Author: Simon Andrews

Amazon are fast making something of a name for themselves in terms of the darker sci-fi and fantasy projects they adapt for their Prime Video streaming platform. From Preacher, Outcast and more recently American Gods, the content they choose to adapt is characterized by dark and brutal visions of an alternative present day. The latest addition to their growing stable is no exception, and this week saw the first teaser trailer land for next year’s superhero slam-down spectacular, The Boys. Adapted from a British comic book that ran for 72 issues between 2006 and 2008, The Boys is a deeply…

There are some pairings in life that just can’t survive without one another. Batman and The Joker. Tom and Jerry. Trump and Twitter. The list is endless. The Marvel Universe is no exception, with pretty much every hero having at least one arch-nemesis who they can’t help but love to hate. Now, after two long seasons of his Netflix show, the MCU version of Daredevil is finally getting to face off against his own personal demon, Bullseye. Speculation has been rife amongst dedicated fans of the show for the last six months, when the initial promotional material for the show’s…

If you’ve spent the last year or two sending a growing disturbance in the force, then you’re not alone. Despite having enjoyed monumental success by initially rebooting the Star Wars universe with The Force Awakens and Rogue One, the franchise has now come badly adrift. This week saw Lucasfilm and Disney unveiling their latest effort to reverse their fortunes and win back the critics and fans, a new television series called The Mandalorian. Production on #TheMandalorian, Star Wars’ first live-action series, has begun!https://t.co/Dp0HEASdqk pic.twitter.com/fQaiBcH10v — Star Wars (@starwars) October 4, 2018 The companies had already announced as far back as…

The comic book industry has never enjoyed such good times, with an endless range of different genres to choose from, and a huge variety of ways to access this available content. With so much choice and variety on show, it’s becoming harder and harder for artists and writers to make their mark on an audience. But that wasn’t always the case, and in the 80’s and 90’s, the men and women who created some of today’s most famous comic book characters were almost as iconic as stories they produced. It’s our sad news therefore to report that one of these…

Last week saw Marvel unleash a whole host of promotional material in relation to next year’s Captain Marvel movie. In amongst the official photos and the film’s first teaser trailer, fans got their first look at the MCU version of the Skrulls. But what if the Skrulls have already been an active part of the MCU for the last 10 years, and have actually been hiding in plain sight all along? It’s a delightful little idea, and also a perfectly feasible one. If you weren’t that familiar with who the Skrulls are, there’s only two real things you need to know…

Ever since Dwayne Johnson managed to successfully ‘People’s Elbow’ his way out of the ring and to the top of the movie industry, there’s been a determined effort from the folks over at WWE to try and replicate the success of their most famous son. Attempts to insert wrestling headliners such as Triple H (Blade: Trinity) and Sheamus (TMNT: Out Of The Shadows) across Into mainstream cinema ultimately misfired, but more recently John Cena has managed to use his natural charm and no small amount of self-deprivation to carve out a high-profile career in big comedy blockbusters. Other than Johnson, the…

To borrow a phrase often utilized by famed British movie critic Mark Kermode, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a film that’s ‘not without it’s flaws’. It’s a movie that comes to the table burdened by a number of key issues that attract vehement criticism from general cinema-goers and hardened Star Wars fans alike, making it easily the most divisive entry in the franchise to date. Well, I’m here today to tell you that absolutely none of that matters, because regardless of what else you may have seen or read about The Last Jedi (TLJ), it is and always will…

It’s long been argued that whilst Marvel are far and away the best company for adapting their original source material into successful cinematic projects, DC Comics still stand head and shoulders over their rival in terms of the quality and creativity that actually go into the comic books themselves. Whilst Marvel tries to battle falling publication sales, DC continues to experiment with innovative and entertaining storylines, but it seems even they draw the line at allowing Bruce Wayne otherwise known as Batman – to get his penis out in print. The recent backlash against Marvel trying to crowbar and shoehorn characters from…

There’s no denying it, this week the internet well and truly belongs to Captain Marvel. The only thing that people are talking about online at all is yesterday’s trailer reveal. Every granny-punching, fist-flaming and super-spy de-ageing minute of it. It’s a teaser so supercharged with excitement and wonder that you probably stopped obsessing about Avengers 4 for a couple of minutes. Which is something that director Joe Russo isn’t prepared to let you get away with…. With the untimely sidelining of Joss Whedon, the keys to the Marvel Cinematic Universe swiftly became the property of Joe and his brother Anthony,…

The movie world is filled with burning cinematic questions that society has yet to find satisfactory answers for. Will Dwayne Johnson ever turn down any movie idea that’s pitched to him, however bizarre? How does Kevin James keep persuading people to cast him in movies? Is there anything left in life that Jason Statham hasn’t kicked or punched the shit out of on screen? But, most important of all, why does AVP: Alien vs. Predator get so much hate? I guess a lot of it is to do with the fact it spawned arguably the worst sequel in film history…