said to have left Scream 7 over scheduling issues. That, she confirms, was actually not the case at all....
Paramount and Skydance merger still stuck, pending approval from Trump-overseen FCC
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
The merger between Paramount and Skydance misses a deadline, as it seeks to get approval from the Trump administration....
JFK assassination thriller adds Robert Carlyle, Jefferson White
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
November 1963, from Roland Joffe, is the latest film to explore the JFK assassination on screen. Building up quite a cast too....
A Minecraft Movie, and its 28 writers
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
Sitting atop the global box office is A Minecraft Movie, a film that's taken 11 years and 28 writers to get to the screen....
A Minecraft Movie soars, sequel and Fortnite movie now seem inevitable
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
A Minecraft Movie's box office means few will be betting against A Minecraft Movie 2 and a Fortnite film going forward......
James Bond | Six Sean Connery films confirmed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | News
The Sean Connery era of James Bond 007 is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc for the first time. More on the releases here....
Podcast | Drive (2011), plus director Christopher Landon on Drop, James Bond, Happy Death Day and more
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | News
When Ryan Gosling got to hand-pick the director of 2011's Drive, plus a long chat with Drop and Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon....
Uwe Boll decides not to call his movie The Dark Knight, after chat with Warner Bros
by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Uwe Boll's The Dark Knight is now Uwe Boll's Citizen Vigilante. It still stars Armie Hammer. A conversation with Warner Bros took place....
Tangled | Disney pauses live action version in wake of Snow White box office
by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Michael Gracey's live action take on Tangled for Disney looks to have been put on pause, with Snow White's box office not helping....
141 movie sequels currently on the way
by Simon Brew | Apr 03, 2025 | Feature
Hollywood still loves its follow-ups - here's our round-up of 141 (and counting) sequels currently on the way....
I Play Rocky | Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky origins is happening
by Simon Brew | Apr 03, 2025 | News
A film telling the origin story of the first Rocky movie is pressing ahead at Amazon MGM. Green Book's Peter Farrelly will be directing....
Now You See Me 4 confirmed, Now You See Me 3 still coming this year
by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2025 | News
Ruben Fleischer has directed Now You See Me 3, and he's now set to direct Now You See Me 4 as well. More on the story here....
Road Show | The unlikely Sean Connery and Cher team-up that never happened
by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2025 | Feature, News
In the early 1990s, Sean Connery and Cher almost appeared together in a romantic adventure called Road Show. Here's why it never got made:...
Val Kilmer dies, aged 65
by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2025 | News
Some horrible news to start the day. Actor Val Kilmer has died at the age of just 65, it's been announced,...
Warner Bros set to move away from non-franchise films, now wants ‘big IP’
by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2025 | News
Warner Bros Discovery boss David Zaslav wants more 'big IP' franchise films, fewer filmmaker-driven projects. More here....
John Wick | Titans Of Cult 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition announced
by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2025 | News
John Wick is getting a deluxe 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition for its 10th birthday, as Titans Of Cult comes back to life. More here....
Heat 2 | The script is in, now it’s over to Warner Bros
by Simon Brew | Mar 31, 2025 | News
Michael Mann confirms that he's submitted his script for Heat 2 to Warner Bros. And now we wait for the studio to decide what to do next....
