How Fox is building an X-Men movie universe

Weve already looked atSonys fast-moving attempts to make a movie universe out of theirAmazing Spider-Manfranchise. Whats more, its one that spins out of the longest-running superhero movie franchise theres ever been. Not that it was always this way. Its enough to make your head spin as much as in any 1980s Chris ClaremontX-Mencomic. The last we heard the movie was being positioned as a lower budget project, seeking an R rating....

February 12, 2014 · 1 min · 71 words · Ralph Clay

Doctor Who: the 10 stories you can’t actually watch

Cliff takes us through ten Doctor Who stories still lost, from Marco Polo to Fury From The Deep… Around 250 weekly instalments ofDoctor Whowere shown between 1963 and 1969. A further fifteen stories are incomplete. And yet many episodes ofDoctor Whodid survive overseas and made it back into the archive. And yet, the fourth story has nothing. (Season Two lacks only two episodes, both fromThe Crusade.) A story with very little left....

February 11, 2014 · 1 min · 115 words · Shari Woodard

Drew Pearce interview: Iron Man and the Marvel Universe

This interview contains spoilers for Iron Man 3. So, well start at the beginning. How did this get started? Did you pitch the idea to Marvel, did they pitch it to you? How did the ball get rolling? Oh, it came from us, definitely. Go and write it. So I did, I wrote it in my hotel room that night! Obviously youre best known as a writer, so what prompted this shift?...

February 11, 2014 · 3 min · 499 words · Kevin Hampton

In praise of supernatural procedurals

Police, monsters, and mysteries - a match made in TV heaven. Theyre almost always the entry point, and the person grounding the show in the real world. Series like Pushing Daisies, Moonlight and Beauty and the Beast have even courted fiercely loyal fanbases. Television procedurals have enthralled viewers for many of the same reasons that crime novels had for centuries before.

February 10, 2014 · 1 min · 61 words · Jason Carpenter

The 10 Greatest Cyborgs in Comics

From Robotman to Deathlok, comics have a long history with characters who are half-human/half-machine. Here are our 10 favorites!

February 10, 2014 · 1 min · 19 words · Mark Hodges

What the RoboCop remake gets right

The reasons for RoboCops creation, however, are very different from the 1987 film. This time, RoboCops been outsourced. Among the almost medieval poverty of the slums, life is cheap and summary executions are common. The movie also reintroduces the ED-209 in a compelling fashion. Just as they were in the 80s original, Padilhas beefed-up, tank-like robots are both amusing and menacing. Its a line that is both chilling and dripping with dark humour....

February 10, 2014 · 1 min · 173 words · Bonnie Soto

Luke Pasqualino interview: The Musketeers, Snowpiercer, and BSG

Warning: contains a major spoiler forSkinsseries four. Whats more, we made it through the entire interview without singing him theDogtanian and The Three Muskahoundstheme song. Ad content continues below Go on. Presumably, youre one of the few people in the UK whove actually seen Joon Ho BongsSnowpiercer? Well take the jealousy down a notch then. Can you tell us about your experience working with Joon Ho Bong on the film?...

February 7, 2014 · 5 min · 1052 words · Michelle Reid

Luke Pasqualino on The Musketeers, Snowpiercer, Battlestar: Blood And Chrome, & Skins

Warning: contains a major spoiler forSkinsseries four. Whats more, we made it through the entire interview without singing him theDogtanian and The Three Muskahoundstheme song. Ad content continues below Go on. Presumably, youre one of the few people in the UK whove actually seen Joon Ho BongsSnowpiercer? Well take the jealousy down a notch then. Can you tell us about your experience working with Joon Ho Bong on the film?...

February 7, 2014 · 5 min · 1038 words · Timothy Riley

Norman Reedus interview: The Walking Dead and Daryl Dixon

We chat to The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus about the four-year evolution of his character, Daryl Dixon… Spoiler alert: this article contains spoilers for anyone not up-to-date withThe Walking Deadmid-season break. Did the increased scale of the action make it a more physically tough shoot? It must be a bit like Russian roulette for so many people getting the scripts? Yeah, you know I read that and I didnt know exactly how it was going to play off....

February 7, 2014 · 1 min · 171 words · Michael Dennis

Interview with Lucy Fry and Sami Gayle On Enrolling in Vampire Academy

Im going to start with the obvious question; were you familiar with the source material? Shes just such a charismatic, fun personality. Sami:I loved the script. Lucy:Mean Girls, Im obsessed withMean Girlsas every teenage girl is. Pretty much everyone is. Was working with him everything you expected? Lucy:No, hes got a great sense of humor too. Hes really quirky and interesting. The way he can make comedy play is just so brilliant....

February 6, 2014 · 4 min · 754 words · Mr. Jason Johnson

Joel Kinnaman interview: RoboCop, remakes and more

Was he that dynamic to work with on set? So its a unique film in that regard. Its my favourite scene in the film, but also my most difficult scene in the film. And I couldnt move. Im in this docking station, so I had to be completely still, and that was difficult. I wasnt allowed to use my body, so that was really difficult. At the same time, you wouldnt get the time to prepare in the same way....

February 6, 2014 · 4 min · 740 words · Dorothy Lewis

The top 25 underappreciated films of 2007

So with a bit of help from the great John C Reilly, let the list commence… 2001sHappy Camperswas the first, but itsSex And Death 101thats particularly worth seeking out. Theres a further twist in the tale when Winona Ryders character turns up with motives of her own. Its certainly a shame that Waters hasnt directed a motion picture since. Each of them take three roles, in a film where three different stories intertwine....

February 6, 2014 · 3 min · 500 words · Alyssa Craig

Top 10 Grimm episodes so far

Christine counts down the ten best episodes so far of supernatural detective show Grimm… Spoiler warning: containsGrimmseason 3 plot details. NBCsGrimmis a cop show with a difference. These ongoing storylines simmer gently throughout the weekly entanglements, hinting at much bigger things to come. Grimm takes age-old fairytales and updates them for a modern audience. Here are ten of its best episodes so far… Whats more, Nick comes from a long line of Wesen hunters known as Grimms....

February 5, 2014 · 2 min · 294 words · Manuel Smith