What do you get if you cross a Norse god-king with an ego the size of a planet, a nervy science boffin with gigantic anger issues, a WW2 super-soldier with a very silly costume and a genius billionaire playboy with flying armour? Arguments, obviously. With great power comes great banter …

Catching Fire , the second instalment in the Hunger Games series, may soon have a new director in the shape of I Am Legend ‘s Francis Lawrence. In the wake of Gary Ross’s abrupt departure, the studio has had to move quickly to find a replacement, with filming scheduled to …

The 2012 Cannes Film Festival kicks off in less than a month’s time, and the full line-up has been revealed! We already knew that Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom would open the festival , but there’s plenty more besides that one to be excited about. David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis is one of …

Prometheus ‘ viral marketing campaign continues to work us into a state of frenzy, with today bringing the release of a trio of new posters advertising various innovations pioneered by the Weyland Corporation. The first introduces the Med Pod 720i, which boasts “comfortable limb restraints, liquid spray anaesthetic and computer …

Bethesda has announced Prey 2 is in stable condition, despite last month’s reports that the alien hunting sequel was close to cancellation. Today, the publisher issued an update on Human Head Studios progress, denying rumors of its death and offering some insight on the game’s troubles: “Development of Prey 2 …

“The thing about Ripper – the essence of it – is that the BBC came to me at one point like, ‘It doesn’t have to be Ripper . It can just be [Anthony Stewart Head], and there’s magic, and he’s Tony, cuz he’s awesome,’” Whedon tells The AV Club, which …

Hello everyone, welcome to Blogbusters, in which this week a group of our bloggers have crossed oceans of time to answer the one question that burns in the hearts of all Doctor Who fans. Well, the one question that burns there now that the last burning question – “Is the …

Piranha 3DD has released a new teaser poster online, sporting the puntastic tag line, “no body is safe” alongside an image of a suitably chesty young woman. The new film focuses upon the opening off The Big Wet Water Park, a new summer attraction designed to lure a new bunch …

Freddy meets Hollyoaks meets Emmerdale meets The Bill in this cheap-as-chips horror mash-up, featuring TV’s finest – and Robert Englund, in a pointless five-minute cameo. Cockney lycans go nose-to-knockers with dancing girls in a London nightclub; the script’s very funny but with the exception of the charismatic Simon Phillips (as …

The One Where: The Lannisters catch up with Arya and Gendry, Theon chooses his side and Tyrion plays politics. Verdict: Things are heating up in all sorts of interesting ways this week in Westeros in an episode that neatly captures everything we’ve grown to love about this wicked and warped …