NEW GODZILLA MOVIE ON THE WAY

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures are working towards bringing the legendary movie monster himself GODZILLA, back to the big screen by 2012.
This would be the first Western project to feature the titan of Japanese cinema since the ill-conceived 1998 version from Roland Emmerich (it still brings bile to my throat, just thinking about it).

This time [...]

R.I.P: Corey Haim Found Dead At 38

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Wow… this is a shock. The 80s icon Corey Haim has sadly passed away. Details are scarce at the moment, but the news of his passing has already left the movie fan community reeling with shock. Corey Haim was a hero in numerous films, most notably titles such as The Lost Boys, Silver Bulleet and [...]

Space Invaders – The Movie?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

And lo, Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. Rumours are abound of a feature film adaptation of the seminal arcade game SPACE INVADERS. Apparently, Warner Bros are looking to acquire the rights to the classic games title and turn it into a CGI driven action extravaganza.
Okay. Right then.
How the hell can you turn the [...]

Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball DVD review

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball is the straight-to-DVD sequel (actually it’s a prequel, but is being marketed as a sequel) to the big screen flick that starred Alecia Keys, Andy garcia, Ben Affleck and more.
The star power is considerably less this time out (erm… Vinnie Jones? Seriously?), but there are appearances from Tom Berenger, Ernie [...]

Alice In Wonderland – Box Office Gold or Box Office Flop?

Friday, February 19th, 2010

The new Tim Burton Alice In Wonderland movie is upon us, and fans of his work are getting suitably excited. However, is Burton playing it too safe now? After films like The Corpse Bride and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, is Burton treading water as a director? Plus, how is this latest film going to [...]

STARSTOREBLOG ROUNDUP: NEXT BATMAN FILM, AKIRA MOVIES, SPIDER-MAN IN 3D, PIRATES 4, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Christopher Nolan’s Third Batman Movie Confirmed
At long last it has been confirmed that Christopher Nolan is working on a new Batman movie.  Details are scarce thus far, but WB have said he is eager not to just repeat past glories. A  slew of other DC character movies are about to be announced too, including a [...]

PLANET GEEK ROUNDUP: 24 MOVIE, CAPTAIN AMERICA, GREEN LANTERN, DOCTOR WHO, SAW: ENDGAME

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

24 Movie On the Way: Jack Bauer in Europe?
According to a story from Variety, Fox is finally planning to bring 24 to the big screen, or at least the Jack Bauer character played by Kiefer Sutherland. The project is said to be set in Europe, and is being scripted by Billy Ray (Flightplan/Shattered Glass)
24 DVD [...]

KICK ASS WILL KICK YOUR ASS

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Kick Ass is getting a lot of press right now, and quite rightly so. The hotly anticipated adaptation of the Mark Millar/John Romita Jr comic book looks set to be THE comic book movie event of the year alongside Iron Man 2. But why is this title, with unknown characters and an 11-year-old fouth mouthed [...]

Ghostbusters 3: Ivan Reitman To Direct – official!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Great news for fans of the Ghostbusters movies! This finally surreal concrete news from Ghostbusters 3. Ivan Reitman, who in recent years has been more of a producer and director, told MTV that he would in fact be returning to the director’s chair for Ghostbusters 3.
Ivan did of course direct the first two films in [...]

SPIDER-MAN 4 SCRAPPED – SEQUEL CANCELLED IN FAVOUR OF FRANCHISE REBOOT

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Breaking news? Possibly! The saga of the troubled next Spider-Man movie has taken a sharp turn- the fourth film has been cancelled altogether and the studio is intending to reboot the franchise! This should all be confirmed shortly.
The trouble with the film was being well documented online, with news of trouble between Sam Raimi, the [...]