Playstation to lay off 900 employees worldwide
by Maria Lattila | Feb 27, 2024 | Gaming, News
Sony has announced extensive layoffs at Playstation. The company is letting go 900 employees or roughly 8% of its workforce.
Denis Villeneuve says script for Dune: Messiah is “almost done”
by Maria Lattila | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Despite not being officially greenlit yet, Denis Villeneuve has been hard at work on the script on a third Dune film. He has offered a tantalising update on it, too.
Willy Wonka-themed event cancelled after angry parents call police
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Lasting just one day, an event called Willy's Chocolate Experience in Glasgow was cancelled following complaints from parents and a visit from the...
New British thriller series Curfew heads to Paramount+
by Maria Lattila | Feb 27, 2024 | News, TV
Paramount+ has given the green light to a new British thriller series Curfew, which sees all men bound to a daily curfew. More on it below.
The Mandalorian And Grogu will be first Star Wars film shot entirely in California
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Set to begin filming this year, The Mandalorian And Grogu will take in 3,500 extras and will be the first Star Wars film shot exclusively in...
Mean Girls | Insensitive joke cut from the film’s digital release
by Maria Lattila | Feb 27, 2024 | News
The new Mean Girls film is heading to digital but Paramount has wisely removed a joke that offended original star Lindsay Lohan. More below.
Jurassic World | Filming due to start in July
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Rogue One and The Creator director Gareth Edwards is set to begin filming on his Jurassic World sequel on the 31st July. More here:...
The Great Space Race | One of gaming’s most infamous early flops, 40 years on
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 27, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
Forget E.T. on the Atari 2600: for British computer owners, The Great Space Race was one of the 1980s’ most over-hyped commercial disasters. We take a...
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – new trailer, still no UK distributor
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Kevin Costner's hugely ambitious western saga arrives this summer: here's the new trailer, but no UK release yet....
Move over The Beekeeper – Emma Thompson is to headline action thriller The Fisherwoman
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Emma Thompson looks set to do a bit of fishing and foil a kidnapping in The Fisherwoman: more on the film here....
Bridget Jones 4 set to begin production in May
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Bridget Jones is back for a fourth film, and filming will be getting underway in the spring. Renee Zellweger leads the returning cast....
Blue Mountain State | Sitcom reboot on the way with original creators and cast
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 27, 2024 | News, TV
A reboot of cult comedy Blue Mountain State is on the cards, with the original creators and cast set to return....
Aubrey Plaza to star in John Waters' Liarmouth
by Dan Cooper | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Aubrey Plaza will lead the cast of 'Feel-Bad' romance Liarmouth, which marks John Waters' first directorial outing in two decades....
Ducks | Pixar is making its first musical, will involve ducks
by Dan Cooper | Feb 27, 2024 | News
The studio's in-development project, Ducks, is said to be the first Pixar musical and will focus on ducks, just like the title suggests....
Netflix's new season of Beef sets starry ensemble
by Dan Cooper | Feb 27, 2024 | News, TV
It looks like the popular drama series Beef is heading down the anthology route as a brand-new (and very impressive) cast comes together for its...
Bank Of Dave 2 gets the greenlight
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Jo Hartley and Rory Kinnear are back for Bank Of Dave 2, currently entitled Bank Of Dave: The Sequel. More here....
Denis Villeneuve would like to make Dune 3 without dialogue
by James Harvey | Feb 26, 2024 | News
After spending two movies throwing Timothée Chalamet at different sand worms, Denis Villeneuve would apparently love to make things even harder for...
Until Dawn studio Supermassive Games to lay off around a quarter of its staff
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 26, 2024 | Gaming, News
Supermassive, the British studio behind such horror hits as Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, is to lay off around 90 staff, citing...
Pedro Pascal offers an update on The Last Of Us season 2: “Filming is going amazing”
by Maria Lattila | Feb 26, 2024 | News, TV
Pedro Pascal nabbed the SAG award for Male Actor In a Drama Series and offered a promising update on The Last Of Us season 2.
Nintendo Switch 2 won't emerge until March 2025 at the earliest, suggests report
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 26, 2024 | Gaming, News
The Switch 2 could be arriving even later than previously thought, with a new report suggesting it's being pushed back past March 2025....
The Boys season 4 sets June release date on Prime Video
by Maria Lattila | Feb 26, 2024 | News, TV
The Boys is returning for season 4 this summer and we can expect things to get extra bloody this season. More on the new season below.
Naruto | Destin Daniel Cretton directing a live-action anime adaptation
by Maria Lattila | Feb 26, 2024 | News
Destin Daniel Cretton has signed on to direct a live-action film of classic manga Naruto. More on that below.
Lionsgate is reportedly developing an American Psycho remake
by Maria Lattila | Feb 26, 2024 | News
Lionsgate is reportedly planning a new, modern version of Mary Herron's cult classic American Psycho. More on the project below.
Saltburn | Owner of stately home used in the film dismayed by trespassers
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 26, 2024 | News
"I never envisaged the amount of interest there would be," says the owner of the stately home used in Emerald Fennell's saucy streaming hit, Saltburn....
Dwayne Johnson to produce Ric Flair biopic
by Dan Cooper | Feb 26, 2024 | News
A wrestling legend producing a biopic about another wrestling legend? Dwayne Johnson is producing a film about Ric Flair called The Nature Boy....
Building a DVD library: hauls, charity shops and collecting trends
by A J Black | Feb 26, 2024 | Feature
How many films - some classic, some, er, less so - can you get for £35? AJ Black finds out as his plan to build the ultimate DVD and Blu-ray library...
Gladiator 2 | Paramount disputes $310m budget figure
by Dan Cooper | Feb 26, 2024 | News
Given the film's torturous production, Gladiator 2 is undoubtedly over budget. But just how much is a point of contention, it seems....
Cola Wars | Sony pays seven figure sum for Coke Vs Pepsi pitch
by Dan Cooper | Feb 26, 2024 | News
The battle between Coca-Cola and Pepsi is heading to cinemas, as Sony pays seven figures for movie pitch on the subject....
Poor Things | UK DVD and Blu-ray set for March, no 4K, lots of furious jumping
by Simon Brew | Feb 26, 2024 | News
The acclaimed Poor Things is coming to DVD and Blu-ray in the UK in March, although there's no 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release....
Podcast | Spy (2015) and F/X (1986)
by Simon Brew | Feb 26, 2024 | Podcasts
The stories behind comedy favourite Spy, and the 1980s modest hit F/X, the latter of which was originally destined to be a TV movie....
