Author: James Hadden

Two things about me: I'm British, I have a beard and I can't count...

After a number of questionable sequels and a couple of even more questionable reboots, 2018’s Halloween did the unthinkable and gave the 1978 original a worthy follow up. Now with the sequel, Halloween Kills, due for release later this year, fans are itching to see some new footage and if a recent tweet is to be believed – it may not be far off. A tweet from director, David Gordon Green, was posted to the official Blumhouse account late last week – revealing that work was currently underway on the trailer. However – the tweet also revealed that with everything…

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At this point in time, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has included, or has plans to include, nearly all of the major comic characters in either their their big or small screen endeavors. Some of the biggest names that have been conspicuously absent thus far would have to be Nova and Adam Warlock. The Nova Corps were featured heavily in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film – while Adam Warlock was teased in one of the many post credits scenes for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2. Now, a recent rumor has pointed to both of these characters being given…

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As 2020 steadily gets worse and worse each month, so too does the output of straight to DVD movies it appears. After creating 5G Zombies to cash in on the outlandish conspiracy theories surrounding the mobile network and it’s relation to the recent Coronavirus pandemic, SCS Entertainment have revealed their latest effort – which looks to encapsulate another outbreak that soon looks set to hit American shores – Angry Murder Hornets. The film, which is titled Angry Asian Murder Hornets – is set to feature an invasion of the titular beasties in Southern Carolina leaving it up to a local…

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Whilst most of the entertainment industry has come to a screeching halt due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, it hasn’t stopped the creativity from flowing. From live music from living rooms to television shows being recorded in a kitchen, people are still managing to keep spirits lifted through videos and challenges. One of the latest challenges to hit the web is the ‘Keep it going’ montage – in which one video continues on to the next, usually via an item being passed on or the next person reacting to the previous video. Now, after wanting to ‘Play with her friends’,…

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Whilst her origin film may have been released prior to Avengers: Endgame, it was during filming for the big screen team up that actress, Brie Larson, actually recorded her first scenes in character as Captain Marvel. Now, thanks to a new behind the scenes look, we get a glimpse of just how that looked. On Monday, ComicBook.com hosted a Twitter watch party for the film that included contributions from Directors Joe and Anthony Russo. One of their tweets gave a quick look at Larson’s first ever day in the role, which saw her interacting with the original cast members. The…

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It’s safe to say that Joss Whedon’s input had a big effect on the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His handling of the characters back in 2012’s The Avengers was a key factor in what made the film a success, with his influence being felt in several of the films that followed it. While Whedon’s tenure at Marvel ended after 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, a recent rumor has revealed that he may be returning to the franchise featuring another big name team in the Fantastic Four!  The rumor comes courtesy of John Campea, who mentioned on his…

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When it comes to casting its characters, it’s safe to say that Kevin Feige and his chums in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have it in the bag. Outside of the MCU, though, one of the greatest castings of all time has to be Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the 20th Century Fox series of X-Men films (sorry to fans of Nicolas Cage’s Ghost Rider). During his seventeen years in the role, Jackman became a fan favorite receiving plenty of acclaim and made both himself and the character a household name. With the rights to Logan and all his Mutant pals…

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Horror film fans will undoubtedly know that today’s date, March 21st, is Purge Night, the titular night of carnage found in The Purge series of films. For those who are unaware of Purge Night, it’s a night wherein all crime in America is made legal for a period of twelve hours, something which usually takes the form of excessive violence and murder. Unfortunately with all that’s going on in this crazy time right now, people have been taking to Social Media to draw up the comparisons between film and reality, what with many places enforcing a lockdown in order to…

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For Marvel fans, the team of teenage superheroes known as The New Warriors will be most remembered for being one of the leading factors in the the creation of the Superhero Registration Act, which in turn led to the controversial Civil War storyline. Now, Marvel is looking to bring a new iteration of the team (The New New Warriors?) to the comics, the first details of which have now been revealed.  The comic series is set to be written by Daniel Kibblesmith with art by Luciano Vecchio and will see classic members of New Warriors such as Night Thrasher, Firestar,…

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After causing chaos for the Marvel heroes on the big screen for nearly the past decade, the Infinity Stones are set to return to the pages of the comics that spawned them in Infinite Destinies, a new series that will run through the Annual issues of various characters from June to September.  The series will see classic heroes teaming up with and facing off against some of the newer additions of the Marvel Universe in stories intertwined with the aforementioned Infinity Stones. Speaking of the series, Marvel editor, Nick Lowe explained: “We’ve had a wave of incredible new characters over…

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