What is it like getting to bring one of your favorite characters to life on screen? Apparently, not as easy as it sounds! Henry Cavill, who plays the title role of Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix original The Witcher, was a longtime fan of the character before being cast in the role. In an … Read more
Due to the spread of COVID-19 around the globe, many summer events have been unfortunately postponed or cancelled. However, other conventions, conferences, announcements and more have been moved online as event hosts experiment with livestream-based, all-virtual formats. One such all-new virtual experience is Comic-Con@Home, which will replace the event typically held in San Diego, California. … Read more
Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital Culture, Media and Sport, recently made a statement at a press conference regarding plans to resume the filming of several upcoming blockbusters in the UK. Dowden confirmed that cast and crew members of certain big pictures will be exempt from COVID-19 quarantine rules currently in place. The … Read more
Warner Bros. and Stampede Ventures have teamed up to produce a film based on Frosty the Snowman, the beloved Christmas character from a popular children’s song. The film, which will be a hybrid of live action and CGI technology, will star Jason Momoa as the voice of the title character. Momoa, who is best known … Read more
It’s been an interesting period in the career of beloved actor Mark Hamill – he made what was probably his last appearance in the iconic role of Luke Skywalker in 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and then joyfully leapt into the role of a vampire on FX’s humorous TV series What We Do … Read more
Nearly fifty years since moviegoers first “needed a bigger boat,”, the “shark movie” genre is still going strong – new survival, action, horror and thriller films featuring shark attacks are released every single year. Each and every one of those films can trace their heritage back to a single iconic classic: Stephen Spielberg’s 1975 feature … Read more
The Mamma Mia series has produced some of the most fun, high-energy films of the past two decades. 2008’s Mamma Mia and its 2018 sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again use the enduring, popular music of pop group ABBA to tell the story of a very unique family and their life on a gorgeous … Read more
Variety is reporting that dj2 Entertainment is working with independent game studio ZA/UM to develop a TV series based off their award winning game Disco Elysium. Released in October 2019, Disco Elysium is set in the same literary universe as lead designer Robert Kurvitz’s novel Sacred and Terrible Air, originally published in Estonia back in … Read more
Two open letters have been published which call for an end to racism and the promotion of equality within the United Kingdom film and TV industry. Both have quickly gathered support from a number of individuals within the industry; together, the two letters boast a combined total of over 6,500 signatures. The first was addressed … Read more
Streaming service Disney+ has reportedly removed the option to try out 7 free days before committing to a payment plan. Most interestingly, this decision was apparently made without any official announcement. The change was first reported on by French news source Numerama on June 19, and has only become widely known following the publication of … Read more