Tag Archives: SFX

Thunderbirds Are Go has proven a big hit for ITV, but if you’re yearning for the good old days of model ships and, ahem, wooden performances then we have some good news. Currently being Kickstarted is Thunderbirds 1965, a project from Filmed In Supermarionation director Stephen La Rivière to adapt …

One major presence at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is Legendary, whose plans to commandeer Hall H on Saturday has tongues wagging that we might finally see the first trailer for Warcraft. Whether or not that transpires, there is still plenty to be excited about – the film’s director Duncan …

The LEGO Movie helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have added another major project to their already-packed slate. According to THR – and since officially confirmed – the popular writer-director duo are now fast-tracking a Han Solo spinoff movie for Lucasfilm. The untitled movie lands under the Star Wars Anthology …

The news that Marvel won’t be presenting any of its television or film properties at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con left many wondering how the year’s biggest movie marketing event would handle the absence of such a major presence. It turns out we didn’t have to wait long to find …

Big Marvel TV news to bring you this morning, with the studio’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb confirming that The Punisher is set to appear in the second series of Daredevil. What’s more, we have an actor attached to the role, with Jon Bernthal apparently on board to bring Frank …

David Sandberg’s homage to over-the-top ‘80s actioners has hit the web in its entirety to a surge of positive reviews. Why has this low-budget crowdfunded gem won over the entire Internet and racked up 3.2 million views (at the time of writing) in less than a day? Over the course …

A chance to own a piece of movie magic is on the horizon, with $750,000 worth of prop masks, puppets and costumes from legendary makeup effects artist Rick Baker set to go under auction tomorrow. Collectors and fans will be able to bid at no reserve on 417 lots from …

The long-gestating sequel to Independence Day is finally looming on the horizon, with returning star Vivica A Fox giving an update on what we can expect from her character in round two. The new film will be set some fifteen years after the events of the original, with Earth readying …

Betrayal, anguish, death. As Anakin puts it: “This is where the fun begins!” After the Midichlorians, taxation, Jake, Jar Jar, and juvenile romance, Star Wars gets seriously entertaining with Sith. Revenge is indeed sweet. And, yes, pretty damn dark. Perversely, though, for all the pain and suffering and severed limbs, …

The X-Men cinematic universe continues to mutate! Deadline reports that The Fault In Our Stars director Josh Boone is on board to write and direct The New Mutants for Fox. Dubbed a ‘standalone spinoff’ the movie will be an adaptation of the Marvel comic book series, which follows a splintered …