Robert Kirkman has provided a long-awaited update on the state of the live-action Invincible film. The project was first conceived in 2017, long before the animated series landed on Prime Video. In a conversation with The Direct, Kirkman said the film is “still in development”, with Kirkman and the team in collaboration with Universal. “You … Read more
Spoilers ahead for The Last Of Us Part II and Alien: Romulus. Horror director Fede Álvarez has shared a unique connection between his latest filmmaking venture, Alien: Romulus, and The Last Of Us Part II. In a post shared to X (formerly Twitter), Álvarez outlined the link shared between Kay, a character from Alien: Romulus, … Read more
The third season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is officially green-lit, with Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride sharing behind-the-scenes footage on location in Madrid. The spin-off was renewed for a third chapter during the San Diego Comic-Con panel in July. The spin-off, one of multiple shows to emerge following the conclusion of the parent … Read more
Matthew Jacobs, the writer responsible for the 1996 Doctor Who television film, will return to the series alongside Paul McGann for an audio drama boxset of Eighth Doctor adventures. Courtesy of a story from The Radio Times, Jacobs, 68, will be writing an episode of the series entitled Puccini and the Doctor. A wealth of … Read more
Netflix’s new prestige TV show Ripley from Steven Zaillian, the writer behind fantastic movies like Schindler’s List (1993) and The Irishman (2019), isn’t the first adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955), and it wouldn’t surprise me if it doesn’t end up being the last. The timing is interesting given we … Read more
I must confess first and foremost that Percy Jackson and the Olympians was one of my favorite book series growing up. Throughout middle and high school, I was completely sucked into Rick Riordan’s urban fantasy stories where a world of mythology hides just beneath the surface, and great heroes emerge from otherwise inconspicuous 8th grade … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of the Doctor Who 60th-Anniversary Special, “The Giggle.” The end looms for the Fourteenth Doctor in the third and final episode of the 60th-anniversary specials. It all begins in Soho, 1925, with the birth of television, an appropriate subject matter to honor the 60-year milestone and an effective means to welcome … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of the Doctor Who 60th-Anniversary Special, “Wild Blue Yonder.” As a recap, Donna (Catherine Tate) spilled coffee onto the TARDIS console, sending the temp from Chiswick (born in Southampton, as we learn in this episode) and the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) out of control across time and space. The episode swiftly … Read more
Good news on to all Whovians out there. The first official images of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday have been revealed to the world – showing the two characters in action for the forthcoming Christmas Day special, titled “The Church on Ruby Road” (courtesy of a story from The Radio Times). … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of the Doctor Who 60th-Anniversary Special, “The Star Beast.” In 2008, Donna Noble lost her memory of the Doctor. Wilfred Mott (Bernard Cribbins) saluted the Time Lord from his doorstep as the time traveller returned to the TARDIS in the rain, once again, all alone. Tears fell, and … Read more