It’s (Mark) Millar Time: Netflix announces new slate…
Mark Millar has long been the wunderkind of the comics community. His work might not be to everyone’s tastes and he’s proven a deft hand at deliberately courting controversy and … Read More
Category: EC NEWS
Drake’s Progress: Fillion enters ‘Uncharted’ territory…
There’s a solid history of fan-made projects that emulate professional properties. The likes of Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Predator and countless other franchises have generated fan-made productions that … Read More
New Doctor Who tease: It’s about (half) time…
There’s still a few months to go before the new season of Doctor Who begins across the UK (with simulcast across various other territories), but that doesn’t mean there isn’t … Read More
Well, he ‘Nevers’. Whedon helms Victoriana series for HBO…
There was once a time when Joss Whedon could do no wrong. Projects such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly remain touchstones of the fantasy genre that affected … Read More
Ladies’ Choice: Cate Shortland to become ‘Widow’ maker…
Cate Shortland, the director of Lore and Berlin Syndrome, looks to be the director selected to helm Marvel‘s long-gestating Black Widow movie. The concept of a film built around Natasha … Read More
The beat goes on? ‘RoboCop Returns’ to MGM…
Robocop, directed by Paul Verhoeven, is one of those seminal touchstones of the action genre, its blend of unapologetic hard-boiled violence with an often under-appreciated vein of satire about society … Read More
Hulu anthology ready to ‘Rock’ King’s hometown horror…
As even the most casual of Stephen King fans know, a lot of his stories take place in or around the town of Castle Rock, the fictional Maine enclave which … Read More
Shhh! Post-‘Infinity’, Russos line-up serial killer thriller…
What do you do when you’ve just wiped out half the universe? That might be the problem facing directors Anthony and Joe Russo, who helmed Avengers: Infinity War to record-breaking … Read More
Eat, Prey, Love? ‘Predator’ reboot gets ‘R’ rated trailer…
The recent trailer for Shane Black’s The Predator was fine in and of itself, but didn’t seem to represent the ‘R’ rated aspect we’d been promised by the film-maker and … Read More
At last we see more ‘The Last of Us’..?
The Last of Us, released in 2016, was a complex and immersive PS4 game that dealt with a near-future urban wasteland full of dangerous gangs and infected half-humans. Joel, a … Read More
GOD, VOD, Netflix and Chill. Lucifer rises again…
Though there are notable exceptions over the decades the general rule of thumb in TV-land is that once a series is cancelled, it stays cancelled. Fan-power has been known to … Read More
Slug-Bug!: Early buzz for ‘Bumblebee’…
Though the film will contain the requisite robotwar angle with plenty of action, there’s a certain sense from the first trailer for Transformers spin-off Bumblebee that things might be a … Read More
ABC spells last-minute S.H.I.E.L.D. renewal for 2019…
It was one of the series that was definitely ‘on the bubble’ but ABC has confirmed that Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be returning for the next season, its sixth … Read More
Seann William Scott will be new ‘Weapon’ of choice…
Several days after it was formally acknowledged that Clayne Crawford’s contract would not be renewed after claims of behind-the-scenes misconduct on the set of Lethal Weapon, the future of the … Read More
CBS: Most shows safe, but ‘Scorpion’ fate stings…
Though its hit franchise shows are safe (NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans and Hawaii Five-O along with MacGyver, SEAL Team, Elementary and SWAT will all be back) and … Read More