Sin City director Robert Rodriguez is set to lead a reboot of the 1980’s sci-fi classic, Escape From New York. 20th Century Fox has reportedly secured Rodriguez’s services for the reboot, continuing a relationship that will also see the director’s adaptation of Alita: Battle Angel released by the studio next year. Starring Kurt Russell as the eye-patched...
The poster art industry is not what it used to be. The majority of modern blockbusters are too quick to settle for a Photoshop 101 vibe instead of trying to create a frameable gem. Because of this, we tend to get a little excited whenever a movie invests in a piece of good promo art. This week, however, we’re...
Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 will no doubt be a funny and action-packed visual extravaganza, but it looks like the film will have an even bigger focus on special effects than we thought. In fact, it’s going to feature the biggest visual effect ever put on film. It was already known that Starlord’s father...
As volcanoes are prone to do, Mount Etna erupted with a fiery explosion earlier this month. The eruption of Europe’s largest volcano caught many off-guard last week, and a BBC film crew narrowly avoided running afoul of Etna’s fiery wrath while they were working on getting footage near the mountain’s 10,000ft summit. Such activity has been...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the movie depicting the vital heist of the Empire’s Death Star plans might not have seemed like a story that needed telling, but thanks to Gareth Edwards’ vision, some stellar performances, and eerily accurate CGI, the majority of moviegoers (and hardcore Star Wars fans) left screenings feeling pretty satisfied. But, things could...
This year is shaping up to be a big one for sci-fi and fantasy movies, with films like Logan and Kong: Skull Island already debuting to rave reviews and kicking off the summer box office season a couple months early. Next up is Ghost in the Shell, and a new extended clip shows that this movie is going...
Captain’s log, stardate: March 22, 2017. On this day, William Shatner turns 86 years old. This day is also exactly 216 years before the birth of the actor’s most famous character, Captain James Tiberius Kirk, who will be born on March 22, 2233. Coincidence? Obviously not, but it’s still pretty fun that Shatner and Kirk...
The wait is over! The first trailer for Netflix’s reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000 is here, and if you were afraid the new series would be significantly changing the cult favorite’s tried and true formula, then I’ve got some good news for you. The trailer, which showcases new stars Jonah Ray, Felicia...
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” The opening sentence of George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, is among some of the most famous in modern literature. Almost 70 years after it was first published, Orwell’s book remains hugely poignant, with readers all over the world finding something to relate...
These days, the video game industry is a money-making behemoth that generates more revenue than Hollywood. Games are created on budgets that most blockbuster movies could only dream of, and big money prizes are dished out to the winners of competitive gaming tournaments that can fill some of the world’s biggest arenas. This is all great, but...
