Television has come a long ways since The X-Files first became a phenomenon in the early 90’s. In the modern age, cinematic programming can now be found on the small screen with regularity thanks to the networks such as HBO and the availability of streaming services, such as Amazon and Netflix. However, The X-Files production values got as close to big-screen […]
Sometimes there are good ideas for movie adaptations and other times there are great ideas that having been in plain sight patiently waiting to be produced. While it has been documented how disastrous the track record is for live-action video game movies, yes we are looking at you Super Mario Bros and Double Dragon. The genre […]
Last fall, fans of Marvel Comics got the news they have been waiting years to hear. Deadpool had been greenlit and was coming to theaters in 2016. Less than a year later we have our first full-fledged red-band trailer for the Merc with a Mouth. And it does not disappoint. The movie looks hardcore, balls-to-the-wall, and straight […]
The internet almost imploded when The Wrap released a report detailing that actor Channing Tatum was looking to pull out of the upcoming Gambit film. This came as a shock to almost everyone, since Tatum’s enthusiasm is what got the project off the ground in the first place. It seems what really happened is that the media was […]
Last year there were rumors that Fox was looking to develop a new television series starring the world’s most famous mutants, the X-Men. It was hard to gauge at the time if the rumblings were simply executives brainstorming, or if it was the exhilaration of the success of X-Men: Days of the Future, truly opening new opportunities. […]
It’s hard to make a comedy on TV that feels like it hasn’t been done before. There have been countless sitcoms about family life, growing-up, high school, there has even been a show about nothing. Well it looks like Will Forte (Saturday Night Live, Nebraska) is about shake up the comedic formula and eliminate the entire […]
As we turn the page on the calendar year, it’s time to get a better glimpse of what’s to come on Fox’s upcoming film slate. For a couple of years, writers Mark Millar and Simon Kinberg have talked vaguely of Fox Studios’ intentions to broaden the scope of the X-Men and Fantastic Four cinematically. These are two […]
The world of Batman is coming to television in a little less than a month’s time. The new Fox crime procedural, Gotham, will explore the assorted criminals and organized corruption that made the fictional city infamous. The show begins with the crime that shaped young Bruce Wayne’s entire life, the murder of his wealthy and […]
Josh Trank, director of Chronicle and the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, is having pretty much the best couple years of his young life. At the tender age of 30, this hot-commodity joins Godzilla‘s Gareth Edwards as a director of his very own stand-alone Star Wars film. Here’s the full announcement courtesy of StarWars.com: In addition to the episodes of […]
20th Century Fox has a an uneven track record in the superhero movie business. They have hit great heights with successful adaptations such as X2, First Class, and The Wolverine and dismal lows, with the likes of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Elektra. In the era of the “superhero team up” movie, Fox is trying to […]
Filming is underway for Fox’s new Batman-ish tv venture, Gotham. The show centers on a young Jim Gordon (played by Ben McKenzie) and his rough-and-tumble mentor Harvey Bullock (played by Donal Logue). Bullock has appeared in many different Batman media over the years sometimes as a run-of-the-mill corrupt cop, and other times as a more earnest […]
Bruce Wayne will be on the small screen again for the first time since the 1960’s. Albeit not an incarnation that is very familiar to viewers. Fox is prepping their take on the city that Batman protects, before Batman himself is created. A 13 episode run has already been ordered and casting is well underway. […]
